Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.63/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$132.63

128 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	138.55	621	62
Medium and Large 2	418	132.35	553	33
Medium and Large 3	451	121.79	549	33

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $72 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 sale128 hd

132.63

—

GA average16 barns · 2,096 hd

132.70

−0.07

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	—	Average	1,466	88.92	1,304	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	71.66	926	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,203	66.41	799	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	54.93	606	17

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.76/cwt	154.00–162.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.29/cwt	168.00–177.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	167.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	197.16/cwt	192.00–202.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	147.47/cwt	144.00–150.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	148.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	471	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	902	664.14/cwt	600.00–775.00	5,991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	260	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.90/cwt	138.00–146.00	602	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	156.97/cwt	155.00–158.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	193.43/cwt	192.00–195.00	712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	66.41/cwt	64.00–69.00	799	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	66.75/cwt	66.00–68.00	796	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	78.28/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	80.57/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,155	4
Bulls	—	—	1,583	102.52/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	135.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	287	143.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	819	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,111	895.05/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.22/cwt	127.00–130.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	118.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	141.92/cwt	138.00–146.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	138.93/cwt	137.00–142.00	632	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.12/cwt	131.00–140.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	175.62/cwt	170.00–177.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.20/cwt	126.00–131.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	139.24/cwt	134.00–144.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	142.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	404	139.87/cwt	138.00–144.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	156.65/cwt	152.00–162.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.90/cwt	124.00–134.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	116.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	124.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	152.51/cwt	152.00–153.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.67/cwt	126.00–129.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	141.64/cwt	136.00–146.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	108.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	608	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	50.24/cwt	48.00–55.00	554	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	71.99/cwt	69.00–76.00	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	159.19/cwt	155.00–162.00	358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	570	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	60.58/cwt	57.00–64.00	674	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	129.52/cwt	128.00–130.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	343	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 575Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 95Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 13Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
6	—	474	154.00–162.00	157.76
2	—	378	168.00–177.00	172.29
1	—	670	137.00	137.00
4	—	561	144.00–150.00	147.47
1	—	305	188.00	188.00
3	—	520	155.00–158.00	156.97
3	—	617	136.00–141.00	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	130.00–140.00	135.45
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
3	—	368	144.00–150.00	147.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
2	—	668	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	285	170.00–180.00	175.09
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
4	—	463	152.00–154.00	152.98
3	—	585	132.00–138.00	135.01
5	—	527	136.00–146.00	141.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	150.00–160.00	156.05
4	—	288	160.00–170.00	167.57
6	—	460	131.00–140.00	138.12
6	—	404	138.00–144.00	139.87
7	—	331	152.00–162.00	156.65
3	—	520	126.00–129.00	127.67
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	192.00–202.00	197.16
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
2	—	368	192.00–195.00	193.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	185.00	185.00
4	—	459	144.00–148.00	146.02
2	—	663	123.00–124.00	123.49
5	—	323	165.00–170.00	167.27
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
2	—	570	126.00–129.00	127.51
5	—	356	170.00–177.00	175.62
6	—	414	150.00–160.00	154.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	287	140.00–147.00	143.04
4	—	378	134.00–144.00	139.24
4	—	313	140.00	140.00
9	—	481	120.00–129.00	124.17
4	—	225	155.00–162.00	159.19
3	—	432	130.00–134.00	131.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	318	144.00–152.00	148.09
17	—	424	138.00–146.00	141.90
1	—	275	152.00	152.00
9	—	374	138.00–146.00	141.92
15	—	455	137.00–142.00	138.93
5	—	525	126.00–131.00	128.20
9	—	568	124.00–134.00	127.90
1	—	245	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	127.00–130.00	128.22
8	—	521	110.00–120.00	116.86
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
2	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	563	104.00–110.00	108.01
7	—	425	120.00–128.00	124.28
4	—	328	128.00–130.00	129.52
2	—	238	142.00–146.00	143.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	116.00–120.00	118.65
9	—	467	127.00–130.00	128.01
3	—	523	122.00–125.00	122.97
7	—	423	130.00–137.00	134.22
3	—	278	140.00–148.00	142.63
4	—	353	134.00–137.00	135.51
2	—	238	152.00–153.00	152.51
2	—	333	136.00–140.00	138.02

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	6	—	902	600.00–775.00	664.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,111	825.00–975.00	895.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	86.00	86.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	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
2	—	1,203	64.00–69.00	66.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	66.00–68.00	66.75
4	—	1,351	77.00–80.00	78.28
9	—	1,331	69.00–76.00	71.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	68.00	68.00
10	—	1,103	48.00–55.00	50.24
6	—	1,113	57.00–64.00	60.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	91.00–93.00	92.01
4	—	1,433	78.00–84.00	80.57
2	—	1,583	102.00–103.00	102.52

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