Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 3.00 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 $113.88/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$113.88

45 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$17.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	116.95	560	31
Medium and Large 2	433	111.24	482	9thin
Medium and Large 3	484	99.60	482	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.34/cwt here — about $78 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 sale45 hd

113.88

—

GA average16 barns · 1,627 hd

110.23

+3.65

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	1,618	76.38	1,236	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	53.19	703	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	42.85	504	17

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	423	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.52/cwt	150.00–152.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	148.31/cwt	145.00–151.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	137.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	115.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	108.96/cwt	107.00–112.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	122.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	118.26/cwt	116.00–124.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	112.77/cwt	110.00–118.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	124.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	103.67/cwt	100.00–106.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	91.34/cwt	90.00–92.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	135.52/cwt	134.00–138.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.55/cwt	133.00–139.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	373	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	83.61/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,502	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	75.05/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,167	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	552	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	60.77/cwt	57.00–64.00	861	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	51.39/cwt	49.00–56.00	668	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	38.93/cwt	35.00–42.00	468	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	46.34/cwt	44.00–50.00	536	9

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 303Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	613	113.00–115.00	114.00
3	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.33
4	—	330	150.00–152.00	150.52
4	—	375	145.00–151.00	148.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	620	105.00–109.00	106.95
3	—	480	115.00–125.00	120.25
5	—	432	130.00–136.00	132.97
6	—	386	130.00–140.00	137.01
6	—	534	115.00–117.00	115.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	107.00–112.00	108.96
3	—	612	100.00–105.00	101.68
5	—	371	120.00–128.00	122.88
6	—	478	116.00–124.00	118.26
6	—	522	110.00–118.00	112.77
8	—	432	120.00–129.00	124.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	117.00–120.00	118.54
2	—	365	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	110.00–113.00	111.53
3	—	522	100.00–106.00	103.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	112.00	112.00
3	—	622	90.00–92.00	91.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	150.00	150.00
2	—	618	122.00–123.00	122.51
3	—	458	140.00	140.00
4	—	508	134.00–138.00	135.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.46
4	—	474	133.00–139.00	135.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	110.00	110.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	50.00	50.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	47.00	47.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,797	82.00–87.00	83.61
4	—	1,555	71.00–78.00	75.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	46.00	46.00
5	—	1,417	57.00–64.00	60.77
17	—	1,300	49.00–56.00	51.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	35.00–42.00	38.93
9	—	1,156	44.00–50.00	46.34

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle