Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves and bull calves 1.00 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 $121.71/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$121.71

59 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	132.38	563	6thin
Medium and Large 2	428	125.43	537	25
Medium and Large 3	419	116.10	487	28

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $76 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 sale59 hd

121.71

—

GA average16 barns · 1,111 hd

118.70

+3.00

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	2,225	86.00	1,914	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	64.23	993	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	57.60	631	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	49.73	474	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	372	158.04/cwt	155.00–162.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	162.07/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	148.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.28/cwt	136.00–145.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.04/cwt	127.00–137.00	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.04/cwt	134.00–140.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	140.82/cwt	137.00–145.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	114.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	111.71/cwt	106.00–116.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	113.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	465	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	81.02/cwt	75.00–85.00	841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	77.16/cwt	75.00–80.00	795	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	807	1
Bulls	—	—	2,225	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	61.63/cwt	58.00–65.00	696	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	54.07/cwt	50.00–57.00	576	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	63.04/cwt	60.00–65.00	995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	52.44/cwt	51.00–54.00	550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	45.55/cwt	43.00–48.00	416	4

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	155.00–162.00	158.04
8	—	331	160.00–165.00	162.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	145.00–155.00	148.88
7	—	421	136.00–145.00	139.28
8	—	526	128.00–135.00	131.44
9	—	467	127.00–137.00	133.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	134.00–140.00	137.04
4	—	485	115.00–125.00	119.90
8	—	338	137.00–145.00	140.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	129.00–135.00	132.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	122.00–130.00	126.05
6	—	513	110.00–120.00	114.73
7	—	486	120.00–125.00	123.29
8	—	320	130.00–140.00	135.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	130.00–135.00	132.59
4	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.43
4	—	533	105.00–108.00	106.52
6	—	485	106.00–116.00	111.71
10	—	410	110.00–120.00	113.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,038	75.00–85.00	81.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	75.00–80.00	77.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,225	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	58.00–65.00	61.63
8	—	1,066	50.00–57.00	54.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,578	60.00–65.00	63.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,048	51.00–54.00	52.44
4	—	914	43.00–48.00	45.55

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

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