Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.30/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$116.30

59 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$12.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	125.99	559	8thin
Medium and Large 2	495	116.65	578	22
Medium and Large 3	460	113.37	522	29

One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $37 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

116.30

—

GA average15 barns · 1,536 hd

114.49

+1.82

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	—	High	1,182	78.98	934	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	60.21	680	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	45.27	481	6thin

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 2	—	470	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	118.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.85/cwt	130.00–137.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.47/cwt	110.00–118.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	131.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	120.87/cwt	117.00–125.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.28/cwt	113.00–120.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	114.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	103.46/cwt	101.00–105.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	114.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	103.02/cwt	100.00–107.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	127.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,005	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	740.02/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,251	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	85.32/cwt	80.00–89.00	851	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	70.46/cwt	65.00–76.00	735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,323	91.69/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,213	3
Bulls	—	—	1,194	83.76/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,000	18
Bulls	—	—	1,161	74.84/cwt	71.00–79.00	869	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	997	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	64.49/cwt	60.00–67.00	740	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	54.60/cwt	50.00–58.00	573	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	43.32/cwt	42.00–45.00	454	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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	129.00–134.00	131.55
8	—	429	130.00–137.00	132.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.40
5	—	273	150.00–157.00	153.52
5	—	484	115.00–125.00	118.97
6	—	375	130.00–137.00	132.85
10	—	525	110.00–118.00	113.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	127.00–135.00	131.11
4	—	528	117.00–125.00	120.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.33
4	—	370	120.00–127.00	123.36
6	—	473	113.00–120.00	117.28
9	—	526	110.00–118.00	114.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	109.00–113.00	110.97
4	—	489	110.00–115.00	111.99
4	—	613	101.00–105.00	103.46
6	—	427	110.00–118.00	114.99
6	—	579	100.00–107.00	103.02
7	—	266	125.00–130.00	127.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	120.00–125.00	122.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	120.00–130.00	124.90

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	—	980	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,115	700.00–775.00	740.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	997	80.00–89.00	85.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	65.00–76.00	70.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	91.00–92.00	91.69
18	—	1,194	80.00–88.00	83.76
30	—	1,161	71.00–79.00	74.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	69.00	69.00
9	—	1,148	60.00–67.00	64.49
10	—	1,049	50.00–58.00	54.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,047	42.00–45.00	43.32

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