Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.31/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$130.31

58 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$151

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	132.69	696	26
Medium and Large 3	456	130.21	594	10thin
Medium and Large 1	664	127.55	846	22

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about −$151 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 sale58 hd

130.31

—

GA average16 barns · 1,039 hd

134.44

−4.13

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	1,681	80.70	1,357	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	61.00	1,159	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	58.95	798	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	49.82	518	7thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	572	121.39/cwt	119.00–126.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.37/cwt	135.00–139.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.88/cwt	105.00–111.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.43/cwt	117.00–122.00	625	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	133.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	45.65/cwt	43.00–50.00	479	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	55.39/cwt	54.00–57.00	569	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,159	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	59.91/cwt	58.00–63.00	779	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	55.58/cwt	55.00–56.00	856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	76.80/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,256	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	86.55/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,515	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	121.81/cwt	116.00–126.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	130.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.38/cwt	137.00–140.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.06/cwt	130.00–139.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	124.38/cwt	124.00–125.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	112.93/cwt	110.00–117.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.70/cwt	105.00–114.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	119.82/cwt	118.00–121.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	128.38/cwt	125.00–132.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 410Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 75Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	119.00–126.00	121.39
3	—	365	135.00–139.00	137.37
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	405	134.00	134.00
1	—	295	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	110.00–117.00	112.93
3	—	525	105.00–114.00	109.70
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	117.00	117.00
1	—	245	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	118.00–121.00	119.82
3	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.95
2	—	480	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	363	125.00–132.00	128.38
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	105.00–111.00	107.88
4	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.98
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	360	120.00–130.00	125.07
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	117.00–122.00	120.43
3	—	437	130.00–140.00	133.96
3	—	260	165.00–170.00	168.27
2	—	725	105.00	105.00
2	—	638	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	118.00–119.00	118.51
2	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	147.00–150.00	148.46
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	116.00–126.00	121.81
3	—	425	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	130.00–132.00	130.98
5	—	506	129.00–135.00	130.21
5	—	432	137.00–140.00	139.38
4	—	471	130.00–139.00	134.06
3	—	678	122.00	122.00
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	124.00–125.00	124.38
5	—	638	132.00	132.00
4	—	749	125.00	125.00
3	—	453	140.00–141.00	140.33
2	—	850	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	43.00–50.00	45.65
3	—	1,028	54.00–57.00	55.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	58.00–63.00	59.91
2	—	1,540	55.00–56.00	55.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	74.00–79.00	76.80
2	—	1,750	86.00–87.00	86.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	750.00	750.00

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

Steers · 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