Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer and bull calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.86/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −97.31 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$111.86

134 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	127.91	554	10thin
Medium and Large 2	412	121.92	503	44
Medium and Large 3	448	104.32	468	80

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about $86 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 sale134 hd

111.86

—

GA average15 barns · 1,290 hd

115.37

−3.51

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−97.31

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	1,227	78.02	957	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	60.32	864	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	57.55	722	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	48.18	505	18

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	530	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	107.71/cwt	105.00–111.00	445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	103.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	110.42/cwt	109.00–113.00	413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	111.28/cwt	107.00–117.00	375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	100.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	95.20/cwt	95.00–96.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	115.57/cwt	111.00–119.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	107.40/cwt	103.00–112.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	94.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	493	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	100.61/cwt	95.00–105.00	467	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	102.89/cwt	100.00–106.00	438	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	111.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	413	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	93.60/cwt	90.00–97.00	540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	115.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	88.36/cwt	85.00–90.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	133.22/cwt	127.00–137.00	421	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.47/cwt	119.00–129.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	458	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.70/cwt	108.00–117.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	96.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	124.18/cwt	121.00–130.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	50.64/cwt	48.00–54.00	581	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	45.72/cwt	43.00–47.00	433	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	60.32/cwt	57.00–63.00	864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	58.53/cwt	55.00–62.00	733	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	50.29/cwt	49.00–52.00	625	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	64.93/cwt	64.00–66.00	857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,138	74.03/cwt	73.00–75.00	842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	67.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	706	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	710	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,728	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,136	868.73/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	101.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	93.99/cwt	92.00–96.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	113.14/cwt	107.00–115.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.45/cwt	122.00–129.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	106.23/cwt	105.00–109.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	116.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	95.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	102.94/cwt	100.00–105.00	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	101.93/cwt	100.00–105.00	344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	88.34/cwt	86.00–90.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	87.32/cwt	85.00–90.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	567	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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 320Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	85.00–86.00	85.51
2	—	268	102.00–105.00	103.51
9	—	414	90.00–100.00	95.91
5	—	383	100.00–105.00	102.94
5	—	337	100.00–105.00	101.93
3	—	592	86.00–90.00	88.34
3	—	452	85.00–90.00	87.32
2	—	620	90.00–93.00	91.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	413	105.00–111.00	107.71
7	—	471	100.00–110.00	103.95
7	—	374	109.00–113.00	110.42
7	—	337	107.00–117.00	111.28
6	—	532	100.00–103.00	100.51
5	—	614	95.00–96.00	95.20
2	—	720	87.00–90.00	88.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	111.00–119.00	115.57
2	—	568	103.00–112.00	107.40
2	—	523	115.00–116.00	115.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	90.00–100.00	94.99
14	—	464	95.00–105.00	100.61
9	—	426	100.00–106.00	102.89
9	—	372	105.00–115.00	111.06
8	—	577	90.00–97.00	93.60
6	—	329	110.00–120.00	115.29
6	—	273	130.00–135.00	131.97
4	—	228	130.00–137.00	133.53
3	—	613	85.00–90.00	88.36
2	—	675	85.00–90.00	87.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	316	127.00–137.00	133.22
8	—	425	119.00–129.00	124.47
8	—	365	120.00–130.00	125.57
7	—	472	108.00–117.00	114.70
4	—	615	94.00–100.00	96.00
4	—	506	105.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	280	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	121.00–130.00	124.18
2	—	403	130.00–137.00	133.52
2	—	383	132.00–135.00	133.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	100.00–103.00	101.99
3	—	520	100.00–105.00	103.37
2	—	653	92.00–96.00	93.99
2	—	635	94.00–95.00	94.50
2	—	490	95.00–100.00	97.47
2	—	378	120.00–122.00	121.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	107.00–115.00	113.14
6	—	425	122.00–129.00	125.45
4	—	563	105.00–109.00	106.23
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
2	—	523	110.00–111.00	110.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	115.00–119.00	116.63
2	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,147	48.00–54.00	50.64
9	—	948	43.00–47.00	45.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	57.00–63.00	60.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,252	55.00–62.00	58.53
5	—	1,243	49.00–52.00	50.29
2	—	1,320	64.00–66.00	64.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	73.00–75.00	74.03
1	—	1,405	86.00	86.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	710	65.00–70.00	67.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	75.00	75.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,136	775.00–925.00	868.73

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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Slaughter Cattle

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