Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous two weeks for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.13/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$121.13

92 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$14.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	122.87	620	48
Medium and Large 2	438	121.94	534	35
Medium and Large 3	466	108.68	507	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.19/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale92 hd

121.13

—

GA average8 barns · 899 hd

120.78

+0.35

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	1,629	78.41	1,277	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,460	50.53	738	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	49.07	708	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	43.09	485	34

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	564	118.00/cwt	114.00–122.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.55/cwt	128.00–138.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	130.38/cwt	128.00–132.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	118.92/cwt	116.00–126.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	136.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	122.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	95.09/cwt	92.00–98.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.73/cwt	122.00–130.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.96/cwt	102.00–108.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,092	657.63/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	148.59/cwt	145.00–152.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.63/cwt	162.00–167.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	138.09/cwt	134.00–142.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.57/cwt	138.00–148.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	173.65/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	141.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	123.62/cwt	122.00–126.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	573	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	49.07/cwt	48.00–50.00	708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	39.49/cwt	37.00–41.00	419	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	44.81/cwt	42.00–48.00	519	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	107.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	104.67/cwt	102.00–108.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	149.56/cwt	145.00–154.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	46.62/cwt	43.00–48.00	662	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	52.02/cwt	49.00–56.00	767	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	154.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.35/cwt	122.00–124.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	148.12/cwt	144.00–152.00	692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	134.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	142.98/cwt	137.00–147.00	528	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	74.37/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	82.45/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	131.40/cwt	126.00–136.00	669	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 201Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 0

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous two weeks for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	114.00–122.00	118.00
7	—	463	128.00–138.00	130.55
5	—	419	128.00–132.00	130.38
11	—	512	116.00–126.00	118.92
9	—	361	134.00–140.00	136.02
3	—	617	110.00–114.00	112.01
3	—	672	104.00–110.00	107.93
3	—	732	102.00–108.00	104.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	110.00	110.00
5	—	373	122.00–130.00	124.73
3	—	618	102.00–108.00	103.96
3	—	525	114.00	114.00
5	—	409	122.00–126.00	123.62
8	—	329	130.00–136.00	133.01
9	—	474	118.00–126.00	120.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	100.00–110.00	105.02
3	—	270	120.00–124.00	122.62
2	—	618	92.00–98.00	95.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	142.00–145.00	143.49
5	—	571	138.00–148.00	143.57
2	—	735	129.00–130.00	129.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	140.00–142.00	141.33
2	—	515	110.00–120.00	115.15
2	—	380	145.00–152.00	148.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	162.00–167.00	164.63
2	—	528	134.00–142.00	138.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	155.00–165.00	157.37
7	—	326	170.00–180.00	173.65
4	—	568	130.00–138.00	134.95
3	—	505	140.00–146.00	141.98
2	—	618	122.00–126.00	123.94
2	—	390	165.00–170.00	167.53
8	—	467	144.00–152.00	148.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	118.00	118.00
2	—	675	110.00–114.00	112.01
5	—	417	145.00–154.00	149.56
9	—	473	132.00–140.00	135.99
2	—	268	165.00	165.00
14	—	509	126.00–136.00	131.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	150.00–158.00	154.41
3	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.42
3	—	528	122.00–124.00	123.35
3	—	562	110.00	110.00
4	—	434	130.00–138.00	134.18
5	—	369	137.00–147.00	142.98
2	—	463	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,092	600.00–700.00	657.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	48.00–50.00	49.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	37.00–41.00	39.49
23	—	1,158	42.00–48.00	44.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,421	43.00–48.00	46.62
42	—	1,475	49.00–56.00	52.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	73.00–76.00	74.37
2	—	1,783	81.00–84.00	82.45

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle