Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.26/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −67.67 against this barn's trailing median of $213.93.

Average price

$146.26

115 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	151.48	734	6thin
Medium and Large 2	427	149.90	640	48
Medium and Large 3	407	142.88	582	61

One grade step is worth $8.60/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $204.41, median $213.93 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale115 hd

146.26

—

GA average16 barns · 1,597 hd

142.71

+3.55

This barn, trailing median3 sales

213.93

−67.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,441	86.13	1,241	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	59.97	750	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	50.19	561	6thin

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	120.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	138.39/cwt	135.00–143.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	145.11/cwt	144.00–148.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.30/cwt	129.00–135.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	151.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	483	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	132.80/cwt	127.00–136.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	149.25/cwt	145.00–152.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	158.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	441	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	129.81/cwt	128.00–131.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	175.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.50/cwt	155.00–164.00	599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.90/cwt	137.00–145.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	150.91/cwt	148.00–155.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	167.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.09/cwt	134.00–142.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	168.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	142.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	160.97/cwt	160.00–163.00	663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	52.70/cwt	52.00–53.00	576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	45.16/cwt	43.00–47.00	527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	57.54/cwt	55.00–62.00	704	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	65.57/cwt	63.00–70.00	862	10
Bulls	—	—	1,391	86.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,206	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	78.01/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	822	72.44/cwt	72.00–73.00	595	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	943	861.01/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,119	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,866	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	809	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	153.36/cwt	150.00–158.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	172.29/cwt	170.00–177.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.54/cwt	154.00–158.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	139.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	126.84/cwt	123.00–130.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	141.93/cwt	139.00–145.00	446	6

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Tue Apr 30, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	115.00–124.00	120.94
2	—	223	165.00–170.00	167.42
9	—	369	135.00–142.00	139.32
8	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.52
6	—	510	123.00–130.00	126.84
6	—	410	130.00–137.00	133.70
6	—	314	139.00–145.00	141.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	135.00–143.00	138.39
10	—	522	131.00–141.00	136.89
9	—	623	120.00–129.00	128.01
8	—	368	144.00–148.00	145.11
7	—	563	129.00–135.00	132.30
5	—	422	140.00–145.00	141.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	130.00–135.00	133.24
2	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	373	124.00–130.00	127.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.21
11	—	318	150.00–160.00	151.99
8	—	471	127.00–136.00	132.80
8	—	367	145.00–152.00	149.25
8	—	278	150.00–160.00	158.72
6	—	577	120.00–125.00	122.33
5	—	510	128.00–131.00	129.81
2	—	640	108.00–112.00	110.02
2	—	220	170.00–180.00	175.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	155.00–164.00	158.50
10	—	474	137.00–145.00	141.90
8	—	421	148.00–155.00	150.91
6	—	269	165.00–175.00	167.33
4	—	523	134.00–142.00	138.09
3	—	617	120.00–122.00	121.32
3	—	572	130.00–135.00	133.38
3	—	318	165.00–170.00	168.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	140.00–143.00	142.00
3	—	412	160.00–163.00	160.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	140.00–144.00	142.67
5	—	472	150.00–158.00	153.36
4	—	381	160.00	160.00
3	—	270	170.00–177.00	172.29
2	—	530	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	420	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	154.00–158.00	155.54
2	—	558	153.00–154.00	153.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	52.00–53.00	52.70
2	—	1,168	43.00–47.00	45.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,224	55.00–62.00	57.54
10	—	1,314	63.00–70.00	65.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	85.00–89.00	86.73
2	—	1,500	76.00–80.00	78.01
1	—	1,520	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	822	72.00–73.00	72.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	800.00–925.00	861.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	900.00	900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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