Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.89/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −92.04 against this barn's trailing median of $213.93.

Average price

$121.89

73 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$13.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	128.92	622	13thin
Medium and Large 2	434	126.00	547	27
Medium and Large 3	427	115.74	494	33

One grade step is worth $13.18/cwt here — about $128 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $204.41, median $213.93 across 3 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 sale73 hd

121.89

—

GA average15 barns · 1,088 hd

114.46

+7.43

This barn, trailing median3 sales

213.93

−92.04

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	—	High	1,737	81.51	1,415	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	51.04	671	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	43.11	486	7thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	112.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	128.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	133.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	113.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	118.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	129.22/cwt	127.00–130.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.61/cwt	114.00–116.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	123.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.70/cwt	132.00–140.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	108.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	580	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	80.52/cwt	79.00–82.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	136.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	111.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	119.61/cwt	117.00–121.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.11/cwt	110.00–117.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	459	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	77.13/cwt	73.00–79.00	893	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,349	754.29/cwt	550.00–850.00	10,175	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	59.52/cwt	56.00–63.00	664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	40.13/cwt	38.00–42.00	595	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	46.78/cwt	43.00–49.00	544	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	83.51/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,476	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	111.48/cwt	110.00–114.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	96.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	38.21/cwt	36.00–40.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	101.68/cwt	97.00–105.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	105.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	52.46/cwt	49.00–56.00	681	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	105.51/cwt	105.00–107.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	111.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	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 Oct 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 353Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 17Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
4	—	573	100.00–105.00	103.24
6	—	464	110.00–115.00	113.76
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
6	—	533	105.00–110.00	108.73
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	110.00–117.00	112.16
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
7	—	466	97.00–105.00	101.68
9	—	426	100.00–110.00	105.83
6	—	378	110.00–117.00	111.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	132.00–135.00	133.51
5	—	523	114.00–116.00	114.61
4	—	436	120.00	120.00
5	—	579	110.00–115.00	111.98
5	—	473	117.00–121.00	119.61
3	—	363	125.00–127.00	126.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	132.00–135.00	133.49
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
2	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.43
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
2	—	625	114.00–116.00	115.01
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	140.00	140.00
4	—	619	120.00–130.00	123.68
4	—	468	132.00–140.00	134.70
2	—	520	135.00–140.00	137.40
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
5	—	579	125.00–133.00	129.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
3	—	478	120.00	120.00
2	—	368	120.00–130.00	125.10
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	125.00–130.00	128.96
8	—	436	115.00–120.00	118.74
4	—	479	110.00–114.00	111.48
3	—	565	90.00–100.00	96.49
2	—	215	140.00	140.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
4	—	519	105.00–107.00	105.51
5	—	370	110.00–117.00	112.48
1	—	690	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	130.00–140.00	133.75
2	—	455	117.00–120.00	118.50
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
4	—	411	127.00–130.00	129.22
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
6	—	523	110.00–117.00	113.11
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
4	—	319	135.00–140.00	138.75
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	135.00–140.00	136.00
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
2	—	585	114.00	114.00
2	—	618	110.00–113.00	111.51
1	—	260	167.00	167.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	79.00–82.00	80.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,158	73.00–79.00	77.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,116	56.00–63.00	59.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,349	550.00–850.00	754.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	38.00–42.00	40.13
2	—	1,175	57.00–58.00	57.49
14	—	1,298	49.00–56.00	52.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	43.00–49.00	46.78
3	—	1,078	36.00–40.00	38.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,768	80.00–87.00	83.51
1	—	1,740	70.00	70.00

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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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

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How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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