Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.40/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$114.40

87 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	117.39	568	27
Medium and Large 2	401	115.37	463	49
Medium and Large 3	422	102.73	434	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $134 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 sale87 hd

114.40

—

GA average15 barns · 891 hd

108.07

+6.33

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	1,483	75.75	1,123	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	58.83	796	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	46.90	514	11

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	625	102.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	122.74/cwt	122.00–125.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	118.93/cwt	115.00–122.00	441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	121.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	116.17/cwt	112.00–120.00	548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	115.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	126.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.45/cwt	152.00–155.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	107.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	109.22/cwt	107.00–110.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	61.27/cwt	54.00–70.00	691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	71.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	109.42/cwt	107.00–112.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	72.34/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,023	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	43.35/cwt	43.00–44.00	456	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	52.79/cwt	50.00–54.00	665	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	64.45/cwt	62.00–67.00	906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	82.57/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,338	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	58.53/cwt	55.00–62.00	797	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	48.23/cwt	45.00–52.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	117.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	119.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	103.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	104.40/cwt	102.00–105.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	107.56/cwt	102.00–110.00	450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	103.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	111.17/cwt	107.00–115.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	125.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.14/cwt	130.00–137.00	576	9

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 271Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 40Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.37
2	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
3	—	523	105.00–110.00	107.29
2	—	725	95.00	95.00
5	—	284	135.00–140.00	137.38
2	—	390	132.00–135.00	133.48
8	—	324	130.00–135.00	132.49
2	—	240	142.00–145.00	143.53
4	—	478	115.00–120.00	117.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	115.00–122.00	118.93
4	—	330	120.00–125.00	121.25
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
2	—	225	135.00–140.00	137.61
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
3	—	473	100.00–110.00	105.70
2	—	578	95.00–100.00	97.53
4	—	260	120.00–130.00	124.81
9	—	418	102.00–110.00	107.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
2	—	320	152.00–155.00	153.45
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	117.00	117.00
2	—	620	107.00–112.00	109.42
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
9	—	426	130.00–137.00	135.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	265	137.00	137.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
2	—	233	140.00	140.00
3	—	382	117.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	555	100.00–108.00	103.96
2	—	470	107.00–115.00	111.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	125.00–130.00	128.39
3	—	557	120.00–130.00	126.37
3	—	451	141.00	141.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	618	109.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	373	130.00–137.00	133.57
2	—	405	137.00	137.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	110.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.48
7	—	304	120.00–125.00	122.46
4	—	469	107.00–110.00	109.22
3	—	230	125.00–130.00	127.35
4	—	608	100.00	100.00
11	—	362	115.00–125.00	119.71
5	—	533	102.00–105.00	104.40
5	—	269	122.00–130.00	125.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	122.00–125.00	122.74
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
10	—	472	112.00–120.00	116.17
7	—	553	110.00–116.00	115.15
2	—	238	135.00–140.00	137.42
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
1	—	310	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
2	—	520	95.00–100.00	97.45
2	—	438	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	228	115.00–120.00	117.31
3	—	378	100.00–110.00	103.48

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	—	1,128	54.00–70.00	61.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	70.00–75.00	71.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,414	69.00–76.00	72.34
3	—	1,620	80.00–86.00	82.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	43.00–44.00	43.35
8	—	1,113	45.00–52.00	48.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,259	50.00–54.00	52.79
10	—	1,406	62.00–67.00	64.45
26	—	1,361	55.00–62.00	58.53

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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

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