Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 4.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows to mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.62/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −78.54 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$130.62

102 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$26.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	139.21	659	43
Medium and Large 2	463	128.68	595	43
Medium and Large 3	485	112.80	547	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about $112 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 sale102 hd

130.62

—

GA average16 barns · 1,606 hd

124.59

+6.03

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−78.54

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	—	Average	1,672	78.52	1,312	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	60.50	962	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	57.21	705	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	48.01	513	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	588	112.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	113.72/cwt	110.00–117.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	152.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	164.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	122.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	114.15/cwt	110.00–117.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.55/cwt	129.00–135.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	123.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	126.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	103.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	695	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	738	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	723	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	54.10/cwt	50.00–57.00	691	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	61.46/cwt	59.00–65.00	720	11
Bulls	—	—	1,678	81.05/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	52.57/cwt	49.00–55.00	599	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	44.59/cwt	40.00–47.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	103.79/cwt	100.00–106.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	120.05/cwt	117.00–123.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	104.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	598	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	75.99/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	123.74/cwt	120.00–127.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	106.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	166.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	121.38/cwt	115.00–123.00	770	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	521	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.42/cwt	112.00–120.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	580	4

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 226Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 82Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	110.00–115.00	112.82
6	—	515	110.00–117.00	114.15
11	—	480	110.00–120.00	115.79
4	—	614	100.00–106.00	103.79
6	—	413	117.00–123.00	120.05
4	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	110.00–116.00	113.94
4	—	468	120.00–125.00	121.58
8	—	411	120.00–130.00	126.71
4	—	668	100.00–106.00	103.97
4	—	505	110.00–120.00	114.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	130.00–140.00	136.00
6	—	474	140.00–150.00	146.80
12	—	424	150.00–160.00	155.15
6	—	571	129.00–135.00	131.55
3	—	658	120.00–126.00	123.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	126.62
8	—	562	120.00–127.00	123.74
5	—	316	160.00–170.00	166.75
15	—	634	115.00–123.00	121.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	110.00–115.00	112.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	110.00–117.00	113.72
6	—	327	150.00–160.00	152.18
2	—	635	110.00–115.00	112.52
8	—	519	112.00–120.00	116.42
5	—	369	140.00–147.00	143.38
7	—	480	120.00–130.00	125.25
8	—	418	130.00–140.00	134.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	337	160.00–170.00	164.28
9	—	564	120.00–127.00	122.60
9	—	522	125.00–135.00	129.84
7	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.85
5	—	416	150.00–155.00	152.44
3	—	607	120.00–125.00	121.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	100.00–107.00	104.69
3	—	507	100.00–110.00	106.64
4	—	465	110.00–118.00	112.13
5	—	420	120.00–127.00	123.51

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	69.00	69.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	64.00	64.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,640	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,277	50.00–57.00	54.10
11	—	1,171	59.00–65.00	61.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	49.00–55.00	52.57
4	—	1,015	40.00–47.00	44.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	80.00–82.00	81.05
2	—	1,665	75.00–77.00	75.99

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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