Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.52/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −72.40 against this barn's trailing median of $213.93.

Average price

$141.52

138 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$16.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	148.45	676	41
Medium and Large 2	402	144.72	581	51
Medium and Large 3	438	131.80	577	46

One grade step is worth $16.65/cwt here — about $99 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $204.41, median $213.93 across 3 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 sale138 hd

141.52

—

GA average14 barns · 1,462 hd

134.70

+6.82

This barn, trailing median3 sales

213.93

−72.40

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	—	Low	1,884	87.67	1,652	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	63.30	806	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,342	51.86	696	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	50.23	474	7thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1	—	220	170.18/cwt	168.00–172.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	128.72/cwt	126.00–130.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	129.72/cwt	125.00–131.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	157.26/cwt	152.00–162.00	357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.60/cwt	125.00–127.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	160.68/cwt	156.00–162.00	495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	161.15/cwt	160.00–162.00	461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	129.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.70/cwt	135.00–144.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.21/cwt	119.00–124.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	131.46/cwt	128.00–136.00	413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	164.00/cwt	161.00–168.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	134.63/cwt	133.00–137.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.58/cwt	163.00–168.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.81/cwt	145.00–146.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	137.33/cwt	136.00–140.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	166.49/cwt	164.00–168.00	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.36/cwt	127.00–134.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.33/cwt	146.00–155.00	712	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	51.07/cwt	50.00–54.00	715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	69.08/cwt	67.00–71.00	933	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	63.97/cwt	60.00–66.00	823	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	56.11/cwt	54.00–58.00	650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	89.59/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	824	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,480	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	47.52/cwt	44.00–50.00	445	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	119.27/cwt	114.00–122.00	614	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	92.49/cwt	91.00–94.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	135.79/cwt	132.00–140.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	109.47/cwt	106.00–112.00	691	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	80.97/cwt	78.00–86.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	127.94/cwt	123.00–133.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	145.64/cwt	142.00–148.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	116.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	95.45/cwt	93.00–98.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	122.80/cwt	118.00–128.00	282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	121.15/cwt	116.00–125.00	402	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	117.13/cwt	114.00–123.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.10/cwt	110.00–116.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	126.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	148.62/cwt	146.00–150.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	244	147.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	146.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.77/cwt	150.00–157.00	570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	129.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	140.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.20/cwt	120.00–123.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	109.35/cwt	106.00–112.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	120.93/cwt	118.00–128.00	323	8

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 309Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 85Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	168.00–172.00	170.18
4	—	616	130.00–135.00	132.22
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
1	—	410	164.00	164.00
6	—	363	161.00–168.00	164.00
3	—	723	108.00–110.00	109.34
5	—	320	163.00–168.00	165.58
4	—	266	164.00–168.00	166.49
2	—	573	127.00–134.00	130.36
7	—	477	146.00–155.00	149.33
6	—	514	134.00–144.00	138.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	227	152.00–162.00	157.26
5	—	531	125.00–127.00	125.60
6	—	308	156.00–162.00	160.68
7	—	286	160.00–162.00	161.15
3	—	478	135.00–144.00	139.70
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
2	—	400	144.00	144.00
2	—	620	114.00–116.00	115.02
11	—	373	150.00–157.00	152.77
6	—	564	120.00–123.00	121.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	114.00–122.00	119.27
6	—	424	132.00–140.00	135.79
4	—	631	106.00–112.00	109.47
8	—	473	123.00–133.00	127.94
7	—	383	142.00–148.00	145.64
3	—	315	146.00–150.00	148.62
4	—	244	140.00–150.00	147.54
4	—	268	140.00–150.00	146.58
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	126.00–130.00	128.72
10	—	517	125.00–131.00	129.72
2	—	623	112.00–116.00	114.01
1	—	200	156.00	156.00
3	—	268	133.00–137.00	134.63
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	128.00–132.00	129.67
2	—	593	114.00–115.00	114.50
5	—	470	119.00–124.00	121.21
2	—	230	130.00	130.00
4	—	314	128.00–136.00	131.46
4	—	413	123.00–130.00	126.40
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
2	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	522	115.00–120.00	117.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	91.00–94.00	92.49
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
8	—	416	110.00–120.00	116.60
2	—	663	93.00–98.00	95.45
5	—	230	118.00–128.00	122.80
9	—	332	116.00–125.00	121.15
4	—	381	114.00–123.00	117.13
2	—	470	110.00–116.00	113.10
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
8	—	267	118.00–128.00	120.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	162.00–164.00	163.02
2	—	583	136.00–138.00	136.99
2	—	410	160.00	160.00
2	—	473	151.00–155.00	153.03
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
19	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	158.00	158.00
5	—	525	148.00–154.00	149.98
1	—	440	164.00	164.00
5	—	572	145.00–146.00	145.81
6	—	606	136.00–140.00	137.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	128.00	128.00
1	—	225	152.00	152.00
2	—	508	125.00–134.00	129.52
5	—	476	136.00–146.00	140.37
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	154.00	154.00
1	—	425	156.00	156.00
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
3	—	620	106.00–112.00	109.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	50.00–54.00	51.07
1	—	1,110	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	67.00–71.00	69.08
17	—	1,286	60.00–66.00	63.97
4	—	1,159	54.00–58.00	56.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	936	44.00–50.00	47.52
2	—	963	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,953	87.00–92.00	89.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	69.00	69.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	77.00	77.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	978	78.00–86.00	80.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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