Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.89/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −78.03 against this barn's trailing median of $213.92.

Average price

$135.89

113 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	151.00	651	5thin
Medium and Large 2	417	146.44	611	29
Medium and Large 3	444	131.06	582	79

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $69 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $204.41, median $213.92 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale113 hd

135.89

—

GA average15 barns · 1,219 hd

132.28

+3.62

This barn, trailing median3 sales

213.92

−78.03

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	1,456	84.92	1,237	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	70.34	900	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	63.57	875	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	60.67	627	27

Every lot, as filed

77 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 3	—	513	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	148.81/cwt	148.00–150.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	160.66/cwt	156.00–166.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.44/cwt	130.00–134.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.08/cwt	156.00–164.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	125.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.77/cwt	135.00–138.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	130.65/cwt	129.00–132.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	136.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	158.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	144.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	134.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	119.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	107.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	128.68/cwt	127.00–130.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.97/cwt	152.00–157.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	141.45/cwt	138.00–146.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	123.65/cwt	117.00–127.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.44/cwt	128.00–134.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	271	149.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	160.82/cwt	158.00–164.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.81/cwt	128.00–137.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	119.35/cwt	117.00–124.00	642	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	127.44/cwt	124.00–132.00	537	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	151.32/cwt	146.00–155.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.96/cwt	132.00–134.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	129.78/cwt	124.00–132.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	120.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	156.28/cwt	154.00–160.00	375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	143.60/cwt	137.00–147.00	540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	513	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	868	739.80/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,421	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	626.49/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,197	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	730.96/cwt	625.00–775.00	5,314	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,055.48/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	10,069	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	752.67/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,329	81.65/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	71.79/cwt	69.00–76.00	895	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	66.58/cwt	63.00–68.00	902	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	845	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	68.68/cwt	68.00–70.00	934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	62.66/cwt	59.00–66.00	649	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	52.98/cwt	50.00–57.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	148.99/cwt	145.00–154.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 376Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 59Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 9Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	134.00–135.00	134.33
5	—	572	120.00–130.00	125.96
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
3	—	463	130.00–140.00	136.47
7	—	424	140.00–150.00	144.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	148.00–150.00	148.81
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
2	—	378	156.00–164.00	160.08
4	—	578	135.00–138.00	135.77
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
3	—	727	129.00–132.00	130.65
5	—	428	155.00–160.00	158.36
4	—	608	134.00–137.00	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	140.00–150.00	144.40
5	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.23
5	—	478	156.00–166.00	160.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	130.00–134.00	131.44
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
2	—	678	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
2	—	563	118.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	487	127.00–130.00	128.68
7	—	376	130.00–138.00	133.82
2	—	628	120.00–121.00	120.49
4	—	324	138.00–146.00	141.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	128.00–130.00	128.66
7	—	466	115.00–125.00	119.56
4	—	524	105.00–110.00	107.78
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
8	—	424	124.00–128.00	125.99
2	—	280	135.00–136.00	135.48
2	—	213	130.00–135.00	132.35
2	—	370	120.00–128.00	124.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	131.00–136.00	134.02
2	—	570	130.00–134.00	132.02
5	—	530	128.00–137.00	131.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	152.00–157.00	154.97
3	—	617	117.00–127.00	123.65
4	—	521	128.00–134.00	130.44
4	—	271	158.00–164.00	160.82
2	—	228	170.00	170.00
2	—	470	132.00–134.00	132.96
3	—	317	160.00–165.00	161.68
5	—	414	145.00–154.00	148.99
2	—	583	126.00–129.00	127.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	145.00–155.00	149.54
16	—	538	117.00–124.00	119.35
20	—	421	124.00–132.00	127.44
5	—	317	146.00–155.00	151.32
9	—	469	124.00–132.00	129.78
9	—	577	120.00–125.00	120.54
4	—	240	154.00–160.00	156.28
9	—	376	137.00–147.00	143.60
2	—	668	110.00–111.00	110.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	177.00	177.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	305	168.00	168.00

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	10	—	868	700.00–775.00	739.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	670	600.00–675.00	626.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	727	625.00–775.00	730.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	868	725.00–775.00	752.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	954	975.00–1,125.00	1,055.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	80.00–84.00	81.65
1	—	1,965	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,246	69.00–76.00	71.79
1	—	1,265	77.00	77.00
11	—	1,355	63.00–68.00	66.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,385	60.00–62.00	61.01
3	—	1,360	68.00–70.00	68.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	67.00	67.00
20	—	1,035	59.00–66.00	62.66
6	—	1,019	50.00–57.00	52.98

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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