Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer, bull and heifer 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 $113.58/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −100.34 against this barn's trailing median of $213.93.

Average price

$113.58

85 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$17.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	124.42	593	7thin
Medium and Large 2	449	116.83	525	46
Medium and Large 3	421	106.54	449	32

One grade step is worth $17.88/cwt here — about $144 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $204.41, median $213.93 across 3 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 sale85 hd

113.58

—

GA average16 barns · 1,694 hd

111.35

+2.23

This barn, trailing median3 sales

213.93

−100.34

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	1,481	77.53	1,148	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	47.78	645	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	41.37	478	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	471	103.84/cwt	100.00–109.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	107.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	100.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	114.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	118.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	98.44/cwt	95.00–100.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	264	120.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	319	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	95.47/cwt	90.00–99.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	111.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	96.98/cwt	95.00–99.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	93.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	108.32/cwt	105.00–111.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	113.59/cwt	110.00–117.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	132.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	426	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	107.24/cwt	105.00–112.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	98.97/cwt	97.00–101.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	117.50/cwt	115.00–121.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	131.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	44.43/cwt	43.00–47.00	477	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	37.43/cwt	35.00–42.00	471	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	48.88/cwt	47.00–51.00	667	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	44.02/cwt	40.00–46.00	575	5
Bulls	—	—	1,537	80.68/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,240	5
Bulls	—	—	1,387	72.27/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,002	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	54.38/cwt	53.00–56.00	547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	644	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	748.37/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	113.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	112.39/cwt	110.00–116.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	115.85/cwt	112.00–120.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	112.42/cwt	110.00–114.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	108.51/cwt	105.00–112.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	116.58/cwt	114.00–118.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	117.28/cwt	115.00–119.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	125.95/cwt	122.00–130.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	105.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	88.39/cwt	86.00–90.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	85.99/cwt	83.00–90.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	88.47/cwt	85.00–92.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	91.02/cwt	90.00–93.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	91.59/cwt	90.00–95.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	302	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	83.02/cwt	81.00–85.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	88.53/cwt	87.00–90.00	503	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 313Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year 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	—	471	100.00–109.00	103.84
4	—	408	105.00–110.00	107.21
3	—	515	100.00–105.00	103.30
2	—	568	95.00–105.00	100.11
2	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	110.00–118.00	114.40
4	—	374	115.00–123.00	118.29
2	—	705	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	660	99.00	99.00
2	—	558	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	340	120.00–122.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	281	100.00–110.00	105.01
5	—	508	86.00–90.00	88.39
4	—	625	83.00–90.00	85.99
4	—	470	85.00–92.00	88.47
3	—	420	90.00–93.00	91.02
3	—	377	90.00–95.00	91.59
3	—	302	100.00–105.00	101.69
2	—	678	81.00–85.00	83.02
2	—	568	87.00–90.00	88.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	95.00–100.00	98.44
5	—	264	120.00–125.00	120.95
4	—	535	90.00–99.00	95.47
4	—	369	110.00–117.00	111.85
3	—	615	95.00–99.00	96.98
3	—	572	90.00–100.00	93.35
3	—	428	105.00–111.00	108.32
3	—	220	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	110.00–117.00	113.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	110.00–116.00	114.22
8	—	321	130.00–137.00	132.81
7	—	517	105.00–112.00	107.24
6	—	578	97.00–101.00	98.97
6	—	435	115.00–121.00	117.50
5	—	369	127.00–135.00	131.56
2	—	723	90.00–92.00	91.01
2	—	215	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	125.00–130.00	127.59
2	—	590	115.00–118.00	116.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	110.00–119.00	113.69
3	—	320	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	533	106.00–110.00	108.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	110.00–116.00	112.39
7	—	526	112.00–120.00	115.85
5	—	614	110.00–114.00	112.42
2	—	658	105.00–112.00	108.51
2	—	365	130.00–132.00	130.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	677	114.00–118.00	116.58
7	—	614	115.00–119.00	117.28
3	—	567	122.00–130.00	125.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,074	43.00–47.00	44.43
7	—	1,259	35.00–42.00	37.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,364	47.00–51.00	48.88
5	—	1,307	40.00–46.00	44.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	78.00–84.00	80.68
3	—	1,387	72.00–73.00	72.27

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	53.00–56.00	54.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	63.00	63.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	65.00	65.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	600.00–900.00	748.37

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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