Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.85/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −47.32 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$161.85

51 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$32.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	172.86	688	32
Medium and Large 3	402	147.66	594	7thin
Medium and Large 2	506	140.77	713	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.09/cwt here — about −$25 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

161.85

—

GA average15 barns · 1,466 hd

146.82

+15.03

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−47.32

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	1,643	81.82	1,344	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	55.16	796	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	45.81	511	18

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	228	190.92/cwt	190.00–192.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	183.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	174.59/cwt	167.00–177.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	182.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,443	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	64.79/cwt	60.00–70.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	133.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.92/cwt	111.00–115.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.82/cwt	145.00–151.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	188.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.33/cwt	137.00–144.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	136.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	149.82/cwt	147.00–152.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	80.79/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,311	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	92.29/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	73.07/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,085	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	54.36/cwt	51.00–58.00	771	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	61.08/cwt	60.00–62.00	916	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,645	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	157.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.71/cwt	125.00–131.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	131.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	144.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	48.00/cwt	45.00–50.00	544	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	41.43/cwt	38.00–44.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.31/cwt	119.00–122.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	121.76/cwt	119.00–128.00	759	5

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year 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	—	228	190.00–192.00	190.92
3	—	517	140.00–150.00	143.29
6	—	325	180.00–190.00	183.95
6	—	414	167.00–177.00	174.59
7	—	357	180.00–187.00	182.77
8	—	474	155.00–165.00	161.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	134.00–139.00	136.01
5	—	463	147.00–152.00	149.82
2	—	553	125.00–135.00	130.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.24
2	—	488	130.00–140.00	134.97
2	—	428	142.00–150.00	145.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	113.00	113.00
3	—	630	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	182.00	182.00
2	—	440	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	570	145.00–146.00	145.50
2	—	855	126.00	126.00
5	—	525	145.00–151.00	146.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	130.00–135.00	133.64
2	—	475	150.00–157.00	153.54
3	—	278	185.00–190.00	188.41
3	—	523	137.00–144.00	140.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	167.00–170.00	168.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	111.00–115.00	112.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	125.00–131.00	127.71
4	—	464	130.00–137.00	131.74
3	—	543	124.00	124.00
3	—	383	142.00–145.00	144.03
10	—	422	140.00–147.00	142.38
5	—	623	119.00–128.00	121.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	119.00–122.00	120.31
5	—	469	120.00–130.00	124.04
3	—	368	135.00–140.00	138.26
3	—	268	137.00	137.00

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	2	—	1,145	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	86.00	86.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	60.00–70.00	64.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	78.00–84.00	80.79
3	—	1,833	88.00–95.00	92.29
3	—	1,485	72.00–75.00	73.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,419	51.00–58.00	54.36
4	—	1,500	60.00–62.00	61.08
1	—	1,645	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,134	45.00–50.00	48.00
6	—	1,081	38.00–44.00	41.43

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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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

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