Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.47/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −71.70 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$137.47

47 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	139.63	587	21
Medium and Large 1	503	136.50	687	2thin
Medium and Large 3	387	135.65	525	24

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $63 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

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $194.44, median $209.17 across 4 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 sale47 hd

137.47

—

GA average16 barns · 1,070 hd

128.87

+8.60

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−71.70

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	1,489	80.01	1,191	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	58.42	794	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	58.00	798	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	48.31	492	17

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	149.64/cwt	147.00–155.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	146.66/cwt	144.00–150.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	758	96.51/cwt	95.00–98.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	156.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	137.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	254	151.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	143.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.70/cwt	112.00–121.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	133.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.61/cwt	128.00–131.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.37/cwt	100.00–109.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	126.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	620	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	981	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	93.32/cwt	90.00–97.00	994	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,072	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	60.54/cwt	59.00–63.00	618	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	60.66/cwt	58.00–63.00	779	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	22,459	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	86.24/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,399	3
Bulls	—	—	1,432	77.34/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,108	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	820	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	64.69/cwt	63.00–67.00	866	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	57.97/cwt	54.00–61.00	803	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	43.43/cwt	39.00–45.00	412	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	50.97/cwt	48.00–55.00	538	11

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 398Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	136.00–137.00	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	147.00–155.00	149.64
3	—	422	140.00–145.00	141.64
3	—	562	120.00–122.00	120.65
5	—	469	132.00–135.00	133.97
7	—	369	144.00–150.00	146.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	95.00–98.00	96.51
3	—	213	150.00–160.00	156.88
3	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.99
4	—	254	150.00–157.00	151.72
6	—	311	135.00–145.00	143.15
6	—	525	112.00–121.00	118.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	129.00–131.00	130.00
3	—	410	131.00–135.00	133.60
6	—	570	120.00–126.00	121.83
8	—	463	128.00–131.00	129.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	120.00–124.00	122.04
2	—	475	122.00–125.00	123.47
2	—	618	105.00	105.00
4	—	359	130.00–132.00	131.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	100.00–109.00	103.37
7	—	271	120.00–130.00	126.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	145.00–155.00	150.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	90.00	90.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	90.00–97.00	93.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	97.00	97.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,020	59.00–63.00	60.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	58.00–63.00	60.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,695	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	80.00–89.00	86.24
7	—	1,432	73.00–80.00	77.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,338	63.00–67.00	64.69
23	—	1,385	54.00–61.00	57.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	948	39.00–45.00	43.43
11	—	1,056	48.00–55.00	50.97

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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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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Replacement Cattle

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