Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.00/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$129.00

131 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	136.72	577	47
Medium and Large 2	438	126.70	555	40
Medium and Large 3	365	122.84	449	44

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $128 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 sale131 hd

129.00

—

GA average15 barns · 1,668 hd

123.93

+5.06

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	1,794	88.97	1,596	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	64.00	837	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	57.00	752	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	52.73	564	24

Every lot, as filed

80 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 3	—	327	125.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	105.41/cwt	102.00–111.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	131.83/cwt	126.00–136.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	118.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	137.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	128.16/cwt	124.00–134.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	144.26/cwt	138.00–146.00	531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.99/cwt	107.00–111.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	160.56/cwt	157.00–164.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	150.52/cwt	150.00–152.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	140.10/cwt	136.00–145.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	138.65/cwt	136.00–140.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	167.19/cwt	160.00–169.00	473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.28/cwt	141.00–146.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	304	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	119.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	120.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	128.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.60/cwt	152.00–162.00	503	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.25/cwt	122.00–128.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	109.80/cwt	105.00–115.00	533	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	77.85/cwt	76.00–80.00	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	64.67/cwt	62.00–67.00	830	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	49.43/cwt	46.00–52.00	504	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	57.26/cwt	55.00–61.00	823	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	56.04/cwt	53.00–60.00	627	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	83.38/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,278	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	94.55/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	118.20/cwt	114.00–123.00	552	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	217	158.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	97.95/cwt	91.00–100.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	155.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.43/cwt	126.00–135.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	124.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	106.02/cwt	103.00–110.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	136.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	134.72/cwt	133.00–136.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.84/cwt	134.00–142.00	510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	148.92/cwt	142.00–150.00	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	130.21/cwt	129.00–134.00	626	8

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 507Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 63Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	120.00–130.00	125.20
3	—	512	102.00–111.00	105.41
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
12	—	222	137.00	137.00
7	—	429	115.00–125.00	119.29
6	—	381	115.00–125.00	120.77
3	—	287	125.00–135.00	128.43
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
6	—	485	105.00–115.00	109.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	120.00–128.00	124.00
9	—	364	126.00–136.00	131.83
4	—	521	115.00–122.00	118.52
3	—	338	134.00–140.00	137.38
2	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.55
2	—	668	107.00–111.00	108.99
2	—	433	129.00–131.00	130.01
2	—	255	140.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	220	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
5	—	516	124.00–134.00	128.16
12	—	368	138.00–146.00	144.26
2	—	555	124.00	124.00
9	—	288	148.00	148.00
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
7	—	436	133.00–136.00	134.72
2	—	608	116.00–118.00	116.99
8	—	481	129.00–134.00	130.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
2	—	285	157.00–164.00	160.56
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	131.73
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
6	—	384	136.00–145.00	140.10
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
3	—	413	136.00–140.00	138.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	150.00–152.00	150.52
1	—	715	128.00	128.00
2	—	523	148.00	148.00
2	—	578	147.00–149.00	147.97
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	156.00	156.00
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	283	160.00–169.00	167.19
10	—	323	152.00–162.00	155.60
4	—	524	122.00–128.00	125.25
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
2	—	355	154.00	154.00
2	—	488	126.00–135.00	130.43
7	—	416	132.00–140.00	136.22
3	—	558	120.00–122.00	120.66
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	287	170.00–174.00	172.02
1	—	300	168.00	168.00
4	—	471	141.00–146.00	144.28
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	467	114.00–123.00	118.20
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
4	—	217	155.00–160.00	158.73
5	—	673	91.00–100.00	97.95
4	—	269	150.00–159.00	155.77
11	—	426	120.00–130.00	124.33
7	—	567	103.00–110.00	106.02
8	—	524	110.00–120.00	115.11
7	—	370	134.00–142.00	137.84
7	—	333	142.00–150.00	148.92
4	—	635	104.00–106.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	76.00–80.00	77.85
19	—	1,284	62.00–67.00	64.67
6	—	1,437	55.00–61.00	57.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,020	46.00–52.00	49.43
12	—	1,119	53.00–60.00	56.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	82.00–85.00	83.38
2	—	2,055	94.00–95.00	94.55

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	52.00	52.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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