Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 20.00 to 25.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.71/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$123.71

75 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$35.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	133.52	568	44
Medium and Large 2	423	123.59	523	14thin
Medium and Large 3	554	98.43	545	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.09/cwt here — about $23 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 sale75 hd

123.71

—

GA average13 barns · 734 hd

123.54

+0.17

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	1,505	69.00	1,038	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	45.34	569	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	39.00	614	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	37.41	441	7thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	126.24/cwt	122.00–130.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	81.03/cwt	77.00–85.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	124.84/cwt	122.00–127.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.32/cwt	112.00–122.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	135.74/cwt	135.00–137.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	131.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	133.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	140.72/cwt	140.00–142.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	123.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	146.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	146.80/cwt	142.00–150.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,316	39.01/cwt	37.00–40.00	513	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	35.28/cwt	35.00–36.00	351	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	614	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	45.30/cwt	42.00–49.00	574	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	467	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,397	1
Bulls	—	—	1,015	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	116.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	148.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	143.30/cwt	137.00–147.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	158.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	161.02/cwt	157.00–165.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	156.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	90.05/cwt	85.00–95.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	79.03/cwt	77.00–80.00	611	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 Mar 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 262Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 133Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	110.00	110.00
3	—	322	122.00–130.00	126.24
2	—	710	77.00–85.00	81.03
2	—	518	100.00–105.00	102.58
4	—	571	85.00–95.00	90.05
3	—	773	77.00–80.00	79.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	122.00–127.00	124.84
3	—	525	112.00–122.00	116.32
3	—	460	115.00–120.00	116.63
3	—	265	135.00–137.00	135.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	130.00–140.00	133.16
11	—	370	130.00–140.00	131.98
8	—	511	130.00–137.00	133.15
6	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.30
3	—	270	140.00–142.00	140.72
2	—	585	125.00–135.00	129.96
2	—	325	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	120.00–130.00	123.67
3	—	372	140.00–142.00	141.34
3	—	272	140.00–150.00	146.63
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	100.00–110.00	105.12
2	—	485	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	120.00–127.00	121.80
2	—	570	112.00–115.00	113.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	142.00–150.00	146.80
5	—	573	120.00–127.00	124.38
4	—	510	130.00–140.00	135.52
4	—	388	147.00–150.00	148.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	110.00–120.00	116.22
2	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	120.00	120.00
3	—	540	140.00–147.00	142.35
3	—	413	147.00–152.00	148.67
2	—	713	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	563	125.00–130.00	127.49
2	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	137.00–147.00	143.30
6	—	513	155.00–162.00	158.20
4	—	439	157.00–165.00	161.02
3	—	458	155.00–160.00	156.69
2	—	713	117.00–125.00	120.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	37.00–40.00	39.01
3	—	995	35.00–36.00	35.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	39.00	39.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,267	42.00–49.00	45.30
1	—	1,285	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,140	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,015	68.00	68.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	57.00	57.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,000.00	1,000.00

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