Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls lighted tested, feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 1.00 to 5.00 lower, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.00/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −94.92 against this barn's trailing median of $213.93.

Average price

$119.00

79 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$19.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	130.92	598	17thin
Medium and Large 2	482	119.15	574	36
Medium and Large 3	471	111.02	523	26

One grade step is worth $19.90/cwt here — about $75 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 sale79 hd

119.00

—

GA average16 barns · 1,296 hd

113.87

+5.13

This barn, trailing median3 sales

213.93

−94.92

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	1,672	71.51	1,195	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	45.53	601	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	39.00	441	12

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	138.96/cwt	135.00–142.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	121.64/cwt	119.00–126.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	124.03/cwt	121.00–126.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	114.93/cwt	111.00–119.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	519	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	63.10/cwt	60.00–66.00	512	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	129.60/cwt	126.00–132.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	98.44/cwt	95.00–102.00	410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	93.89/cwt	90.00–98.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	98.99/cwt	97.00–100.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	102.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	106.55/cwt	104.00–110.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	98.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	114.63/cwt	112.00–117.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	619	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	41.82/cwt	38.00–44.00	492	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	35.04/cwt	31.00–37.00	374	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	47.10/cwt	44.00–51.00	620	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	41.26/cwt	38.00–43.00	547	11
Bulls	—	—	1,662	68.68/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,141	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,087	44.67/cwt	42.00–47.00	486	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	50.75/cwt	47.00–54.00	561	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	60.97/cwt	60.00–62.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	106.95/cwt	104.00–109.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	121.35/cwt	120.00–122.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	306	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	99.92/cwt	97.00–104.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	126.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	91.01/cwt	90.00–93.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.38/cwt	87.00–94.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.12/cwt	137.00–145.00	448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.37/cwt	108.00–117.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.38/cwt	132.00–141.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	103.40/cwt	100.00–108.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	98.02/cwt	97.00–99.00	660	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 Oct 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 332Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	135.00–142.00	138.96
3	—	508	119.00–126.00	121.64
3	—	463	121.00–126.00	124.03
2	—	560	111.00–119.00	114.93
2	—	363	142.00–144.00	143.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	306	130.00–135.00	131.24
5	—	463	110.00–113.00	110.99
4	—	531	97.00–104.00	99.92
4	—	384	125.00–130.00	126.14
3	—	667	90.00–93.00	91.01
2	—	643	90.00–96.00	92.99
2	—	575	87.00–94.00	90.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	115.00–120.00	117.37
6	—	320	137.00–145.00	140.12
5	—	528	108.00–117.00	113.37
5	—	374	132.00–141.00	137.38
3	—	612	99.00–101.00	100.00
3	—	570	100.00–108.00	103.40
3	—	443	125.00–126.00	125.33
2	—	708	95.00–96.00	95.49
2	—	673	97.00–99.00	98.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	109.00–115.00	112.03
2	—	638	100.00–110.00	104.94
2	—	405	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	118.00–122.00	119.99
3	—	462	126.00–128.00	126.65
2	—	615	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	126.00–132.00	129.60
5	—	672	127.00–129.00	127.99
3	—	715	126.00–128.00	127.32
2	—	570	126.00–127.00	126.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	95.00–102.00	98.44
6	—	481	90.00–98.00	93.89
3	—	352	97.00–100.00	98.99
2	—	340	97.00	97.00
2	—	263	100.00–105.00	102.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	100.00–106.00	103.01
5	—	430	104.00–110.00	106.55
3	—	578	95.00–100.00	98.34
3	—	525	100.00–102.00	101.03
3	—	373	112.00–117.00	114.63
2	—	655	94.00–95.00	94.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	104.00–109.00	106.95
3	—	617	100.00–104.00	102.02
3	—	412	120.00–122.00	121.35

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	812	60.00–66.00	63.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	60.00–62.00	60.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	42.00–47.00	44.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	47.00–54.00	50.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	50.00	50.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,177	38.00–44.00	41.82
5	—	1,067	31.00–37.00	35.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,317	44.00–51.00	47.10
11	—	1,326	38.00–43.00	41.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	66.00–70.00	68.68
1	—	1,700	80.00	80.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle