Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.92/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$119.92

55 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$10.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	124.45	628	24
Medium and Large 2	448	119.11	533	15thin
Medium and Large 3	386	113.88	440	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.57/cwt here — about $189 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 sale55 hd

119.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,262 hd

116.62

+3.30

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	—	Low	1,716	82.17	1,410	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	61.78	804	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	58.00	877	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	51.52	525	30

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	473	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	115.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	758	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	128.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	116.78/cwt	115.00–119.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	125.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	113.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	122.95/cwt	117.00–126.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	126.77/cwt	122.00–132.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	125.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	100.52/cwt	95.00–105.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	111.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.06/cwt	122.00–125.00	525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,167	911.54/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	10,638	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	990	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,091	59.28/cwt	55.00–64.00	647	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	70.42/cwt	64.00–77.00	792	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	65.15/cwt	60.00–72.00	717	6
Bulls	—	—	1,438	78.46/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,902	84.65/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,610	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	53.06/cwt	50.00–56.00	694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	69.05/cwt	66.00–72.00	922	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	60.32/cwt	57.00–64.00	776	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	958	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	46.93/cwt	44.00–49.00	482	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	54.58/cwt	50.00–57.00	553	18

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 418Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year 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	—	473	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	578	119.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	617	110.00–119.00	115.65
4	—	518	120.00–128.00	123.49
6	—	425	132.00–140.00	136.37
6	—	475	125.00–135.00	128.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	90.00–94.00	92.02
5	—	376	125.00–132.00	128.43
5	—	518	115.00–119.00	116.78
7	—	416	120.00–130.00	125.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	111.00–117.00	113.98
3	—	562	115.00–125.00	118.98
6	—	428	128.00–131.00	129.48
6	—	528	117.00–126.00	122.95
7	—	476	122.00–132.00	126.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	122.00–123.00	122.49
4	—	469	110.00–120.00	114.96
4	—	528	110.00–115.00	113.77
5	—	379	121.00–130.00	125.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	125.00	125.00
4	—	324	125.00	125.00
4	—	538	95.00–105.00	100.52
6	—	363	110.00–120.00	111.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	130.00–136.00	132.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	470	115.00–125.00	120.00
3	—	423	122.00–125.00	124.06

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	6	—	1,167	775.00–1,050.00	911.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,091	55.00–64.00	59.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	64.00–77.00	70.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,100	60.00–72.00	65.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	78.00–79.00	78.46
3	—	1,902	83.00–88.00	84.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	50.00–56.00	53.06
5	—	1,335	66.00–72.00	69.05
13	—	1,287	57.00–64.00	60.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,570	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,027	44.00–49.00	46.93
18	—	1,014	50.00–57.00	54.58

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle