Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.31/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$127.31

109 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$8.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	131.33	654	38
Medium and Large 2	432	126.07	545	51
Medium and Large 3	342	122.86	420	20

One grade step is worth $8.47/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 sale109 hd

127.31

—

GA average13 barns · 1,665 hd

131.34

−4.03

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	1,579	91.85	1,450	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	63.28	768	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,215	56.00	680	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	51.33	539	23

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	518	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	160.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	170.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	145.65/cwt	142.00–150.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	188.31/cwt	182.00–192.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	161.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	177.47/cwt	175.00–185.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	148.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	53.73/cwt	50.00–56.00	573	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	44.24/cwt	40.00–47.00	438	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	61.30/cwt	60.00–66.00	698	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	62.91/cwt	60.00–67.00	749	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	71.06/cwt	68.00–75.00	950	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	55.58/cwt	53.00–58.00	644	6
Bulls	—	—	1,607	84.63/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,360	5
Bulls	—	—	1,536	91.16/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,400	4
Bulls	—	—	1,586	101.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,611	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	937	64.57/cwt	58.00–69.00	605	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	134.26/cwt	132.00–135.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	138.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	148.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	134.80/cwt	130.00–135.50	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	154.07/cwt	154.00–155.00	832	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	253	125.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	139.71/cwt	137.00–142.00	319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.36/cwt	125.00–128.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.27/cwt	117.00–123.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	142.29/cwt	137.00–147.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	151.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	335	4

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 370Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	124.00–125.00	124.50
9	—	716	110.00	110.00
8	—	618	117.00–123.00	122.27
6	—	343	145.00–150.00	147.00
5	—	372	137.00–147.00	142.29
4	—	423	140.00–147.00	143.60
4	—	221	150.00–155.00	151.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	253	120.00–130.00	125.93
4	—	425	110.00–120.00	113.62
4	—	228	137.00–142.00	139.71
3	—	328	120.00	120.00
2	—	520	105.00–114.00	109.50
2	—	465	115.00–120.00	117.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	323	130.00–140.00	134.68
13	—	537	116.00–120.00	116.29
8	—	366	130.00–135.00	133.36
7	—	651	108.00	108.00
6	—	270	135.00–140.00	138.40
3	—	483	125.00–128.00	126.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	150.00–155.00	151.62
2	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	473	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	130.00–137.00	133.44
2	—	278	160.00–162.00	161.05
2	—	230	150.00–160.00	154.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	140.00–147.00	143.26
7	—	383	160.00–165.00	160.71
5	—	276	165.00–175.00	170.09
3	—	418	142.00–150.00	145.65
2	—	525	130.00–140.00	134.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	280	182.00–192.00	188.31
5	—	433	160.00–165.00	161.36
4	—	379	170.00–175.00	172.61
4	—	309	175.00–185.00	177.47
3	—	508	145.00–152.00	148.03
3	—	468	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	132.00–135.00	134.26
3	—	423	130.00–140.00	136.54
2	—	563	114.00–117.00	115.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	130.00–140.00	138.38
5	—	512	140.00–150.00	148.05
3	—	423	155.00–160.00	158.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	642	130.00–135.50	134.80
14	—	540	154.00–155.00	154.07
13	—	715	125.00	125.00
7	—	469	160.00–170.00	164.21
3	—	335	190.00–192.00	191.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,067	50.00–56.00	53.73
9	—	991	40.00–47.00	44.24
4	—	1,139	60.00–66.00	61.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,190	60.00–67.00	62.91
7	—	1,337	68.00–75.00	71.06
6	—	1,159	53.00–58.00	55.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,607	80.00–87.00	84.63
4	—	1,536	88.00–97.00	91.16
4	—	1,586	100.00–105.00	101.57

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)	1	—	1,185	57.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	937	58.00–69.00	64.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	625.00	625.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle