Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.62/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$124.62

97 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	130.49	642	27
Medium and Large 2	430	128.60	553	37
Medium and Large 3	478	115.35	551	33

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $91 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 sale97 hd

124.62

—

GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd

126.94

−2.32

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	1,747	91.81	1,604	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,339	71.87	962	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	63.50	736	14

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.03/cwt	124.00–127.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	129.05/cwt	127.00–130.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.30/cwt	136.00–140.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	141.94/cwt	138.00–147.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	140.72/cwt	138.00–144.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	111.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	158.47/cwt	154.00–160.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	145.71/cwt	142.00–150.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	128.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	143.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	132.27/cwt	130.00–136.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	180.62/cwt	180.00–182.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.76/cwt	139.00–145.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	121.25/cwt	119.00–125.00	632	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	459	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	85.46/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,337	3
Bulls	—	—	1,859	94.53/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	120.76/cwt	118.00–123.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	135.15/cwt	134.00–136.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	130.36/cwt	128.00–132.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.27/cwt	118.00–120.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	106.44/cwt	103.00–113.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	122.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	128.70/cwt	126.00–133.00	542	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	123.51/cwt	122.00–124.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.26/cwt	119.00–125.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.93/cwt	114.00–122.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	124.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	581	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	140.01/cwt	137.00–146.00	515	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.49/cwt	130.00–139.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	149.93/cwt	148.00–152.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	134.73/cwt	128.00–138.00	570	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	169.86/cwt	168.00–174.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	697	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	62.66/cwt	60.00–66.00	823	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	54.65/cwt	53.00–58.00	627	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	73.15/cwt	70.00–77.00	989	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	78.26/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,032	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	64.35/cwt	60.00–67.00	760	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	68.66/cwt	68.00–70.00	776	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 Aug 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 646Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 64Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 35Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
3	—	375	136.00–140.00	137.30
3	—	515	127.00–130.00	129.01
4	—	640	118.00–123.00	120.76
7	—	429	134.00–136.00	135.15
4	—	566	122.00–124.00	123.51
4	—	461	130.00–132.00	130.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	124.00–127.00	125.03
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
2	—	265	146.00	146.00
8	—	381	128.00–132.00	130.36
4	—	575	118.00–120.00	119.27
1	—	300	134.00	134.00
4	—	533	120.00–124.00	122.28
13	—	421	126.00–133.00	128.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	127.00–130.00	129.05
2	—	635	107.00	107.00
5	—	531	110.00–115.00	111.16
1	—	360	114.00	114.00
4	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.04
6	—	569	103.00–113.00	106.44
6	—	478	110.00–120.00	114.95
4	—	418	119.00–125.00	122.26
2	—	688	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
3	—	512	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
5	—	564	140.00–149.00	143.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	138.00–147.00	141.94
1	—	390	158.00	158.00
4	—	421	154.00–160.00	158.47
8	—	466	142.00–150.00	145.71
4	—	561	130.00–136.00	132.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	138.00–144.00	140.72
2	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.12
2	—	593	112.00–120.00	115.98
2	—	310	150.00	150.00
2	—	533	125.00–132.00	128.58
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	180.00–182.00	180.62
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
2	—	553	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	405	158.00	158.00
1	—	245	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	139.00–145.00	141.76
3	—	517	129.00–131.00	130.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
2	—	610	114.00–122.00	117.93
2	—	373	160.00	160.00
3	—	675	111.00–113.00	112.01
8	—	466	130.00–139.00	134.49
3	—	280	168.00–174.00	169.86
3	—	562	122.00–126.00	124.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	119.00–125.00	121.25
2	—	278	155.00–157.00	155.99
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
11	—	466	120.00–129.00	124.72
11	—	368	137.00–146.00	140.01
2	—	215	150.00	150.00
3	—	320	148.00–152.00	149.93
2	—	613	100.00–110.00	104.90
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
13	—	423	128.00–138.00	134.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,565	84.00–87.00	85.46
4	—	1,859	92.00–98.00	94.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	60.00–66.00	62.66
16	—	1,352	70.00–77.00	73.15
4	—	1,319	78.00–79.00	78.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	53.00–58.00	54.65
7	—	1,181	60.00–67.00	64.35
4	—	1,130	68.00–70.00	68.66

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