Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.92/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −85.24 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$123.92

79 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$17.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	135.81	634	12thin
Medium and Large 2	460	128.00	588	24
Medium and Large 3	438	118.33	518	43

One grade step is worth $17.48/cwt here — about $116 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 sale79 hd

123.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,262 hd

127.62

−3.69

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−85.24

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	1,423	82.01	1,167	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	61.09	812	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	59.00	1,000	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	50.78	543	22

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3	—	218	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	119.24/cwt	117.00–120.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	122.21/cwt	121.00–123.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	120.30/cwt	115.00–124.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	116.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	548	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	126.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	103.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	133.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	98.45/cwt	97.00–100.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	131.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.33/cwt	116.00–118.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.40/cwt	113.00–118.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	142.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	139.90/cwt	137.00–143.00	651	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	53.38/cwt	50.00–56.00	561	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	45.20/cwt	42.00–49.00	501	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	60.48/cwt	57.00–64.00	815	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	68.08/cwt	65.00–70.00	829	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	53.67/cwt	52.00–55.00	745	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	86.35/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,319	4
Bulls	—	—	1,282	76.22/cwt	75.00–78.00	977	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	63.42/cwt	59.00–70.00	725	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	62.15/cwt	60.00–64.00	820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,283	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,224	854.31/cwt	675.00–975.00	10,457	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	116.30/cwt	114.00–120.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	120.34/cwt	116.00–123.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.71/cwt	137.00–142.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	145.52/cwt	142.00–149.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.16/cwt	143.00–152.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	420	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	111.02/cwt	109.00–115.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	111.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	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 Jun 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	125.00	125.00
9	—	375	110.00–120.00	112.02
8	—	418	109.00–115.00	111.02
7	—	336	110.00–120.00	111.59
3	—	537	100.00–105.00	103.32
2	—	573	95.00–100.00	97.45
2	—	478	105.00–110.00	107.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	115.00–120.00	117.54
4	—	433	117.00–120.00	119.24
3	—	523	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	121.00–123.00	122.21
3	—	557	115.00–124.00	120.30
3	—	520	121.00–122.00	121.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	110.00–120.00	116.80
5	—	366	120.00–130.00	126.07
5	—	230	130.00–140.00	134.93
4	—	568	100.00–110.00	103.97
4	—	515	109.00–115.00	110.95
4	—	318	130.00	130.00
4	—	279	130.00–135.00	133.74
3	—	720	90.00	90.00
2	—	673	97.00–100.00	98.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	135.00–145.00	139.38
5	—	475	124.00–130.00	126.74
5	—	412	130.00–135.00	131.78
3	—	540	116.00–118.00	117.33
2	—	608	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	573	113.00–118.00	115.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	140.00–147.00	142.99
4	—	555	120.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	465	137.00–143.00	139.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	114.00–120.00	116.30
3	—	518	116.00–123.00	120.34
3	—	375	137.00–142.00	138.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	142.00–149.00	145.52
3	—	460	133.00–140.00	135.99
2	—	605	116.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	525	125.00–132.00	128.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	143.00–152.00	148.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,051	50.00–56.00	53.38
7	—	1,108	42.00–49.00	45.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,348	57.00–64.00	60.48
5	—	1,218	65.00–70.00	68.08
3	—	1,388	52.00–55.00	53.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	84.00–89.00	86.35
3	—	1,282	75.00–78.00	76.22

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,143	59.00–70.00	63.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	60.00–64.00	62.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,283	57.00–58.00	57.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,224	675.00–975.00	854.31

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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