Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.16/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$99.16

81 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	104.69	552	20
Medium and Large 2	459	100.83	463	30
Medium and Large 3	421	93.97	396	31

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $156 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 sale81 hd

99.16

—

GA average16 barns · 1,763 hd

105.38

−6.23

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	1,623	74.73	1,213	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	48.97	660	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	40.06	442	25

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	520	106.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	105.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	96.84/cwt	94.00–100.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	101.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	109.81/cwt	107.00–112.00	412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	83.03/cwt	80.00–85.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	105.95/cwt	102.00–110.00	226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	100.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	107.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	92.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	97.28/cwt	94.00–103.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	93.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	95.97/cwt	95.00–97.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	113.41/cwt	112.00–115.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	112.26/cwt	112.00–112.50	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	100.65/cwt	99.00–104.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	98.98/cwt	96.00–101.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	82.95/cwt	81.00–85.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	116.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	491	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	94.25/cwt	93.00–95.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	100.66/cwt	100.00–101.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	151.81/cwt	147.00–157.00	402	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	42.66/cwt	39.00–45.00	479	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	35.45/cwt	31.00–38.00	379	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	49.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	607	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,619	54.29/cwt	53.00–56.00	879	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	43.29/cwt	42.00–44.00	588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,393	70.01/cwt	68.00–73.00	975	4
Bulls	—	—	1,757	78.26/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,375	3
Bulls	—	—	2,140	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	549	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	107.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	103.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.20/cwt	114.00–122.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	110.63/cwt	110.00–113.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	122.63/cwt	119.00–126.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	114.37/cwt	110.00–116.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	120.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	112.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	92.56/cwt	90.00–97.00	395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	88.28/cwt	82.00–92.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	107.52/cwt	102.00–110.00	304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	83.32/cwt	80.00–85.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	84.38/cwt	82.00–86.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	364	3

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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 324Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	105.00–110.00	106.79
2	—	403	112.00–115.00	113.49
2	—	310	117.00	117.00
6	—	573	99.00–104.00	100.65
5	—	616	96.00–101.00	98.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	102.00–110.00	105.95
8	—	427	90.00–97.00	92.56
7	—	472	82.00–92.00	88.28
5	—	283	102.00–110.00	107.52
3	—	613	80.00–85.00	83.32
3	—	523	82.00–86.00	84.38
3	—	362	100.00–102.00	100.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	100.00–105.00	100.97
6	—	370	105.00–110.00	107.74
5	—	575	90.00–95.00	92.00
4	—	524	94.00–103.00	97.28
3	—	617	90.00–95.00	93.38
2	—	468	95.00–97.00	95.97
2	—	320	112.00–115.00	113.41
2	—	275	112.00–112.50	112.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	100.00–110.00	105.91
6	—	529	94.00–100.00	96.84
5	—	467	100.00–105.00	101.42
5	—	375	107.00–112.00	109.81
3	—	675	80.00–85.00	83.03
3	—	325	117.00–123.00	120.08
2	—	775	81.00–85.00	82.95
2	—	585	90.00–92.00	91.01
2	—	245	130.00–137.00	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	112.00–120.00	116.73
6	—	270	135.00–145.00	140.34
4	—	620	93.00–95.00	94.25
3	—	563	100.00–101.00	100.66
2	—	483	110.00–114.00	111.99
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–129.00	124.36
2	—	265	147.00–157.00	151.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	102.00–110.00	107.02
3	—	477	100.00–110.00	103.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	114.00–122.00	119.20
5	—	566	110.00–113.00	110.63
3	—	507	110.00	110.00
3	—	438	115.00–120.00	118.35
2	—	633	110.00–111.00	110.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	119.00–126.00	122.63
5	—	669	110.00–116.00	114.37
5	—	574	115.00–125.00	120.26
3	—	727	110.00–116.00	112.66
3	—	625	115.00–116.00	115.66
3	—	455	125.00–127.00	125.66
3	—	415	130.00–135.00	131.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,122	39.00–45.00	42.66
9	—	1,069	31.00–38.00	35.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,235	45.00–52.00	49.11
4	—	1,619	53.00–56.00	54.29
4	—	1,358	42.00–44.00	43.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	68.00–73.00	70.01
3	—	1,757	75.00–81.00	78.26
1	—	2,140	83.00	83.00

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)	1	—	930	59.00	59.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	57.00	57.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	825.00	825.00

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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Pulaski Co

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