Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.45/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$151.45

180 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	157.53	823	73
Medium and Large 2	450	153.07	688	73
Medium and Large 3	480	134.95	647	34

One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $176 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 sale180 hd

151.45

—

GA average12 barns · 617 hd

149.83

+1.62

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	1,473	89.22	1,315	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	69.39	900	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	65.00	809	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	61.83	622	9thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.80/cwt	138.00–139.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	139.25/cwt	132.00–141.00	384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	144.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	153.38/cwt	152.00–154.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	140.73/cwt	139.00–143.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	747	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	165.59/cwt	160.00–166.00	634	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	158.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	823	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.62/cwt	146.00–154.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.46/cwt	127.00–133.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	150.97/cwt	148.00–155.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	159.71/cwt	156.00–163.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.24/cwt	128.00–132.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	163.75/cwt	156.00–165.00	765	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	124.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.61/cwt	124.00–133.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	970	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.97/cwt	135.00–144.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	149.80/cwt	149.00–151.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	135.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	716	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	135.74/cwt	132.00–139.00	656	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	6,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	167.35/cwt	166.00–168.00	723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	76.92/cwt	75.00–79.00	983	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	642	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	62.60/cwt	60.00–66.00	619	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	94.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,445	7
Bulls	—	—	1,350	80.54/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,087	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	69.83/cwt	67.00–74.00	918	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	55.95/cwt	53.00–58.00	612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	64.02/cwt	59.00–66.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	112.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	141.04/cwt	136.00–144.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.92/cwt	146.00–156.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	120.42/cwt	118.00–123.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	126.94/cwt	125.00–133.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.14/cwt	116.00–122.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	139.77/cwt	135.00–144.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	444	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	119.53/cwt	116.00–123.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	135.68/cwt	133.00–138.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	112.32/cwt	110.00–116.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	106.26/cwt	100.00–110.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	109.68/cwt	109.00–110.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	135.04/cwt	131.00–140.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	149.06/cwt	148.00–150.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	98.09/cwt	95.00–101.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	157.33/cwt	156.00–160.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	136.78/cwt	133.00–141.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.50/cwt	112.00–120.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	119.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	125.33/cwt	124.00–126.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	131.78/cwt	128.00–135.00	688	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 411Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	173.00	173.00
2	—	360	165.00–166.00	165.49
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
3	—	423	160.00	160.00
2	—	458	146.00–156.00	150.92
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	166.00	166.00
3	—	422	146.00–154.00	148.62
3	—	373	156.00–163.00	159.71
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
4	—	513	128.00–132.00	130.24
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
4	—	468	135.00–144.00	139.97
1	—	280	164.00	164.00
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
3	—	642	124.00–126.00	125.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	152.00–154.00	153.38
6	—	378	136.00–144.00	141.04
8	—	517	120.00–121.00	120.25
3	—	583	109.00–110.00	109.68
5	—	426	131.00–140.00	135.04
2	—	270	148.00–150.00	149.06
2	—	493	120.00–126.00	122.98
2	—	723	95.00–101.00	98.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	136.00–140.00	138.01
4	—	621	140.00–147.00	144.04
31	—	519	150.00–160.00	158.52
24	—	467	156.00–165.00	163.75
5	—	581	149.00–151.00	149.80
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
3	—	432	166.00–168.00	167.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	139.00–143.00	140.73
3	—	662	125.00–130.00	128.32
23	—	530	140.00–148.00	140.94
23	—	383	160.00–166.00	165.59
2	—	310	168.00	168.00
6	—	463	148.00–155.00	150.97
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
8	—	266	167.00	167.00
3	—	440	156.00–160.00	157.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	140.00–144.00	141.37
5	—	421	135.00–144.00	139.77
2	—	585	116.00–123.00	119.53
12	—	470	133.00–141.00	136.78
2	—	335	158.00–160.00	159.03
4	—	611	115.00–125.00	119.04
6	—	522	128.00–135.00	131.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	138.00–139.00	138.80
2	—	665	116.00–119.00	117.50
7	—	609	120.00–129.00	124.18
6	—	567	124.00–133.00	127.61
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
26	—	529	132.00–136.00	135.32
15	—	483	132.00–139.00	135.74
3	—	718	110.00–116.00	112.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	124.00–131.00	127.10
9	—	276	132.00–141.00	139.25
2	—	655	110.00–115.00	112.48
4	—	429	127.00–133.00	130.46
15	—	375	134.00	134.00
7	—	574	116.00–122.00	119.14
3	—	322	133.00–138.00	135.68
12	—	611	110.00–116.00	112.32
12	—	465	126.00–131.00	128.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	118.00–123.00	120.42
4	—	361	125.00–133.00	126.94
3	—	578	109.00–111.00	110.00
5	—	469	120.00–125.00	121.62
2	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
4	—	615	100.00–110.00	106.26
2	—	333	125.00–128.00	126.49
6	—	518	112.00–120.00	115.50

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	—	970	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	75.00–79.00	76.92
17	—	1,314	67.00–74.00	69.83
7	—	1,267	59.00–66.00	64.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	69.00	69.00
6	—	989	60.00–66.00	62.60
2	—	1,093	53.00–58.00	55.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	99.00	99.00
7	—	1,537	90.00–97.00	94.03
5	—	1,350	75.00–82.00	80.54

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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Pulaski Co

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