Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.75/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −83.18 against this barn's trailing median of $213.93.

Average price

$130.75

57 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$34.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	325	153.61	499	8thin
Medium and Large 2	405	135.70	549	24
Medium and Large 3	435	118.68	516	25

One grade step is worth $34.93/cwt here — about −$18 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $204.41, median $213.93 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

130.75

—

GA average16 barns · 1,107 hd

122.46

+8.28

This barn, trailing median3 sales

213.93

−83.18

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	1,908	87.92	1,677	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	62.92	859	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	59.62	854	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	52.04	633	9thin

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 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.80/cwt	104.00–109.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	134.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	119.05/cwt	116.00–122.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	134.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	109.31/cwt	105.00–113.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.41/cwt	110.00–112.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.33/cwt	103.00–104.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	102.36/cwt	100.00–104.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	144.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	151.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	289	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	53.33/cwt	50.00–57.00	659	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	47.52/cwt	47.00–48.00	548	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	60.04/cwt	57.00–62.00	881	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	703	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	62.98/cwt	60.00–67.00	838	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	56.10/cwt	55.00–59.00	813	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	72.79/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,065	4
Bulls	—	—	2,085	91.34/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	100.85/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	71.57/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	136.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	116.65/cwt	116.00–118.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	121.30/cwt	119.00–125.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 261Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 43Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
3	—	363	110.00–112.00	110.67
2	—	408	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	570	92.00	92.00
1	—	520	92.00	92.00
1	—	460	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	327	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	583	95.00–105.00	100.00
4	—	525	104.00–109.00	105.80
4	—	365	120.00–127.00	123.50
3	—	268	130.00–137.00	134.52
2	—	778	84.00–85.00	84.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	116.00–122.00	119.05
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	130.00–140.00	134.37
5	—	512	105.00–113.00	109.31
5	—	470	110.00–112.00	110.41
3	—	570	103.00–104.00	103.33
3	—	373	125.00–130.00	126.70
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	333	145.00–150.00	148.25
3	—	618	100.00–104.00	102.36
3	—	362	140.00–147.00	144.01
3	—	288	145.00–155.00	151.71
2	—	583	109.00	109.00
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	118.00	118.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	289	157.00–160.00	158.47
3	—	407	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	135.00–137.00	136.49
3	—	582	116.00–118.00	116.65
3	—	527	115.00–119.00	117.05
3	—	457	119.00–125.00	121.30
2	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.03
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.43
2	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.42
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,235	50.00–57.00	53.33
2	—	1,153	47.00–48.00	47.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,467	57.00–62.00	60.04
2	—	1,405	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,355	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,330	60.00–67.00	62.98
6	—	1,449	55.00–59.00	56.10
4	—	1,463	70.00–77.00	72.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,085	90.00–93.00	91.34
2	—	1,683	100.00–102.00	100.85
2	—	1,955	70.00–75.00	71.57

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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