Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.60/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$122.60

99 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$11.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	131.02	634	12thin
Medium and Large 2	459	123.86	569	41
Medium and Large 3	415	119.29	495	46

One grade step is worth $11.73/cwt here — about $139 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

122.60

—

GA average15 barns · 1,179 hd

125.43

−2.83

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	1,495	80.72	1,207	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	56.19	733	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	49.45	595	23

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	419	125.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	133.24/cwt	132.00–134.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.07/cwt	127.00–131.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	155.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	420	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	119.39/cwt	117.00–120.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.78/cwt	115.00–124.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	131.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	125.09/cwt	120.00–129.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	141.00/cwt	137.00–146.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.45/cwt	125.00–131.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	165.99/cwt	162.00–172.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	149.37/cwt	147.00–150.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	699	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	51.03/cwt	48.00–55.00	632	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	44.96/cwt	42.00–47.00	496	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	57.29/cwt	54.00–61.00	744	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	49.76/cwt	47.00–52.00	632	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	63.92/cwt	63.00–66.00	901	6
Bulls	—	—	1,607	83.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,340	6
Bulls	—	—	1,284	74.78/cwt	72.00–78.00	960	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	90.61/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,622	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	714.18/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	127.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.20/cwt	132.00–133.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	153.53/cwt	150.00–157.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	142.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	131.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	116.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	113.73/cwt	110.00–116.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.21/cwt	105.00–114.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	104.67/cwt	104.00–106.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	133.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	2

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 May 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 464Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	120.00–129.00	125.38
10	—	520	115.00–120.00	118.13
8	—	460	120.00–126.00	122.62
5	—	569	115.00–121.00	117.36
4	—	379	132.00–134.00	133.24
3	—	328	138.00–140.00	138.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	127.00–132.00	130.51
4	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	563	129.00–133.00	130.99
2	—	468	127.00–131.00	129.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	125.00–130.00	127.47
9	—	423	110.00–120.00	116.03
7	—	472	110.00–116.00	113.73
5	—	314	120.00–130.00	125.10
4	—	530	105.00–114.00	110.21
3	—	592	104.00–106.00	104.67
3	—	260	130.00	130.00
3	—	225	130.00–140.00	133.99
2	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	270	150.00–160.00	155.73
5	—	571	117.00–120.00	119.39
5	—	540	115.00–124.00	118.78
5	—	433	125.00–135.00	131.21
4	—	373	140.00–145.00	143.78
3	—	477	120.00–129.00	125.09
3	—	233	160.00–162.00	160.66
2	—	713	105.00–109.00	106.96
2	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	137.00–146.00	141.00
6	—	528	125.00–131.00	127.45
6	—	475	130.00–140.00	133.30
6	—	269	162.00–172.00	165.99
5	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.97
5	—	355	147.00–150.00	149.37
4	—	318	150.00–160.00	152.44
3	—	577	126.00–127.00	126.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	144.00–146.00	144.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	125.00–135.00	127.93
5	—	435	132.00–133.00	132.20
2	—	308	150.00–157.00	153.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	140.00–146.00	142.01
2	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	634	131.00–138.00	131.40
2	—	563	135.00–139.00	137.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,238	48.00–55.00	51.03
6	—	1,103	42.00–47.00	44.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,298	54.00–61.00	57.29
13	—	1,271	47.00–52.00	49.76
6	—	1,409	63.00–66.00	63.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,607	80.00–85.00	83.36
6	—	1,284	72.00–78.00	74.78
2	—	1,790	90.00–91.00	90.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	625.00–825.00	714.18

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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Pulaski Co

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle