Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.73/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$152.73

98 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	416	158.24	659	22
Medium and Large 1	494	152.67	754	63
Medium and Large 3	437	143.68	627	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $31 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 sale98 hd

152.73

—

GA average16 barns · 1,144 hd

142.55

+10.17

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	—	Average	1,722	90.71	1,562	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	66.38	870	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	58.41	614	19

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	127.37/cwt	123.00–135.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	146.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.14/cwt	124.00–129.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	134.49/cwt	134.00–136.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	154.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	144.32/cwt	143.00–146.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	161.87/cwt	160.00–164.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.74/cwt	127.00–128.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	121.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	114.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	143.12/cwt	139.00–146.00	404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	141.28/cwt	139.00–142.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	129.89/cwt	128.00–132.00	626	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.80/cwt	143.00–145.00	759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.03/cwt	164.00–166.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	165.18/cwt	163.00–173.00	709	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	66.67/cwt	64.00–71.00	847	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	638	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	57.85/cwt	55.00–62.00	618	15
Bulls	—	—	1,722	90.71/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,562	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	61.33/cwt	58.00–63.00	822	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.95/cwt	134.00–138.00	697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	55.62/cwt	52.00–63.00	640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	74.67/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	61.31/cwt	54.00–68.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	79.46/cwt	76.00–83.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	155.37/cwt	155.00–158.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	145.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	138.66/cwt	136.00–140.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.65/cwt	147.00–148.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	132.22/cwt	129.00–135.00	487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	162.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	121.67/cwt	118.00–126.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	135.25/cwt	132.00–137.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.94/cwt	116.00–120.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	120.17/cwt	120.00–121.00	674	6

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 469Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 105Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	154.00	154.00
8	—	531	123.00–135.00	127.37
4	—	421	140.00–149.00	146.07
2	—	268	160.00–164.00	161.87
1	—	370	158.00	158.00
2	—	485	135.00–140.00	137.47
6	—	561	120.00–121.00	120.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	150.00–158.00	154.21
3	—	483	143.00–146.00	144.32
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.42
2	—	330	164.00–166.00	165.03
2	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	245	176.00	176.00
2	—	378	160.00	160.00
2	—	513	134.00–138.00	135.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
2	—	320	148.00–150.00	148.95
2	—	268	140.00–150.00	145.33
3	—	463	118.00–126.00	121.67
2	—	430	130.00–138.00	134.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	162.00	162.00
3	—	527	136.00–140.00	138.66
3	—	473	147.00–148.00	147.65
8	—	379	160.00–166.00	162.91
1	—	295	177.00	177.00
2	—	325	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	554	139.00–142.00	141.28
2	—	755	114.00–120.00	116.98
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
15	—	524	143.00–145.00	144.80
2	—	472	163.00	163.00
2	—	385	170.00	170.00
24	—	429	163.00–173.00	165.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
8	—	364	155.00–158.00	155.37
2	—	685	104.00–108.00	105.97
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	124.00–129.00	127.14
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
9	—	368	129.00–135.00	132.22
4	—	334	132.00–137.00	135.25
2	—	558	111.00–114.00	112.48
2	—	525	116.00–120.00	117.94
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	134.00–136.00	134.49
2	—	830	97.00	97.00
4	—	520	127.00–128.00	127.74
2	—	583	119.00–124.00	121.47
1	—	325	138.00	138.00
4	—	619	114.00–118.00	114.97
3	—	282	139.00–146.00	143.12
21	—	482	128.00–132.00	129.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	96.00	96.00
2	—	510	104.00–107.00	105.49
2	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
1	—	275	126.00	126.00
1	—	735	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	52.00–63.00	55.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	54.00–68.00	61.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	71.00	71.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	76.00–83.00	79.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,271	64.00–71.00	66.67
10	—	1,340	58.00–63.00	61.33
5	—	1,495	72.00–77.00	74.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	63.00	63.00
15	—	1,069	55.00–62.00	57.85
1	—	890	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,722	88.00–94.00	90.71

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

Steers · 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