Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle 4.00 to 7.00 lower, bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower and replacement cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.19/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$132.19

93 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	135.39	577	47
Medium and Large 2	369	131.14	484	36
Medium and Large 3	369	120.93	447	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $130 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 sale93 hd

132.19

—

GA average16 barns · 1,574 hd

123.01

+9.18

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	1,486	77.37	1,149	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	57.65	826	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	54.47	884	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	47.91	527	16

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	—	414	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.43/cwt	129.00–138.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	121.56/cwt	119.00–125.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	139.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	149.19/cwt	147.00–152.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	130.87/cwt	127.00–135.00	298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	136.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	138.29/cwt	135.00–142.00	372	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	62.33/cwt	61.00–64.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	148.47/cwt	145.00–149.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.75/cwt	149.00–151.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	652	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	57.37/cwt	53.00–59.00	530	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,052	54.40/cwt	50.00–58.00	572	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	184.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	82.17/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,345	6
Bulls	—	—	1,334	72.56/cwt	69.00–75.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	48.91/cwt	46.00–51.00	529	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	126.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	105.69/cwt	102.00–110.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.05/cwt	117.00–125.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	129.39/cwt	127.00–130.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	145.79/cwt	145.00–148.00	611	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	49.79/cwt	46.00–52.00	727	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,586	63.40/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,006	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	57.83/cwt	55.00–61.00	806	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	54.47/cwt	54.00–55.00	884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	40.94/cwt	40.00–42.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	148.00/cwt	146.00–152.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.77/cwt	139.00–144.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.73/cwt	139.00–145.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	153.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	138.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	691	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 252Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	414	130.00–140.00	135.98
11	—	469	129.00–138.00	132.43
5	—	522	119.00–125.00	121.56
5	—	367	135.00–142.00	139.63
5	—	278	147.00–152.00	149.19
2	—	340	145.00	145.00
2	—	590	118.00–120.00	118.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	127.00–135.00	130.87
2	—	538	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	383	120.00–125.00	122.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	328	130.00–140.00	136.79
9	—	269	135.00–142.00	138.29
3	—	427	125.00–129.00	126.30
3	—	622	102.00–110.00	105.69
4	—	466	117.00–125.00	123.05
5	—	386	127.00–130.00	129.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
2	—	510	135.00–136.00	135.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	130.00–135.00	133.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	140.00	140.00
7	—	539	145.00–149.00	148.47
4	—	469	149.00–151.00	149.75
3	—	403	160.00–165.00	161.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	180.00–190.00	184.26
4	—	325	170.00–180.00	173.37
3	—	427	150.00–155.00	152.30
3	—	358	165.00–170.00	168.26
6	—	458	146.00–152.00	148.00
6	—	567	130.00–140.00	134.95
9	—	516	139.00–144.00	140.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	145.00–148.00	145.79
3	—	317	160.00–165.00	162.39
8	—	477	139.00–145.00	140.73
10	—	389	150.00–160.00	153.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	140.00	140.00
4	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	310	147.00	147.00
2	—	593	120.00	120.00
3	—	220	150.00–160.00	154.89
3	—	385	135.00–145.00	138.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	61.00–64.00	62.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	73.00	73.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	923	53.00–59.00	57.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,052	50.00–58.00	54.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,637	79.00–85.00	82.17
6	—	1,334	69.00–75.00	72.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,081	46.00–51.00	48.91
2	—	1,240	40.00–42.00	40.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	46.00–52.00	49.79
6	—	1,586	62.00–68.00	63.40
27	—	1,393	55.00–61.00	57.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	54.00–55.00	54.47

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