Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady to 6.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.62/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −81.54 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$127.62

86 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$32.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	379	151.53	575	10thin
Medium and Large 2	450	131.33	591	33
Medium and Large 3	454	119.22	541	43

One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $33 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

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $194.44, median $209.17 across 4 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 sale86 hd

127.62

—

GA average17 barns · 1,321 hd

124.11

+3.51

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−81.54

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	1,597	80.71	1,289	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	67.97	845	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	58.93	849	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	51.00	555	24

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Medium and Large 3	—	645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.72/cwt	129.00–130.00	547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	143.71/cwt	137.00–147.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.31/cwt	155.00–157.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.48/cwt	106.00–109.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.37/cwt	160.00–162.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	104.40/cwt	100.00–106.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	102.16/cwt	100.00–105.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	96.79/cwt	90.00–100.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	109.80/cwt	107.00–111.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	101.74/cwt	101.00–103.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	111.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	113.72/cwt	112.00–116.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	101.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	122.79/cwt	118.00–124.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	126.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.34/cwt	132.00–132.50	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	115.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	531	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	47.68/cwt	44.00–51.00	519	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	55.65/cwt	53.00–60.00	605	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.93/cwt	55.00–61.00	849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	72.59/cwt	70.00–77.00	858	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	66.10/cwt	62.00–69.00	837	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	58.33/cwt	55.00–61.00	801	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	84.23/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,418	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	75.44/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	55.82/cwt	53.00–59.00	623	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	848	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,157	970.61/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	11,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	128.53/cwt	125.00–134.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	118.67/cwt	116.00–120.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	675	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	126.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	144.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	104.58/cwt	102.00–109.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 373Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 66Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	99.00	99.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
12	—	459	110.00–120.00	115.59
9	—	421	120.00–125.00	122.27
5	—	385	125.00–132.00	126.44
5	—	280	140.00–150.00	144.45
4	—	571	102.00–109.00	104.58
3	—	522	110.00–113.00	111.00
2	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	125.00–131.00	128.86
7	—	422	129.00–130.00	129.72
7	—	381	137.00–147.00	143.71
3	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.04
3	—	330	155.00–157.00	156.31
2	—	665	106.00–109.00	107.48
2	—	560	110.00–113.00	111.49
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	140.00–150.00	142.37
3	—	370	150.00–160.00	153.91
3	—	330	160.00–162.00	161.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
16	—	479	141.00	141.00
3	—	617	120.00	120.00
2	—	500	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	130.00–140.00	136.59
2	—	530	110.00–120.00	114.91
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	125.00–134.00	128.53
3	—	553	116.00–120.00	118.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	100.00–106.00	104.40
6	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.16
5	—	611	90.00–100.00	96.79
5	—	458	107.00–111.00	109.80
4	—	321	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	223	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	101.00–103.00	101.74
4	—	519	110.00–114.00	111.24
4	—	481	112.00–116.00	113.72
3	—	682	100.00–104.00	101.33
3	—	367	120.00–125.00	123.30
2	—	778	92.00–94.00	92.98
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	118.00–124.00	122.79
3	—	573	113.00	113.00
3	—	407	125.00–131.00	126.97
3	—	373	132.00–132.50	132.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,088	44.00–51.00	47.68
10	—	1,087	53.00–60.00	55.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	55.00–61.00	58.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,182	70.00–77.00	72.59
11	—	1,266	62.00–69.00	66.10
6	—	1,373	55.00–61.00	58.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	82.00–85.00	84.23
2	—	1,468	75.00–76.00	75.44

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)	1	—	1,285	61.00	61.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,116	53.00–59.00	55.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	71.00	71.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	78.00	78.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	67.00	67.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,157	900.00–1,100.00	970.61

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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