Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.69/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$122.69

103 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	126.64	639	43
Medium and Large 2	444	123.48	549	35
Medium and Large 3	440	114.80	505	25

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $134 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 sale103 hd

122.69

—

GA average15 barns · 2,195 hd

123.49

−0.80

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	1,439	79.93	1,150	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	62.54	813	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	56.42	826	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	50.54	555	9thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.73/cwt	125.00–127.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	162.58/cwt	160.00–164.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.69/cwt	118.00–122.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	113.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	147.33/cwt	144.00–153.00	825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.14/cwt	164.00–170.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	127.43/cwt	124.00–133.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	156.19/cwt	152.00–162.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	140.22/cwt	138.00–143.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	134.64/cwt	133.00–138.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	129.85/cwt	126.00–133.00	622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	137.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	851	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	122.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	109.67/cwt	107.00–112.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	151.37/cwt	146.00–156.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.32/cwt	162.00–167.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.33/cwt	146.00–156.00	767	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	57.22/cwt	55.00–62.00	840	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	56.12/cwt	54.00–58.00	747	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	69.59/cwt	68.00–74.00	804	5
Bulls	—	—	1,398	76.49/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,069	6
Bulls	—	—	1,474	82.87/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	522	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	67.88/cwt	64.00–72.00	553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	54.58/cwt	52.00–59.00	591	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	62.83/cwt	60.00–66.00	847	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	45.50/cwt	43.00–49.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	166.33/cwt	164.00–170.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.10/cwt	154.00–159.00	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.94/cwt	122.00–132.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	113.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	124.58/cwt	118.00–128.00	323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	151.68/cwt	147.00–156.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.71/cwt	150.00–152.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	145.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	109.20/cwt	104.00–114.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	131.57/cwt	129.00–136.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.08/cwt	124.00–131.00	529	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	401	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.59/cwt	121.00–125.00	701	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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 540Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 45Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
3	—	625	118.00–122.00	119.69
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
3	—	323	152.00–162.00	156.19
4	—	459	138.00–143.00	140.22
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
1	—	250	158.00	158.00
3	—	368	150.00–152.00	150.71
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
5	—	572	121.00–125.00	122.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	125.00–127.00	125.73
2	—	575	128.00–130.00	128.97
10	—	374	164.00–170.00	167.14
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
9	—	466	146.00–156.00	151.37
6	—	318	164.00–170.00	166.33
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
8	—	420	154.00–159.00	156.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00–142.00	141.05
6	—	425	122.00–132.00	126.94
5	—	566	110.00–118.00	113.39
5	—	473	124.00–130.00	125.53
4	—	323	140.00–148.00	145.01
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
3	—	518	120.00–124.00	122.70
8	—	277	140.00–150.00	144.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	182.00	182.00
5	—	459	160.00–164.00	162.58
14	—	560	144.00–153.00	147.33
3	—	685	136.00–140.00	137.31
21	—	626	134.00–142.00	136.00
3	—	730	125.00–132.00	128.65
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
3	—	422	162.00–167.00	164.32
7	—	510	146.00–156.00	150.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	375	166.00	166.00
1	—	320	167.00	167.00
2	—	483	145.00–154.00	149.62
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	156.00	156.00
4	—	365	147.00–156.00	151.68
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	134.00–140.00	137.92
5	—	612	110.00–116.00	113.77
7	—	519	124.00–133.00	127.43
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
6	—	421	133.00–138.00	134.64
13	—	479	126.00–133.00	129.85
5	—	554	120.00–126.00	122.01
3	—	667	107.00–112.00	109.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	105.00	105.00
5	—	518	115.00–120.00	117.59
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
9	—	472	120.00–125.00	122.71
3	—	370	128.00–130.00	128.68
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
3	—	278	129.00–136.00	131.57
11	—	416	124.00–131.00	127.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	120.00–122.00	120.83
4	—	566	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	233	118.00–120.00	119.05
4	—	259	118.00–128.00	124.58
4	—	536	104.00–114.00	109.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	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)	1	—	915	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	815	64.00–72.00	67.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	55.00–62.00	57.22
1	—	1,450	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,331	54.00–58.00	56.12
5	—	1,155	68.00–74.00	69.59
11	—	1,348	60.00–66.00	62.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	52.00–59.00	54.58
4	—	1,119	43.00–49.00	45.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	73.00–80.00	76.49
7	—	1,474	81.00–87.00	82.87

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle