Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.35/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$119.35

97 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$20.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	129.18	533	42
Medium and Large 2	481	113.56	546	36
Medium and Large 3	415	108.58	451	19thin

One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $82 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 sale97 hd

119.35

—

GA average15 barns · 900 hd

114.90

+4.45

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	1,722	88.80	1,529	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	63.35	859	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	57.30	884	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	54.94	668	18

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	—	1,060	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,206	64.66/cwt	56.00–70.00	780	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	892	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,273	62.23/cwt	57.00–67.00	792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	75.95/cwt	71.00–87.00	968	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	77.60/cwt	73.00–84.00	939	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,128.04/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	13,909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	140.14/cwt	139.00–145.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	122.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	81.05/cwt	78.00–84.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.79/cwt	126.00–135.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	143.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	157.17/cwt	157.00–157.50	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	217	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	108.90/cwt	106.00–111.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	100.24/cwt	100.00–101.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	91.67/cwt	91.00–92.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	110.33/cwt	109.00–112.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	135.20/cwt	132.00–140.00	433	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	134.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	132.14/cwt	127.00–137.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	110.67/cwt	108.00–114.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	108.75/cwt	105.00–115.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	100.29/cwt	95.00–105.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	105.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	57.02/cwt	54.00–60.00	709	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	49.54/cwt	46.00–53.00	566	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	57.30/cwt	55.00–60.00	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	62.88/cwt	60.00–67.00	850	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	69.09/cwt	68.00–72.00	997	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	56.44/cwt	55.00–59.00	698	5
Bulls	—	—	1,848	90.95/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,824	1

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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 270Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 57Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,848	88.00–94.00	90.95
1	—	1,880	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,243	54.00–60.00	57.02
5	—	1,142	46.00–53.00	49.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	55.00–60.00	57.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,351	60.00–67.00	62.88
8	—	1,443	68.00–72.00	69.09
5	—	1,237	55.00–59.00	56.44

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)	15	—	1,206	56.00–70.00	64.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	74.00	74.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,273	57.00–67.00	62.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,275	71.00–87.00	75.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,210	73.00–84.00	77.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,233	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,128.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	130.00–140.00	135.10
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	140.00–145.00	141.82
3	—	685	109.00–110.00	109.67
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	139.00–145.00	140.14
9	—	609	115.00–124.00	122.48
6	—	441	150.00	150.00
5	—	531	130.00–140.00	134.96
4	—	711	105.00–115.00	108.75
3	—	585	125.00–130.00	127.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	142.00	142.00
12	—	320	132.00–140.00	135.20
10	—	368	130.00–140.00	134.05
5	—	409	127.00–137.00	132.14
3	—	580	108.00–114.00	110.67
3	—	458	120.00–124.00	122.02
2	—	525	112.00–116.00	114.04
2	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	120.00–125.00	121.62
3	—	217	130.00–132.00	131.35
2	—	675	90.00	90.00
4	—	521	95.00–105.00	100.29
4	—	436	100.00–110.00	105.25
3	—	373	100.00–102.00	100.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	106.00–111.00	108.90
7	—	414	120.00–125.00	122.85
5	—	284	130.00–135.00	132.04
4	—	618	100.00–101.00	100.24
3	—	742	91.00–92.00	91.67
3	—	477	109.00–112.00	110.33
2	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	135.00–140.00	138.33
2	—	773	78.00–84.00	81.05
2	—	615	96.00–100.00	98.02
2	—	443	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	278	130.00–140.00	134.95
2	—	223	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	140.00–145.00	142.07
3	—	725	90.00	90.00
3	—	683	96.00–98.00	97.00
3	—	458	130.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	623	105.00–109.00	106.98
2	—	568	115.00–118.00	116.48
2	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	126.00–135.00	130.79
4	—	431	140.00–150.00	143.80
3	—	453	135.00–140.00	138.35
3	—	327	157.00–157.50	157.17
2	—	285	160.00–165.00	162.59
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
1	—	380	152.00	152.00
1	—	235	185.00	185.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Slaughter Cattle

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