Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.43/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$112.43

94 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$8.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	115.73	581	20
Medium and Large 2	447	113.67	508	48
Medium and Large 3	426	107.62	459	26

One grade step is worth $8.12/cwt here — about $122 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 sale94 hd

112.43

—

GA average15 barns · 966 hd

111.52

+0.91

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	1,578	84.25	1,330	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	58.67	767	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	56.00	764	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	49.30	494	14

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	267	126.30/cwt	125.00–127.00	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.26/cwt	105.00–106.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	100.76/cwt	100.00–103.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	120.60/cwt	117.00–125.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	109.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	115.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	116.61/cwt	114.00–120.00	442	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	125.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	108.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	96.39/cwt	90.00–100.00	542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.45/cwt	155.00–162.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.34/cwt	145.00–154.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.35/cwt	141.00–143.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,280	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.37/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	54.16/cwt	52.00–56.00	637	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	59.80/cwt	57.00–64.00	813	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	764	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	44.83/cwt	42.00–48.00	434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	52.66/cwt	50.00–56.00	540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	146.82/cwt	142.00–151.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	161.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	152.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	121.44/cwt	119.00–125.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.00/cwt	115.00–122.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	149.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.28/cwt	104.00–112.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	137.95/cwt	132.00–142.00	450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	131.50/cwt	129.00–136.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	135.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	253	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.28/cwt	109.00–112.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	116.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	123.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	112.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	112.76/cwt	109.00–115.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	677	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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	125.00–127.00	126.30
4	—	463	115.00	115.00
4	—	580	105.00–106.00	105.26
4	—	616	100.00–103.00	100.76
6	—	318	117.00–125.00	120.60
6	—	522	108.00–110.00	109.49
8	—	433	115.00–119.00	115.99
11	—	379	114.00–120.00	116.61
2	—	670	100.00–102.00	100.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	120.00–130.00	125.53
3	—	513	90.00–100.00	95.00
5	—	426	105.00–110.00	108.99
6	—	277	120.00–122.00	120.67
9	—	562	90.00–100.00	96.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	105.00–106.00	105.50
4	—	385	122.00–125.00	123.24
4	—	530	111.00–114.00	112.99
5	—	470	118.00–120.00	118.99
5	—	563	109.00–115.00	112.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	155.00–162.00	158.45
2	—	425	145.00–154.00	149.34
2	—	620	125.00–128.00	126.46
2	—	660	120.00–125.00	122.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
3	—	365	137.00–140.00	138.95
3	—	420	141.00–143.00	142.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	130.00–135.00	132.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	142.00–151.00	146.82
5	—	275	160.00–165.00	161.93
6	—	317	150.00–157.00	152.28
6	—	452	130.00–135.00	131.18
6	—	528	119.00–125.00	121.44
8	—	573	115.00–122.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	145.00–155.00	149.05
3	—	620	104.00–112.00	108.28
3	—	672	105.00	105.00
4	—	326	132.00–142.00	137.95
4	—	415	129.00–136.00	131.50
9	—	371	130.00–140.00	135.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	395	120.00	120.00
3	—	305	120.00–127.00	122.41
3	—	563	105.00–106.00	105.34
4	—	510	109.00–112.00	110.28
5	—	429	110.00–120.00	116.51
6	—	473	110.00–114.00	110.63

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,675	84.00–89.00	86.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	65.00–67.00	65.96
7	—	1,177	52.00–56.00	54.16
15	—	1,359	57.00–64.00	59.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	42.00–48.00	44.83
8	—	1,026	50.00–56.00	52.66

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