Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested. steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.12/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −79.05 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$130.12

42 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	148.07	644	12thin
Medium and Large 2	458	125.15	574	18thin
Medium and Large 3	410	119.61	491	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $153 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 sale42 hd

130.12

—

GA average14 barns · 1,046 hd

120.04

+10.08

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−79.05

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	1,770	68.19	1,207	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	58.96	755	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	50.50	577	23

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	473	110.20/cwt	110.00–111.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	116.91/cwt	112.00–122.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	555	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,121	59.04/cwt	54.00–66.00	662	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	62.32/cwt	60.00–69.00	648	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	76.89/cwt	76.00–78.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	68.19/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,207	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	45.69/cwt	45.00–47.00	469	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	52.26/cwt	50.00–54.00	579	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	64.94/cwt	63.00–69.00	864	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	57.95/cwt	55.00–62.00	748	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	51.84/cwt	48.00–55.00	609	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	112.69/cwt	107.00–117.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.98/cwt	110.00–117.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	109.01/cwt	107.00–112.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	101.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	122.18/cwt	117.00–127.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 332Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 74Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	110.00–111.00	110.20
3	—	370	112.00–122.00	116.91
1	—	540	107.00	107.00
3	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
2	—	555	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	423	115.00–117.00	116.02
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	119.00	119.00
3	—	503	110.00–111.00	110.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	95.00–100.00	97.51
3	—	385	100.00–110.00	105.09
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	122.00	122.00
5	—	425	100.00–105.00	101.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	768	100.00–104.00	102.01
1	—	410	132.00	132.00
2	—	368	142.00–145.00	143.51
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
4	—	526	120.00–126.00	122.04
3	—	637	115.00–117.00	115.68
3	—	462	120.00–125.00	123.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
3	—	668	114.00–115.00	114.33
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	740	92.00	92.00
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
6	—	456	107.00–117.00	112.69
2	—	538	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	595	102.00	102.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	430	117.00–122.00	119.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	140.00–150.00	144.89
3	—	510	110.00–112.00	110.69
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
3	—	418	130.00–140.00	133.31
4	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.23
4	—	560	107.00–112.00	109.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	130.00–135.00	130.96
4	—	413	160.00–170.00	162.52
1	—	375	172.00	172.00
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	765	87.00	87.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
3	—	468	110.00–117.00	113.98
2	—	420	117.00–127.00	122.18
2	—	315	127.00–130.00	128.52

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	—	1,121	54.00–66.00	59.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,040	60.00–69.00	62.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	76.00–78.00	76.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	65.00–71.00	68.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,027	45.00–47.00	45.69
18	—	1,174	48.00–55.00	51.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,108	50.00–54.00	52.26
11	—	1,331	63.00–69.00	64.94
32	—	1,290	55.00–62.00	57.95

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

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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Replacement Cattle

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