Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.14/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −70.02 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$139.14

75 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$26.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	155.43	657	27
Medium and Large 2	493	131.50	648	22
Medium and Large 3	447	128.70	576	26

One grade step is worth $26.74/cwt here — about $81 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 sale75 hd

139.14

—

GA average16 barns · 1,604 hd

122.44

+16.70

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−70.02

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	1,436	79.76	1,145	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	57.01	740	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	48.83	465	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	715	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	737	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,645	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	14,394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	77.53/cwt	72.00–85.00	907	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,535	57.64/cwt	55.00–62.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	115.66/cwt	110.00–117.00	589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	129.41/cwt	127.00–132.00	591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	163.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	161.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	117.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	107.14/cwt	100.00–108.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.09/cwt	110.00–116.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	112.27/cwt	110.00–117.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	145.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	142.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	115.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	153.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	103.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	106.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	61.29/cwt	59.00–65.00	791	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	53.70/cwt	53.00–55.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	3
Bulls	—	—	1,509	83.67/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,263	7
Bulls	—	—	1,720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,565	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	54.16/cwt	50.00–58.00	706	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	45.91/cwt	42.00–48.00	419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,303	73.33/cwt	71.00–79.00	955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	102.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	635	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 382Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 61Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	100.00–106.00	103.02
6	—	377	135.00–145.00	139.27
12	—	457	127.00–132.00	129.41
9	—	675	100.00–108.00	107.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	509	110.00–117.00	115.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	120.00–125.00	121.68
3	—	483	110.00–117.00	112.27
3	—	507	100.00–110.00	103.29
2	—	570	100.00–107.00	103.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00–135.00	133.38
6	—	619	120.00–126.00	124.03
9	—	463	155.00–163.00	157.24
7	—	708	110.00–119.00	117.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	160.00–165.00	161.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	140.00–145.00	141.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	107.00–115.00	111.02
4	—	383	150.00–158.00	154.13
6	—	533	120.00–127.00	123.31
3	—	407	140.00–148.00	142.62
3	—	577	110.00–120.00	115.62
4	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	160.00–168.00	163.21
8	—	418	150.00–158.00	154.28
11	—	468	145.00–155.00	150.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	110.00–116.00	113.09
5	—	365	140.00–148.00	145.22
5	—	458	120.00–128.00	124.21
6	—	308	150.00–158.00	153.55
3	—	568	100.00–109.00	106.07
3	—	620	100.00–105.00	102.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,645	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	88.00	88.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	72.00–85.00	77.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,535	55.00–62.00	57.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	59.00–65.00	61.29
15	—	1,303	50.00–58.00	54.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	53.00–55.00	53.70
5	—	912	42.00–48.00	45.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	80.00–87.00	83.67
1	—	1,720	91.00	91.00
6	—	1,303	71.00–79.00	73.33

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle