Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.48/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$128.48

57 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$9.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	131.70	610	23
Medium and Large 2	412	127.42	525	26
Medium and Large 3	348	122.65	427	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about $183 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 sale57 hd

128.48

—

GA average16 barns · 1,908 hd

126.77

+1.71

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	1,980	86.65	1,716	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	63.94	887	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,193	60.15	718	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	48.86	508	14

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 2	—	288	136.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	129.96/cwt	126.00–135.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	127.30/cwt	122.00–130.00	339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.38/cwt	142.00–147.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	164.77/cwt	162.00–167.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	134.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.75/cwt	146.00–156.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	164.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.21/cwt	156.00–165.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	116.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	64.60/cwt	58.00–72.00	587	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	88.28/cwt	85.00–95.00	863	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,475	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	177.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	138.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	229	172.17/cwt	170.00–177.00	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	152.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	157.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	543	5
Bulls	—	—	2,375	74.46/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	97.16/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	56.59/cwt	56.00–57.00	597	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,193	60.15/cwt	58.00–64.00	718	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	63.24/cwt	60.00–67.00	863	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	71.68/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,037	12
Bulls	—	—	1,430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	143.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	55.23/cwt	51.00–58.00	749	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	49.26/cwt	46.00–53.00	495	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	42.51/cwt	38.00–45.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	140.67/cwt	137.00–145.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	125.55/cwt	119.00–129.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	146.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	116.41/cwt	115.00–118.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	134.00–140.00	136.97
6	—	314	130.00–140.00	134.33
6	—	419	125.00–130.00	127.99
5	—	531	115.00–118.00	116.41
4	—	476	120.00–125.00	122.01
3	—	390	130.00–135.00	131.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	126.00–135.00	129.96
2	—	638	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	525	119.00–122.00	120.49
2	—	428	134.00–135.00	134.51
5	—	371	137.00–145.00	140.67
4	—	581	119.00–129.00	125.55
3	—	310	145.00–150.00	146.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	266	122.00–130.00	127.30
2	—	488	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	373	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	140.00–145.00	142.34
2	—	425	142.00–147.00	144.38
2	—	318	150.00–160.00	155.28
3	—	562	110.00–120.00	116.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	140.00	140.00
4	—	371	162.00–167.00	164.77
2	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.38
2	—	463	150.00–155.00	152.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	140.00–145.00	141.77
4	—	515	146.00–156.00	152.75
4	—	415	160.00–170.00	164.91
3	—	467	156.00–165.00	160.21
2	—	328	175.00–180.00	177.40
2	—	265	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	135.00–140.00	138.73
4	—	435	150.00	150.00
4	—	229	170.00–177.00	172.17
3	—	388	150.00–157.00	152.31
2	—	255	165.00–170.00	167.55
5	—	339	155.00–165.00	160.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.43
2	—	268	160.00	160.00
2	—	223	155.00–160.00	157.25
3	—	327	140.00–150.00	143.27

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	58.00–72.00	64.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	978	85.00–95.00	88.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,375	74.00–75.00	74.46
2	—	1,860	95.00–100.00	97.16
1	—	1,430	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	56.00–57.00	56.59
9	—	1,004	46.00–53.00	49.26
3	—	1,133	38.00–45.00	42.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	58.00–64.00	60.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,365	60.00–67.00	63.24
12	—	1,447	68.00–75.00	71.68
9	—	1,357	51.00–58.00	55.23

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

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