Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower,steer and bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.74/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$110.74

54 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	118.36	648	14thin
Medium and Large 2	533	108.88	581	24
Medium and Large 3	396	106.86	423	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $225 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 sale54 hd

110.74

—

GA average17 barns · 1,348 hd

117.90

−7.16

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	1,589	86.59	1,376	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	61.41	756	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	55.86	787	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	55.05	595	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	—	1,533	82.21/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,260	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,052	62.46/cwt	59.00–65.00	657	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	70.01/cwt	69.00–71.00	868	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,161	820.91/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	110.36/cwt	109.00–112.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	106.31/cwt	100.00–110.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	103.74/cwt	100.00–106.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.32/cwt	110.00–116.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.97/cwt	129.00–139.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	112.20/cwt	107.00–117.00	296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	105.69/cwt	105.00–107.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.17/cwt	103.00–107.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	102.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	106.32/cwt	105.00–107.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.34/cwt	132.00–138.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	55.97/cwt	52.00–59.00	579	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	670	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	55.86/cwt	54.00–58.00	787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	62.09/cwt	60.00–66.00	772	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	56.66/cwt	55.00–59.00	665	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	90.97/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,496	3

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 355Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 76Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	80.00–85.00	82.21
3	—	1,645	87.00–94.00	90.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,034	52.00–59.00	55.97
2	—	1,340	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	54.00–58.00	55.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,243	60.00–66.00	62.09
6	—	1,173	55.00–59.00	56.66
1	—	1,185	68.00	68.00

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)	7	—	1,052	59.00–65.00	62.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	69.00–71.00	70.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,161	700.00–925.00	820.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	124.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	575	105.00–115.00	109.91
2	—	423	129.00–139.00	133.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	109.00–112.00	110.36
2	—	438	115.00–120.00	117.54
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
6	—	580	103.00–107.00	105.17
5	—	621	100.00–108.00	102.98
3	—	535	105.00–107.00	106.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	107.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	625	110.00–113.00	112.03
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	107.00–117.00	112.20
3	—	462	105.00–107.00	105.69
2	—	540	100.00	100.00
2	—	438	105.00–110.00	107.49
2	—	373	105.00–110.00	107.38
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
1	—	230	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	100.00–110.00	106.31
3	—	573	100.00–106.00	103.74
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	110.00–116.00	113.32
2	—	723	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	630	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
1	—	270	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	132.00–138.00	135.34
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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