Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer and 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 $109.33/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$109.33

79 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$11.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	112.69	595	33
Medium and Large 2	430	110.95	477	26
Medium and Large 3	426	101.68	433	20

One grade step is worth $11.01/cwt here — about $162 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 sale79 hd

109.33

—

GA average14 barns · 1,154 hd

109.84

−0.52

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	1,514	69.76	1,056	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	50.90	687	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	46.00	690	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	40.66	484	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	51.09/cwt	47.00–54.00	697	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	96.67/cwt	96.00–98.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	121.64/cwt	120.00–123.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	108.99/cwt	105.00–112.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	119.14/cwt	117.00–123.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	118.93/cwt	117.00–120.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	126.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	232	131.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.84/cwt	137.00–142.00	461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	132.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	110.35/cwt	109.00–112.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.06/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	142.48/cwt	137.00–147.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	145.78/cwt	142.00–150.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	56.04/cwt	55.00–58.00	783	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	42.04/cwt	38.00–45.00	513	5
Bulls	—	—	1,408	64.95/cwt	62.00–68.00	914	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	76.97/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.46/cwt	131.00–140.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.75/cwt	138.00–144.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.52/cwt	123.00–124.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	103.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	94.28/cwt	90.00–99.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	112.84/cwt	109.00–117.00	463	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	108.41/cwt	104.00–112.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	104.36/cwt	103.00–105.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	116.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	110.67/cwt	105.00–112.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	116.72/cwt	113.00–119.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	111.50/cwt	110.00–114.00	572	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	44.59/cwt	43.00–46.00	588	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	36.72/cwt	34.00–40.00	390	6

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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 337Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,365	47.00–54.00	51.09
8	—	1,397	55.00–58.00	56.04
5	—	1,221	38.00–45.00	42.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	43.00–46.00	44.59
6	—	1,063	34.00–40.00	36.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	62.00–68.00	64.95
2	—	1,673	76.00–78.00	76.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	120.00–122.00	120.50
3	—	785	96.00–98.00	96.67
3	—	417	120.00–123.00	121.64
2	—	632	106.00	106.00
10	—	561	105.00–112.00	110.67
7	—	478	113.00–119.00	116.72
4	—	513	110.00–114.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	100.00–110.00	103.95
6	—	413	100.00–102.00	100.66
4	—	619	90.00–99.00	94.28
3	—	325	105.00–110.00	108.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	410	109.00–117.00	112.84
8	—	472	104.00–112.00	108.41
3	—	520	103.00–105.00	104.36
3	—	305	115.00–120.00	116.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	105.00–112.00	108.99
3	—	415	117.00–123.00	119.14
3	—	368	117.00–120.00	118.93
3	—	315	120.00–130.00	126.56
3	—	232	130.00–135.00	131.76
2	—	523	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	115.00–125.00	121.80
5	—	330	137.00–142.00	139.84
4	—	434	125.00–135.00	132.25
3	—	577	109.00–112.00	110.35
3	—	530	110.00–115.00	113.06
3	—	372	130.00–140.00	136.55
2	—	280	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	137.00–147.00	142.48
5	—	386	142.00–150.00	145.78
3	—	502	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	565	117.00–118.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	114.00–117.00	115.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	131.00–140.00	136.46
5	—	422	138.00–144.00	141.75
5	—	369	140.00–145.00	143.02
2	—	525	123.00–124.00	123.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	130.00	130.00
2	—	580	124.00–128.00	126.02
2	—	458	142.00–145.00	143.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	55.00	55.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle