Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.29/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −70.88 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$138.29

51 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$26.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	158.32	621	6thin
Medium and Large 2	434	138.20	599	28
Medium and Large 3	387	131.36	509	17thin

One grade step is worth $26.96/cwt here — about $113 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

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $194.44, median $209.17 across 4 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 sale51 hd

138.29

—

GA average15 barns · 1,425 hd

124.46

+13.83

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−70.88

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	1,520	75.75	1,152	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	51.98	712	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	44.91	505	9thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	352	163.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.43/cwt	114.00–119.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.68/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	65.43/cwt	64.00–67.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	115.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	101.09/cwt	97.00–105.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	114.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	46.85/cwt	44.00–49.00	640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	52.82/cwt	50.00–57.00	734	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	107.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	128.57/cwt	127.00–130.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.84/cwt	137.00–145.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	136.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	40.52/cwt	40.00–41.00	475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	46.17/cwt	43.00–50.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	514	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,223	66.23/cwt	64.00–69.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	86.65/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	151.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	150.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	582	7

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 Dec 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 423Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	160.00–165.00	163.32
3	—	433	150.00–155.00	153.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	114.00–119.00	116.43
3	—	270	160.00–165.00	161.67
3	—	620	105.00–107.00	105.68
4	—	471	125.00–130.00	128.03
9	—	428	137.00–145.00	140.84
7	—	386	150.00–155.00	150.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	110.00–120.00	114.87
2	—	543	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	362	135.00–140.00	136.77
5	—	412	120.00–130.00	124.85
5	—	279	150.00–155.00	151.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	130.00–132.00	130.65
2	—	672	119.00	119.00
7	—	479	145.00–150.00	146.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–127.00	123.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	106.00–107.00	106.49
3	—	575	105.00–110.00	106.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	486	115.00–120.00	115.78
2	—	373	127.00–130.00	128.57
6	—	423	125.00–129.00	127.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	97.00–105.00	101.09
4	—	429	110.00–117.00	114.04
3	—	522	105.00–110.00	107.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	110.00	110.00
2	—	535	100.00–102.00	100.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	64.00–67.00	65.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,366	44.00–49.00	46.85
16	—	1,390	50.00–57.00	52.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	40.00–41.00	40.52
7	—	1,111	43.00–50.00	46.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,223	64.00–69.00	66.23
2	—	1,785	84.00–89.00	86.65

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