Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.70/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$117.70

75 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$12.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	123.06	554	27
Medium and Large 2	439	118.40	520	26
Medium and Large 3	369	110.30	407	22

One grade step is worth $12.76/cwt here — about $147 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 sale75 hd

117.70

—

GA average17 barns · 1,608 hd

115.39

+2.31

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	1,429	80.03	1,143	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	59.77	759	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	51.06	566	21

Every lot, as filed

72 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 3	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	138.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.16/cwt	152.00–160.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	144.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	109.25/cwt	107.00–110.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	126.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	516	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	127.84/cwt	122.00–132.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	138.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	163.98/cwt	162.00–165.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	146.64/cwt	144.00–150.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	81.90/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,178	3
Bulls	—	—	1,306	72.95/cwt	70.00–75.00	953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	42.80/cwt	40.00–47.00	490	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	55.19/cwt	52.00–57.00	602	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	53.21/cwt	50.00–57.00	682	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	70.28/cwt	69.00–73.00	851	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	859	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.76/cwt	155.00–162.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	666	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	61.19/cwt	58.00–65.00	784	12
Bulls	—	—	1,660	91.40/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	116.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	134.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	602	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	64.60/cwt	63.00–66.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	116.52/cwt	112.00–120.00	302	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	118.38/cwt	116.00–120.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	121.11/cwt	117.00–127.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.44/cwt	157.00–160.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	559	5

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 Jan 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 586Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 65Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 27Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	117.00	117.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
2	—	415	120.00–127.00	123.50
2	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.42
2	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	152.00–160.00	157.16
2	—	573	115.00–117.00	116.00
3	—	413	140.00–147.00	144.69
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
4	—	478	125.00–135.00	129.16
2	—	610	107.00–109.00	107.98
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	525	120.00–122.00	120.68
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	137.00–140.00	138.51
3	—	315	162.00–165.00	163.98
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
5	—	370	155.00–162.00	157.76
3	—	442	150.00–152.00	150.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	130.00–137.00	133.99
8	—	482	135.00–145.00	138.97
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
3	—	430	140.00–150.00	144.94
2	—	370	157.00–160.00	158.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	135.00–140.00	138.28
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
5	—	529	144.00–150.00	146.64
1	—	435	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	110.00–120.00	116.52
3	—	423	130.00–137.00	134.80
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
2	—	683	100.00–107.00	103.51
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
7	—	461	117.00–127.00	121.11
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
4	—	531	107.00–110.00	109.25
3	—	332	122.00–132.00	127.84
7	—	380	120.00–127.00	123.05
6	—	433	116.00–120.00	118.38
5	—	477	112.00–120.00	117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00–115.00	113.28
14	—	409	125.00–130.00	126.19
2	—	373	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
4	—	513	115.00–117.00	116.24
2	—	318	135.00–142.00	138.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
4	—	315	110.00–120.00	114.92
2	—	463	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.44
4	—	520	100.00	100.00
8	—	259	112.00–120.00	116.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	78.00–85.00	81.90
4	—	1,306	70.00–75.00	72.95
2	—	1,660	89.00–94.00	91.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	40.00–47.00	42.80
14	—	1,090	52.00–57.00	55.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	50.00–57.00	53.21
4	—	1,211	69.00–73.00	70.28
12	—	1,282	58.00–65.00	61.19

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)	2	—	1,218	70.00–71.00	70.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	56.00	56.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	63.00–66.00	64.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	700.00	700.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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