Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle steady, bulls, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 1.00 to 4.00 lower, steer and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady 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 $110.65/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$110.65

107 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$6.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	113.38	631	18thin
Medium and Large 2	474	111.67	529	61
Medium and Large 3	449	106.69	479	28

One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $151 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 sale107 hd

110.65

—

GA average16 barns · 1,574 hd

115.46

−4.81

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	1,410	85.43	1,205	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	64.11	831	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	60.94	924	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	51.26	570	24

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	467	104.90/cwt	100.00–109.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	111.87/cwt	110.00–115.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	106.77/cwt	105.00–108.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	116.59/cwt	113.00–122.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	112.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.14/cwt	110.00–113.00	520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	119.73/cwt	117.00–123.00	451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	98.71/cwt	95.00–100.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	106.30/cwt	105.00–109.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	96.01/cwt	94.00–98.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	115.96/cwt	114.00–118.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	114.34/cwt	113.00–116.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	106.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	112.40/cwt	109.00–115.00	540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	108.42/cwt	104.00–110.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	130.57/cwt	127.00–135.00	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	116.38/cwt	115.00–118.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	112.41/cwt	110.00–116.00	632	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	128.58/cwt	122.00–132.00	545	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	116.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.82/cwt	118.00–126.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	138.98/cwt	137.00–142.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.53/cwt	134.00–137.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	52.51/cwt	50.00–57.00	585	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	44.98/cwt	43.00–46.00	494	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	60.94/cwt	60.00–64.00	924	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	63.58/cwt	60.00–67.00	811	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	70.14/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,056	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	57.73/cwt	57.00–58.00	631	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	90.15/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,040	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	878	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	70.61/cwt	70.00–71.00	669	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	815	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	915.62/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	9,641	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,076.94/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	15,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	106.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	114.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	124.49/cwt	122.00–126.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	131.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	134.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.33/cwt	114.00–117.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	129.65/cwt	125.00–131.00	887	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.14/cwt	128.00–137.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	5

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 504Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	100.00–109.00	104.90
5	—	520	105.00	105.00
5	—	360	110.00–115.00	111.87
4	—	434	105.00–108.00	106.77
3	—	335	113.00–122.00	116.59
2	—	618	90.00–92.00	91.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	110.00–118.00	112.72
12	—	468	110.00–113.00	111.14
10	—	377	117.00–123.00	119.73
8	—	511	109.00–112.00	110.52
4	—	663	95.00–100.00	98.71
3	—	573	105.00–109.00	106.30
2	—	720	94.00–98.00	96.01
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	303	130.00–132.00	131.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	114.00–115.00	114.66
5	—	480	114.00–118.00	115.96
3	—	533	113.00–116.00	114.34
2	—	688	104.00–108.00	106.02
2	—	608	108.00–110.00	109.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	109.00–115.00	112.40
8	—	533	104.00–110.00	108.42
6	—	368	127.00–135.00	130.57
5	—	424	115.00–118.00	116.38
2	—	263	135.00–140.00	137.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	110.00–116.00	112.41
10	—	424	122.00–132.00	128.58
8	—	524	115.00–120.00	116.57
8	—	476	118.00–126.00	121.82
4	—	369	137.00–142.00	138.98
2	—	618	107.00–110.00	108.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	128.00–129.00	128.49
2	—	408	134.00–137.00	135.53
2	—	353	142.00–145.00	143.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	100.00–110.00	106.15
6	—	515	110.00–118.00	114.30
5	—	569	110.00–115.00	112.98
4	—	471	122.00–126.00	124.49
4	—	311	125.00–135.00	131.33
2	—	650	100.00	100.00
2	—	438	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	370	127.00–130.00	128.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	130.00–137.00	134.75
4	—	530	125.00	125.00
3	—	675	114.00–117.00	115.33
3	—	622	120.00–125.00	122.05
3	—	568	120.00–125.00	123.34
3	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	373	140.00–142.00	140.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	684	125.00–131.00	129.65
9	—	569	128.00–137.00	135.14
7	—	624	128.00–132.00	131.41
5	—	505	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,115	50.00–57.00	52.51
4	—	1,099	43.00–46.00	44.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	60.00–64.00	60.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,276	60.00–67.00	63.58
6	—	1,506	68.00–72.00	70.14
3	—	1,093	57.00–58.00	57.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	89.00–91.00	90.15
1	—	1,040	76.00	76.00

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)	1	—	1,045	64.00	64.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	59.00	59.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	53.00	53.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	72.00	72.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	70.00–71.00	70.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	825.00–1,000.00	915.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,453	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076.94

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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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

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