Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.14/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$127.14

65 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$11.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	129.88	652	36
Medium and Large 2	439	125.05	549	23
Medium and Large 3	352	118.76	418	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.12/cwt here — about $234 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 sale65 hd

127.14

—

GA average16 barns · 1,745 hd

125.89

+1.25

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	1,657	69.57	1,152	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,355	52.09	706	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	42.08	466	12

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	307	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.60/cwt	162.00–170.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	173.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	168.68/cwt	165.00–172.00	692	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	62.45/cwt	60.00–65.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	149.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	125.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	175.75/cwt	172.00–180.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	136.37/cwt	136.00–139.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	136.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	144.30/cwt	142.00–149.00	801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	148.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	134.46/cwt	131.00–138.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	130.39/cwt	130.00–132.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	135.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	123.67/cwt	122.00–124.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	134.73/cwt	132.00–140.00	381	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	46.68/cwt	45.00–48.00	655	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	53.13/cwt	50.00–57.00	719	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	46.96/cwt	44.00–49.00	521	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	38.60/cwt	35.00–41.00	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	133.91/cwt	128.00–137.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	135.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	160.41/cwt	157.00–165.00	614	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	67.88/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,094	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	59.01/cwt	58.00–60.00	716	3

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 180Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	175.00–180.00	176.63
3	—	420	162.00–170.00	164.60
4	—	384	170.00–180.00	173.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	170.00–172.00	171.02
2	—	483	140.00–145.00	142.49
3	—	620	116.00–120.00	117.96
4	—	533	130.00–138.00	135.51
4	—	383	157.00–165.00	160.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	155.00–160.00	157.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	410	165.00–172.00	168.68
2	—	468	157.00–160.00	158.51
5	—	387	172.00–180.00	175.75
8	—	679	136.00–139.00	136.37
14	—	555	142.00–149.00	144.30
11	—	504	145.00–155.00	148.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	147.00–150.00	149.01
4	—	664	125.00–129.00	125.99
2	—	588	131.00–138.00	134.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	145.00–148.00	146.49
4	—	421	130.00–140.00	136.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	120.00–122.00	120.50
2	—	390	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	553	120.00	120.00
3	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	411	130.00–132.00	130.39
3	—	283	132.00–140.00	134.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.62
2	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	124.00	124.00
4	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.97
6	—	427	135.00–137.00	135.33
6	—	555	122.00–124.00	123.67
9	—	529	122.00–125.00	124.01
3	—	368	135.00–140.00	137.33
3	—	457	128.00–137.00	133.91

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	2	—	1,095	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	99.00	99.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	61.00	61.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	60.00–65.00	62.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,404	45.00–48.00	46.68
27	—	1,354	50.00–57.00	53.13
3	—	1,213	58.00–60.00	59.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	44.00–49.00	46.96
7	—	1,108	35.00–41.00	38.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,612	65.00–71.00	67.88

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