Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.10/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −92.07 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$117.10

68 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	130.31	586	20
Medium and Large 2	436	122.61	534	18thin
Medium and Large 3	487	104.98	511	30

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $75 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 sale68 hd

117.10

—

GA average15 barns · 1,096 hd

114.19

+2.91

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−92.07

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	1,466	81.28	1,192	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	58.36	738	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	40.11	433	8thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	—	510	110.36/cwt	110.00–112.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	111.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	489	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.14/cwt	130.00–137.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	110.00/cwt	107.00–114.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.65/cwt	124.00–132.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	131.51/cwt	130.00–134.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.04/cwt	114.00–122.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	80.11/cwt	73.00–85.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	114.41/cwt	112.00–115.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	121.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	672	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	133.35/cwt	130.00–137.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	92.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,351	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,101	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	58.77/cwt	55.00–62.00	739	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	44.35/cwt	43.00–46.00	511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	73.38/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,092	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	51.79/cwt	51.00–54.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	112.24/cwt	112.00–112.50	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	111.32/cwt	107.00–117.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	95.93/cwt	92.00–100.00	460	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	37.56/cwt	35.00–40.00	389	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	63.68/cwt	63.00–65.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	96.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	109.26/cwt	107.00–110.00	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.68/cwt	95.00–105.00	438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	110.01/cwt	105.00–115.00	465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	104.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	118.13/cwt	115.00–122.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	553	2

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 303Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 48Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 22Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	110.00–112.00	110.36
2	—	308	130.00–135.00	132.52
6	—	378	130.00–137.00	133.14
1	—	255	147.00	147.00
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
2	—	463	119.00–120.00	119.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
3	—	567	114.00–115.00	114.66
2	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.44
3	—	455	130.00–135.00	133.32
7	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.35
2	—	370	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	280	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	90.00–100.00	96.99
3	—	520	100.00–105.00	101.60
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
2	—	663	85.00–90.00	87.51
9	—	423	105.00–115.00	110.01
7	—	468	100.00–110.00	104.24
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
3	—	517	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
5	—	526	124.00–132.00	128.65
4	—	486	130.00–134.00	131.51
2	—	678	114.00–122.00	118.04
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
4	—	555	120.00–124.00	121.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
2	—	628	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	568	100.00–107.00	103.58
1	—	470	117.00	117.00
3	—	527	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	102.00	102.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	408	117.00–120.00	118.53
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
4	—	518	107.00–114.00	110.00
5	—	473	112.00–115.00	114.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	110.00–115.00	111.90
2	—	585	95.00–97.00	96.00
3	—	367	115.00–122.00	118.13
8	—	479	105.00–110.00	107.51
5	—	506	100.00–105.00	102.96
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	112.00–112.50	112.24
3	—	322	107.00–117.00	111.32
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
4	—	480	92.00–100.00	95.93
1	—	215	112.00	112.00
4	—	390	107.00–110.00	109.26
7	—	435	95.00–105.00	100.68

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	84.00	84.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	996	73.00–85.00	80.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	71.00	71.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	90.00–95.00	92.65
4	—	1,351	80.00–83.00	81.53
3	—	1,488	70.00–77.00	73.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,258	55.00–62.00	58.77
3	—	1,233	51.00–54.00	51.79
3	—	1,312	63.00–65.00	63.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	43.00–46.00	44.35
5	—	1,035	35.00–40.00	37.56

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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