Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.79/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$133.79

77 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$15.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	139.84	676	40
Medium and Large 2	481	128.64	619	25
Medium and Large 3	445	124.32	553	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.52/cwt here — about $123 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 sale77 hd

133.79

—

GA average12 barns · 1,517 hd

131.79

+2.00

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	1,377	88.59	1,220	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	71.50	787	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	60.50	588	12

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	422	138.64/cwt	132.00–142.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	192.02/cwt	188.00–198.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	149.49/cwt	146.00–152.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.61/cwt	156.00–166.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	119.24/cwt	115.00–122.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	175.43/cwt	170.00–178.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.31/cwt	154.00–158.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.33/cwt	138.00–147.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	213.72/cwt	210.00–216.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	164.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	111.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	135.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	154.97/cwt	152.00–158.00	876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.45/cwt	158.00–166.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	64.23/cwt	60.00–68.00	610	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	940	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	66.82/cwt	63.00–69.00	796	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	72.91/cwt	70.00–76.00	768	12
Bulls	—	—	1,390	87.17/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,212	6
Bulls	—	—	1,338	92.86/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	181.50/cwt	178.00–185.00	590	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	755.73/cwt	700.00–875.00	6,764	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	809.21/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	968.31/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,138	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,120.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	11,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	671	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	55.28/cwt	51.00–59.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	119.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	152.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	141.52/cwt	140.00–144.00	446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	173.03/cwt	170.00–178.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	208.50/cwt	205.00–212.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	150.47/cwt	148.00–156.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	141.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	108.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.85/cwt	126.00–136.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	123.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	138.75/cwt	136.00–142.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.04/cwt	148.00–152.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.02/cwt	136.00–146.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.24/cwt	118.00–126.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	813	2

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 329Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 50Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	132.00–142.00	138.64
4	—	311	148.00–156.00	150.47
7	—	475	126.00–136.00	130.85
2	—	723	90.00–92.00	91.00
9	—	528	118.00–126.00	122.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	146.00–152.00	149.49
2	—	623	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	563	132.00–136.00	133.97
9	—	464	138.00–147.00	142.33
2	—	308	160.00–170.00	164.96
2	—	770	108.00–114.00	111.04
9	—	508	130.00–140.00	135.76
8	—	375	146.00–150.00	147.99
2	—	683	118.00–120.00	119.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	116.00–124.00	119.97
4	—	315	140.00–144.00	141.52
3	—	573	106.00–110.00	108.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	188.00–198.00	192.02
4	—	613	115.00–122.00	119.24
4	—	361	170.00–178.00	175.43
5	—	463	140.00–147.00	143.62
2	—	428	148.00–152.00	150.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	154.00–158.00	155.31
3	—	313	210.00–216.00	213.72
5	—	416	158.00–166.00	162.45
4	—	370	180.00–190.00	185.97
2	—	295	205.00–212.00	208.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	178.00–185.00	181.50
3	—	565	118.00–120.00	118.68
5	—	513	120.00–128.00	123.44
4	—	414	136.00–142.00	138.75
8	—	462	128.00–134.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	156.00–166.00	160.61
2	—	565	152.00–158.00	154.97
2	—	523	136.00–146.00	141.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	160.00–170.00	164.98
4	—	363	170.00–178.00	173.03
2	—	565	140.00–146.00	143.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	150.00–158.00	152.40
3	—	473	140.00–144.00	141.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,120.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	700.00–875.00	755.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	923	800.00–825.00	809.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,047	900.00–1,050.00	968.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	950	60.00–68.00	64.23
5	—	1,001	51.00–59.00	55.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,191	63.00–69.00	66.82
12	—	1,054	70.00–76.00	72.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	85.00–88.00	87.17
2	—	1,338	92.00–94.00	92.86

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