Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.00/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −63.17 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$146.00

52 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$20.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	152.11	656	31
Medium and Large 2	422	141.61	597	11thin
Medium and Large 3	336	131.89	443	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $213 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 sale52 hd

146.00

—

GA average15 barns · 981 hd

128.90

+17.10

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−63.17

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	1,656	89.07	1,475	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,484	66.10	981	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	55.01	648	14

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	159.80/cwt	157.00–162.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	130.98/cwt	127.00–135.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	257	132.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	153.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	140.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	119.76/cwt	117.00–122.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	126.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	137.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,535	48.26/cwt	45.00–51.00	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	56.13/cwt	52.00–59.00	628	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	72.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,008	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	66.57/cwt	63.00–69.00	940	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,711	57.23/cwt	55.00–60.00	979	6
Bulls	—	—	1,975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	116.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	162.38/cwt	157.00–165.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	169.68/cwt	167.00–172.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	89.13/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,524	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	130.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	114.14/cwt	107.00–115.00	587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2

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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 340Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 66Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
5	—	601	125.00	125.00
3	—	432	167.00	167.00
2	—	518	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	157.00–162.00	159.80
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	127.00–135.00	130.98
3	—	373	147.00–155.00	151.24
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	155.00–157.00	156.01
2	—	540	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	130.00–137.00	132.27
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
3	—	363	130.00–135.00	133.37
2	—	478	110.00–112.00	110.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	145.00–152.00	149.69
6	—	409	150.00–157.00	153.96
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
5	—	511	135.00–145.00	140.43
5	—	330	160.00–170.00	165.48
3	—	382	157.00–165.00	162.38
3	—	290	167.00–172.00	169.68
1	—	780	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
2	—	610	100.00–102.00	100.98
3	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.80
9	—	514	107.00–115.00	114.14
4	—	483	115.00–120.00	117.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	117.00–122.00	119.76
5	—	462	125.00–131.00	126.98
4	—	385	132.00–140.00	137.23
5	—	562	115.00–120.00	116.37
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
5	—	433	125.00–135.00	130.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	45.00–51.00	48.26
12	—	1,119	52.00–59.00	56.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	70.00–76.00	72.23
9	—	1,412	63.00–69.00	66.57
6	—	1,711	55.00–60.00	57.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,710	86.00–93.00	89.13
1	—	1,230	78.00	78.00

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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