Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls and feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.26/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$118.26

100 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	123.84	590	42
Medium and Large 2	478	117.30	561	40
Medium and Large 3	502	107.38	539	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $51 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 sale100 hd

118.26

—

GA average17 barns · 1,581 hd

118.46

−0.20

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	84.67	1,423	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	66.88	833	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	54.80	588	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	123.21/cwt	119.00–128.00	577	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	136.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	141.06/cwt	140.00–142.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	103.17/cwt	98.00–106.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	137.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	115.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	121.50/cwt	120.00–126.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	153.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.07/cwt	130.00–134.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	161.22/cwt	157.00–165.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.56/cwt	145.00–152.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.76/cwt	124.00–126.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.49/cwt	140.00–146.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	109.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	109.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	57.98/cwt	55.00–60.00	616	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	50.70/cwt	50.00–52.00	551	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	67.22/cwt	63.00–70.00	792	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	59.93/cwt	55.00–62.00	819	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	73.92/cwt	72.00–78.00	932	8
Bulls	—	—	1,631	81.35/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,327	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	91.30/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	70.09/cwt	67.00–73.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,032	69.95/cwt	65.00–75.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	120.55/cwt	118.00–124.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	140.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	153.33/cwt	150.00–154.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	135.26/cwt	132.00–137.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	122.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	111.83/cwt	110.00–114.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	114.60/cwt	114.00–115.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.39/cwt	119.00–124.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	108.35/cwt	105.00–111.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	115.68/cwt	115.00–116.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 480Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 57Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	468	119.00–128.00	123.21
6	—	568	115.00–119.00	116.67
4	—	368	135.00–140.00	136.31
2	—	510	118.00–124.00	120.94
2	—	410	126.00–130.00	128.02
2	—	318	140.00–142.00	141.06
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	106.00–110.00	109.31
5	—	472	105.00–110.00	109.03
2	—	633	90.00–100.00	94.94
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	387	120.00–130.00	122.51
7	—	566	110.00–114.00	111.83
5	—	534	114.00–115.00	114.60
5	—	428	119.00–124.00	120.39
3	—	603	105.00–111.00	108.35
3	—	488	115.00–116.00	115.68
2	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.66
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	98.00–106.00	103.17
6	—	531	110.00–117.00	113.61
5	—	314	130.00–140.00	137.90
4	—	483	110.00–120.00	115.93
4	—	440	120.00–126.00	121.50
2	—	588	97.00–100.00	98.51
2	—	375	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	215	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00	140.00
2	—	325	150.00–157.00	153.39
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
4	—	504	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	405	132.00–137.00	135.26
3	—	272	160.00–162.00	160.65
2	—	485	122.00–123.00	122.49
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.34
3	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.32
2	—	538	128.00–129.00	128.51
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	350	157.00	157.00
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	123.32
2	—	610	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.07
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
6	—	441	150.00–154.00	153.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	157.00–165.00	161.22
7	—	476	145.00–152.00	148.56
4	—	619	124.00–126.00	124.76
4	—	521	140.00–146.00	142.49
2	—	673	124.00–128.00	125.98
2	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	118.00–124.00	120.55
4	—	411	140.00–142.00	140.49
3	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	610	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,063	55.00–60.00	57.98
7	—	1,086	50.00–52.00	50.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,178	63.00–70.00	67.22
9	—	1,367	55.00–62.00	59.93
8	—	1,261	72.00–78.00	73.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	79.00–85.00	81.35
2	—	1,780	90.00–93.00	91.30

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	—	1,145	67.00–73.00	70.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	68.00	68.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	65.00–75.00	69.95

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