Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, steer calves and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $101.68/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$101.68

99 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$16.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	109.78	660	30
Medium and Large 2	448	106.10	475	25
Medium and Large 3	426	93.65	399	44

One grade step is worth $16.13/cwt here — about $261 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 sale99 hd

101.68

—

GA average16 barns · 1,363 hd

104.79

−3.11

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	1,853	79.06	1,465	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	46.55	623	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	45.00	639	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	36.20	385	13

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	423	103.80/cwt	102.00–108.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	111.01/cwt	105.00–115.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	104.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	104.95/cwt	100.00–107.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	102.30/cwt	97.00–106.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	123.71/cwt	122.00–126.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	108.10/cwt	104.00–112.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	121.76/cwt	117.00–127.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	108.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	129.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	257	121.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	89.04/cwt	87.00–91.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	108.34/cwt	105.00–112.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	98.76/cwt	95.00–104.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	106.52/cwt	104.00–113.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	95.53/cwt	94.00–99.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	111.60/cwt	110.00–118.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	126.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	140.32/cwt	137.00–142.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	525	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	33.31/cwt	30.00–36.00	348	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	40.82/cwt	39.00–44.00	447	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	46.97/cwt	43.00–50.00	641	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	41.42/cwt	40.00–43.00	484	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	52.61/cwt	52.00–54.00	772	3
Bulls	—	—	1,836	79.77/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,465	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	83.88/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	72.45/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,303	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,328	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	631	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,203	661.33/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	122.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	115.99/cwt	113.00–120.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	95.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	396	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	93.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	352	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	90.00/cwt	87.00–93.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	89.23/cwt	87.00–90.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	86.01/cwt	84.00–89.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	117.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	98.05/cwt	95.00–100.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	99.23/cwt	97.00–102.00	525	4

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 358Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year 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	—	423	102.00–108.00	103.80
4	—	383	105.00–115.00	111.01
2	—	480	100.00–101.00	100.51
6	—	332	117.00–120.00	117.52
5	—	580	95.00–100.00	98.05
4	—	529	97.00–102.00	99.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	100.00–110.00	104.18
5	—	664	100.00–107.00	104.95
3	—	727	97.00–106.00	102.30
3	—	375	122.00–126.00	123.71
2	—	518	104.00–112.00	108.10
2	—	425	117.00–127.00	121.76
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	414	90.00–100.00	95.63
12	—	375	90.00–100.00	93.76
5	—	521	87.00–93.00	90.00
4	—	485	87.00–90.00	89.23
3	—	585	84.00–89.00	86.01
3	—	307	100.00–105.00	101.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	105.00–110.00	108.75
4	—	230	127.00–130.00	129.25
3	—	257	120.00–125.00	121.75
2	—	563	87.00–91.00	89.04
2	—	373	105.00–112.00	108.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	95.00–104.00	98.76
7	—	519	104.00–113.00	106.52
6	—	624	94.00–99.00	95.53
6	—	478	110.00–118.00	111.60
3	—	383	120.00–130.00	126.87
2	—	680	94.00–95.00	94.49
2	—	315	130.00–137.00	133.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	137.00–142.00	140.32
3	—	332	140.00	140.00
2	—	413	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	110.00–112.00	110.74
4	—	369	120.00–130.00	122.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	113.00–120.00	115.99
3	—	428	120.00–130.00	124.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	125.00–130.00	126.24
3	—	363	150.00–155.00	151.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,046	30.00–36.00	33.31
5	—	1,094	39.00–44.00	40.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,364	43.00–50.00	46.97
5	—	1,168	40.00–43.00	41.42
3	—	1,467	52.00–54.00	52.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,836	77.00–82.00	79.77
2	—	1,950	83.00–85.00	83.88
2	—	1,798	72.00–73.00	72.45

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)	1	—	1,015	56.00	56.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	54.00–55.00	54.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	59.00	59.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	70.00	70.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	625.00–700.00	661.33

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