Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, Bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.79/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$124.79

122 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$7.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	130.44	603	25
Medium and Large 2	448	124.32	557	42
Medium and Large 3	406	122.58	498	55

One grade step is worth $7.86/cwt here — about $105 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 sale122 hd

124.79

—

GA average17 barns · 2,387 hd

121.68

+3.11

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	1,768	85.50	1,511	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	60.15	723	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	49.72	505	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	475	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	143.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	166.05/cwt	162.00–170.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	133.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	118.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	291	172.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	154.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	638	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	67.89/cwt	65.00–70.00	582	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.23/cwt	132.00–137.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	165.69/cwt	160.00–170.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	184.58/cwt	180.00–187.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	125.32/cwt	120.00–127.00	855	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	145.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	742	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	46.02/cwt	42.00–48.00	450	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	53.42/cwt	50.00–57.00	564	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	55.42/cwt	51.00–59.00	696	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	63.69/cwt	60.00–69.00	740	20
Bulls	—	—	1,800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	135.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.69/cwt	170.00–178.00	649	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	54.47/cwt	50.00–57.00	522	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	51.79/cwt	50.00–53.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	102.59/cwt	100.00–106.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	135.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	371	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,350	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	125.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	124.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	152.93/cwt	147.00–157.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	121.70/cwt	117.00–127.00	512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	164.30/cwt	160.00–167.00	524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	108.02/cwt	105.00–112.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	133.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	163.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	407	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	131.66/cwt	131.00–136.00	782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	136.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.90/cwt	127.00–137.00	495	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	596	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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 358Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 45Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 3Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.49
9	—	367	160.00–170.00	164.79
6	—	291	170.00–178.00	172.96
3	—	307	170.00–175.00	173.37
5	—	519	130.00–140.00	134.07
5	—	414	150.00–160.00	154.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	150.00–157.00	153.76
6	—	435	160.00–170.00	165.69
3	—	280	180.00–187.00	184.58
3	—	528	140.00–147.00	142.23
7	—	376	170.00–178.00	172.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.38
8	—	368	150.00–158.00	154.05
8	—	319	160.00–167.00	164.30
4	—	580	105.00–112.00	108.02
4	—	493	130.00–140.00	133.01
6	—	258	160.00–170.00	163.55
9	—	407	140.00–150.00	145.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	489	140.00–150.00	143.89
4	—	365	162.00–170.00	166.05
6	—	417	150.00–155.00	152.30
5	—	510	130.00–137.00	133.83
15	—	594	131.00–136.00	131.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	682	120.00–127.00	125.32
8	—	510	140.00–150.00	145.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	130.00–138.00	135.32
4	—	418	140.00–148.00	144.07
5	—	518	120.00–130.00	125.97
5	—	369	147.00–157.00	152.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	115.00–122.00	118.33
3	—	562	110.00–115.00	113.35
7	—	424	120.00–130.00	124.31
3	—	335	130.00–140.00	136.87
2	—	630	102.00–105.00	103.49
12	—	378	127.00–137.00	130.90
9	—	482	120.00–127.00	123.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	456	130.00–135.00	131.18
6	—	515	122.00–130.00	124.72
5	—	415	132.00–137.00	135.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	100.00–106.00	102.59
5	—	273	130.00–140.00	135.97
4	—	515	110.00–118.00	114.04
13	—	363	120.00–130.00	124.47
13	—	421	117.00–127.00	121.70
11	—	465	115.00–123.00	118.52
6	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.35

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)	4	—	858	65.00–70.00	67.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	958	50.00–57.00	54.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,025	50.00–53.00	51.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,350	50.00	50.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	42.00–48.00	46.02
5	—	1,055	50.00–57.00	53.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,256	51.00–59.00	55.42
20	—	1,162	60.00–69.00	63.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,735	80.00	80.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle