Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.54/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$107.54

75 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	111.66	535	26
Medium and Large 2	433	106.69	462	36
Medium and Large 3	333	101.67	339	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $197 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 sale75 hd

107.54

—

GA average16 barns · 1,401 hd

106.10

+1.44

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	1,677	78.06	1,309	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	49.96	710	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	45.41	505	12

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	409	109.75/cwt	109.00–110.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	98.40/cwt	95.00–100.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	88.46/cwt	87.00–90.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	113.61/cwt	112.00–116.00	489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	107.35/cwt	105.00–114.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	108.36/cwt	104.00–111.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	107.35/cwt	105.00–109.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	117.33/cwt	116.00–119.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	112.44/cwt	111.00–114.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	105.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	104.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	98.02/cwt	97.00–99.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	138.13/cwt	135.00–142.00	403	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	108.11/cwt	101.00–111.00	523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	132.41/cwt	125.00–137.00	425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	97.23/cwt	94.00–100.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	102.66/cwt	99.00–105.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	98.03/cwt	97.00–99.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	104.03/cwt	102.00–107.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	46.76/cwt	44.00–49.00	539	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	41.35/cwt	40.00–42.00	410	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	49.87/cwt	47.00–54.00	710	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,532	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	843	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	43.43/cwt	42.00–45.00	532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	79.08/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	66.66/cwt	62.00–72.00	597	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.56/cwt	111.00–119.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.38/cwt	106.00–114.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	115.29/cwt	115.00–117.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.99/cwt	118.00–126.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	110.74/cwt	109.00–114.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	121.31/cwt	118.00–127.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	96.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	105.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	115.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	111.90/cwt	110.00–117.00	367	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	98.43/cwt	92.00–100.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	341	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 486Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	109.00–110.00	109.75
3	—	535	95.00–100.00	98.40
3	—	358	110.00–115.00	111.65
2	—	718	85.00–86.00	85.50
2	—	675	87.00–90.00	88.46
2	—	473	105.00–108.00	106.48
10	—	328	110.00–117.00	111.90
5	—	565	92.00–100.00	98.43
5	—	284	115.00–125.00	119.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	112.00–116.00	113.61
4	—	521	105.00–114.00	107.35
3	—	615	104.00–111.00	108.36
3	—	563	105.00–109.00	107.35
3	—	392	116.00–119.00	117.33
2	—	468	111.00–114.00	112.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	90.00–100.00	96.24
3	—	425	90.00–100.00	95.14
2	—	313	105.00	105.00
2	—	270	100.00–110.00	105.37
2	—	218	110.00–120.00	115.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	100.00–110.00	105.64
5	—	421	100.00–110.00	104.42
4	—	481	90.00–95.00	92.55
3	—	518	97.00–99.00	98.02
2	—	730	88.00–89.00	88.50
2	—	323	100.00–105.00	102.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	292	135.00–142.00	138.13
8	—	377	120.00–130.00	125.35
7	—	484	101.00–111.00	108.11
6	—	321	125.00–137.00	132.41
4	—	610	94.00–100.00	97.23
3	—	512	99.00–105.00	102.66
3	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	653	96.00–100.00	98.01
2	—	575	97.00–99.00	98.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	102.00–107.00	104.03
3	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	100.00–110.00	104.93
2	—	615	100.00–101.00	100.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	580	111.00–119.00	114.56
8	—	633	106.00–114.00	110.38
7	—	531	115.00–117.00	115.29
3	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	119.00–120.00	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	118.00–126.00	120.99
4	—	679	109.00–114.00	110.74
4	—	566	118.00–127.00	121.31
2	—	523	119.00–120.00	119.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,153	44.00–49.00	46.76
3	—	992	40.00–42.00	41.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,423	47.00–54.00	49.87
3	—	1,532	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,225	42.00–45.00	43.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	75.00–82.00	79.08
1	—	1,560	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,520	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	62.00–72.00	66.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	800.00	800.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle