Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

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 4.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.92/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −81.25 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$127.92

90 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$19.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	140.07	590	17thin
Medium and Large 2	436	128.76	562	41
Medium and Large 3	403	120.38	485	32

One grade step is worth $19.68/cwt here — about $105 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 sale90 hd

127.92

—

GA average16 barns · 1,738 hd

123.34

+4.57

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−81.25

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	1,513	81.87	1,238	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	60.80	798	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	49.42	477	12

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	416	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	127.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	113.59/cwt	110.00–117.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	127.21/cwt	124.00–130.00	485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	129.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	109.60/cwt	107.00–112.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.98/cwt	109.00–113.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	253	138.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	121.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	119.69/cwt	119.00–121.00	397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	111.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	116.85/cwt	114.00–119.00	436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	115.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	108.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	110.12/cwt	109.00–112.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	105.33/cwt	100.00–109.00	497	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	136.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.46/cwt	128.00–135.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.57/cwt	137.00–140.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	853.15/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	10,152	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,451	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	72.74/cwt	70.00–75.00	869	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	68.30/cwt	67.00–70.00	970	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	52.84/cwt	52.00–54.00	618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	61.74/cwt	58.00–65.00	822	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	43.77/cwt	41.00–48.00	435	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	53.46/cwt	50.00–56.00	505	7

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	115.00–117.00	115.50
5	—	276	125.00–130.00	127.28
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	545	110.00	110.00
7	—	332	119.00–121.00	119.69
7	—	467	110.00–115.00	111.00
10	—	373	114.00–119.00	116.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	110.00–117.00	113.59
4	—	524	115.00–118.00	116.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	127.00–130.00	128.47
2	—	275	120.00–122.00	120.95
2	—	633	90.00–92.00	91.01
3	—	338	115.00–118.00	115.96
5	—	372	105.00–110.00	108.42
8	—	414	109.00–112.00	110.12
10	—	472	100.00–109.00	105.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	110.00–120.00	114.94
7	—	381	124.00–130.00	127.21
6	—	338	125.00–135.00	129.54
5	—	456	107.00–112.00	109.60
4	—	520	109.00–113.00	109.98
2	—	253	135.00–142.00	138.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	115.00–125.00	121.27
10	—	383	135.00–140.00	136.93
9	—	425	125.00–135.00	128.46
4	—	318	152.00	152.00
2	—	665	105.00–108.00	106.47
2	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	129.00–132.00	130.53
3	—	318	155.00	155.00
2	—	585	119.00	119.00
2	—	540	122.00–125.00	123.50
2	—	405	143.00–145.00	143.99
2	—	358	147.00–150.00	148.51
2	—	275	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–152.00	151.04
3	—	512	132.00–140.00	136.72
3	—	622	125.00	125.00
17	—	567	128.00–135.00	133.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	137.00–140.00	138.57
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.04

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	4	—	1,190	700.00–1,000.00	853.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,890	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,195	70.00–75.00	72.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	67.00–70.00	68.30
4	—	1,169	52.00–54.00	52.84
18	—	1,332	58.00–65.00	61.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	41.00–48.00	43.77
7	—	944	50.00–56.00	53.46

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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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