Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and heifers steady to 1.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.55/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$121.55

101 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$27.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	131.40	679	42
Medium and Large 2	509	118.49	603	43
Medium and Large 3	565	103.89	587	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $92 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 sale101 hd

121.55

—

GA average17 barns · 1,608 hd

120.62

+0.93

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	1,643	92.46	1,519	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	68.07	854	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	54.57	539	11

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	131.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.80/cwt	150.00–158.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	132.31/cwt	127.00–133.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	139.57/cwt	136.00–146.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	169.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.27/cwt	145.00–153.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	113.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	118.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	58.86/cwt	55.00–61.00	622	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	48.59/cwt	44.00–51.00	460	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	72.80/cwt	71.00–76.00	892	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	67.20/cwt	63.00–70.00	798	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	57.87/cwt	55.00–62.00	858	7
Bulls	—	—	1,610	99.44/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,601	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	85.47/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,432	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	67.15/cwt	64.00–70.00	732	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	67.55/cwt	67.00–68.00	625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	105.34/cwt	104.00–107.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	150.16/cwt	142.00–160.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	143.37/cwt	137.00–150.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	125.91/cwt	123.00–127.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	119.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	136.32/cwt	134.00–138.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.68/cwt	135.00–138.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	108.49/cwt	106.00–110.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	113.02/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	103.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	120.80/cwt	118.00–124.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	142.63/cwt	137.00–147.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 378Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 25Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 4Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.45
2	—	413	140.00–142.00	141.03
2	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	125.00–130.00	126.65
5	—	521	130.00–135.00	131.19
5	—	491	140.00	140.00
4	—	426	150.00–158.00	152.80
2	—	623	125.00	125.00
2	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.54
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	127.00–133.00	132.31
8	—	512	136.00–146.00	139.57
4	—	435	165.00–175.00	169.30
3	—	726	120.00	120.00
3	—	465	145.00–153.00	149.27
3	—	373	170.00–177.00	172.28
2	—	553	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	105.00–110.00	107.38
5	—	579	110.00–116.00	113.20
4	—	533	114.00–120.00	118.01
3	—	672	104.00–107.00	105.34
3	—	388	131.00–132.00	131.67
2	—	315	130.00–134.00	132.10
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
10	—	435	120.00–130.00	125.05
9	—	467	118.00–124.00	120.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	142.00–160.00	150.16
3	—	513	137.00–150.00	143.37
2	—	643	135.00–145.00	140.02
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	123.00–127.00	125.91
7	—	619	117.00–120.00	119.58
6	—	417	134.00–138.00	136.32
3	—	485	125.00–127.00	125.64
3	—	370	135.00–138.00	136.68
2	—	568	120.00–124.00	121.94
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	100.00–105.00	103.76
2	—	710	90.00	90.00
2	—	683	100.00	100.00
2	—	515	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	110.00–117.00	113.58
2	—	315	117.00–120.00	118.50
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
1	—	640	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
1	—	450	139.00	139.00
5	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.33
4	—	431	137.00–147.00	142.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	160.00–165.00	161.67
3	—	425	150.00–160.00	153.84
2	—	465	140.00–150.00	144.84
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	106.00–110.00	108.49
3	—	482	110.00–119.00	113.02
3	—	385	130.00–135.00	131.67
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	55.00–61.00	58.86
5	—	947	44.00–51.00	48.59
1	—	855	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,225	71.00–76.00	72.80
16	—	1,188	63.00–70.00	67.20
7	—	1,482	55.00–62.00	57.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	99.00–100.00	99.44
2	—	1,675	84.00–88.00	85.47

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)	2	—	1,090	64.00–70.00	67.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	67.00–68.00	67.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	81.00	81.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	82.00	82.00

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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Pulaski Co

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