Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.19/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$129.19

130 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$22.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	138.61	653	45
Medium and Large 2	437	130.88	573	47
Medium and Large 3	443	115.93	514	38

One grade step is worth $22.68/cwt here — about $140 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 sale130 hd

129.19

—

GA average12 barns · 1,340 hd

126.50

+2.68

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	1,508	93.63	1,412	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	72.35	920	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,365	65.00	887	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	59.69	675	17

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.43/cwt	118.00–123.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	124.86/cwt	123.00–126.00	604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	157.62/cwt	153.00–162.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	158.60/cwt	156.00–162.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.01/cwt	118.00–125.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.35/cwt	118.00–127.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.70/cwt	142.00–148.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.60/cwt	137.00–146.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.46/cwt	141.00–149.00	604	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	132.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	142.83/cwt	138.00–144.00	460	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.50/cwt	150.00–156.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	158.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	151.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	837	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	998	742.83/cwt	650.00–825.00	7,413	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.06/cwt	128.00–132.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	168.68/cwt	166.00–170.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	148.60/cwt	146.00–150.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.77/cwt	127.00–137.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	56.23/cwt	54.00–59.00	610	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	66.03/cwt	63.00–70.00	801	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	887	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	77.11/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,344	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,081	837.37/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,052	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	66.12/cwt	64.00–68.00	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	73.49/cwt	70.00–77.00	906	8
Bulls	—	—	1,578	86.77/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.59/cwt	128.00–136.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.53/cwt	128.00–135.00	747	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	56.81/cwt	53.00–59.00	572	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	87.91/cwt	80.00–98.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	128.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	127.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	125.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	139.74/cwt	136.00–144.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	124.49/cwt	122.00–127.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	119.03/cwt	116.00–122.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	122.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	122.97/cwt	118.00–126.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	127.78/cwt	125.00–131.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	136.43/cwt	131.00–140.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.49/cwt	128.00–132.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.47/cwt	134.00–144.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	120.40/cwt	120.00–122.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	140.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	150.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.91/cwt	129.00–138.00	572	4

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 Jun 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 305Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 84Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 18Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	118.00–123.00	120.43
3	—	617	118.00–127.00	123.35
7	—	378	142.00–148.00	145.70
6	—	469	137.00–146.00	141.60
11	—	415	141.00–149.00	145.46
3	—	323	146.00–150.00	148.60
8	—	518	127.00–137.00	131.77
4	—	568	128.00–135.00	131.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	123.00–126.00	124.86
2	—	640	114.00	114.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
5	—	520	118.00–125.00	122.01
14	—	322	138.00–144.00	142.83
2	—	268	136.00–144.00	139.74
6	—	379	131.00–140.00	136.43
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
5	—	559	120.00–122.00	120.40
4	—	424	129.00–138.00	134.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	110.00–115.00	111.32
2	—	468	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	260	124.00–130.00	127.06
2	—	653	96.00–98.00	97.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
6	—	319	120.00–130.00	125.56
6	—	360	120.00–130.00	122.61
5	—	426	118.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	240	138.00	138.00
8	—	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
2	—	565	138.00	138.00
3	—	617	130.00–134.00	132.62
2	—	478	144.00–150.00	146.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	153.00–162.00	157.62
2	—	615	138.00	138.00
4	—	520	150.00–156.00	152.50
2	—	680	140.00	140.00
3	—	553	148.00–156.00	151.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	122.00–127.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
5	—	331	156.00–162.00	158.60
2	—	623	118.00–120.00	119.03
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
11	—	374	150.00–160.00	158.77
4	—	523	128.00–132.00	129.49
11	—	433	134.00–144.00	140.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	128.00–132.00	130.06
3	—	380	166.00–170.00	168.68
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
6	—	368	128.00–136.00	131.59
9	—	476	124.00–130.00	128.07
4	—	529	116.00–122.00	119.03
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
7	—	427	125.00–131.00	127.78
6	—	321	135.00–145.00	140.62
4	—	268	148.00–155.00	150.92

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	8	—	998	650.00–825.00	742.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,081	725.00–875.00	837.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	53.00–59.00	56.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	80.00–98.00	87.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,400	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,578	83.00–90.00	86.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,085	54.00–59.00	56.23
6	—	1,213	63.00–70.00	66.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	76.00–78.00	77.11
3	—	1,353	64.00–68.00	66.12
8	—	1,233	70.00–77.00	73.49

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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

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