Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 3.00 lower, Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Steer calves and bull calves 7.00 to 10.00 lower, Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.76/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −74.41 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$134.76

66 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$24.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	150.81	591	10thin
Medium and Large 2	414	135.53	561	35
Medium and Large 3	414	125.83	521	21

One grade step is worth $24.97/cwt here — about $70 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 sale66 hd

134.76

—

GA average17 barns · 1,646 hd

121.39

+13.37

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−74.41

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	1,695	83.00	1,407	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	54.01	692	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	46.91	490	13

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,695	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,407	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	53.21/cwt	50.00–57.00	685	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	45.09/cwt	41.00–48.00	471	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	51.02/cwt	50.00–52.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	136.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	145.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	136.19/cwt	134.00–140.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	121.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	113.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	117.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	443	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	124.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	132.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	142.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	105.32/cwt	100.00–108.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	131.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	122.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	506	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	85.11/cwt	80.00–90.00	749	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	123.78/cwt	118.00–128.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	114.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	552	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	888	67.99/cwt	65.00–71.00	604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	60.74/cwt	55.00–65.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	112.09/cwt	107.00–117.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	112.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	542	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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 555Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 84Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	66.00	66.00
15	—	1,288	50.00–57.00	53.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	41.00–48.00	45.09
4	—	1,045	50.00–52.00	51.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	155.00–160.00	156.74
5	—	416	140.00–150.00	144.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	140.00–147.00	143.49
7	—	465	120.00–127.00	122.08
5	—	323	150.00–157.00	154.80
16	—	437	130.00–140.00	131.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	140.00–148.00	142.72
5	—	409	118.00–128.00	123.78
8	—	481	110.00–118.00	114.70
5	—	375	130.00–138.00	135.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	130.00–140.00	136.72
5	—	482	140.00–150.00	145.35
4	—	578	134.00–140.00	136.19
4	—	769	115.00–125.00	121.30
7	—	419	150.00–157.00	153.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	100.00–108.00	105.32
5	—	571	107.00–117.00	112.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	130.00–137.00	132.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	110.00–120.00	113.68
26	—	377	115.00–125.00	117.44
3	—	482	110.00–117.00	112.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	122.00–125.00	124.24
3	—	417	130.00–137.00	132.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	110.00–118.00	114.06
11	—	414	120.00–127.00	122.15

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)	3	—	880	80.00–90.00	85.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	68.00	68.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	65.00–71.00	67.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	55.00–65.00	60.74

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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