Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower with one outstanding cow at 75,00, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, steer lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 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 $115.20/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$115.20

122 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$5.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	118.72	736	24
Medium and Large 2	537	115.41	619	44
Medium and Large 3	455	113.47	516	54

One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about $220 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 sale122 hd

115.20

—

GA average16 barns · 1,631 hd

120.83

−5.63

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	1,471	84.38	1,241	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	58.63	735	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,267	55.22	700	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	49.84	582	23

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	—	378	119.03/cwt	112.00–121.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.29/cwt	121.00–124.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	121.73/cwt	116.00–125.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	112.84/cwt	107.00–115.00	521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	120.41/cwt	120.00–121.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.11/cwt	112.00–116.00	649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	112.56/cwt	109.00–116.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	110.91/cwt	105.00–114.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	128.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.76/cwt	121.00–125.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	157.58/cwt	154.00–162.00	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	165.00/cwt	162.00–168.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	159.32/cwt	156.00–164.00	609	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	64.93/cwt	63.00–66.00	911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	58.61/cwt	55.00–62.00	707	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	53.67/cwt	50.00–57.00	631	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	42.66/cwt	40.00–47.00	491	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	55.22/cwt	54.00–58.00	700	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	52.39/cwt	49.00–54.00	660	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	86.31/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,234	6
Bulls	—	—	1,697	90.68/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,539	3
Bulls	—	—	1,416	80.56/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,141	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	82.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	668	817
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	70.18/cwt	68.00–74.00	695	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	754.30/cwt	675.00–825.00	8,886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	149.92/cwt	146.00–154.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	96.62/cwt	94.00–100.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.75/cwt	114.00–124.00	564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	143.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	703	94.49/cwt	91.00–98.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	124.55/cwt	120.00–128.00	521	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	135.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.89/cwt	112.00–117.00	595	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	107.58/cwt	102.00–111.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	116.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	167.02/cwt	166.00–168.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	121.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	123.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	109.03/cwt	108.00–111.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	109.03/cwt	105.00–113.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	123.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	592	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 Sep 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 424Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 80Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 11Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	112.00–121.00	119.03
1	—	695	94.00	94.00
6	—	323	116.00–125.00	121.73
11	—	462	107.00–115.00	112.84
7	—	569	102.00–111.00	107.58
8	—	422	110.00–120.00	116.58
9	—	527	105.00–113.00	109.03
3	—	278	120.00–126.00	123.80
2	—	623	90.00–100.00	94.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	114.00–118.00	116.00
3	—	430	121.00–124.00	122.29
4	—	463	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	685	100.00–110.00	105.04
1	—	250	134.00	134.00
9	—	569	112.00–116.00	114.11
9	—	623	105.00–114.00	110.91
4	—	335	128.00	128.00
2	—	715	100.00–105.00	102.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	110.00–113.00	111.49
7	—	528	120.00–124.00	121.29
6	—	557	120.00–127.00	123.02
3	—	762	108.00–111.00	109.03
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	110.00–120.00	115.02
5	—	509	120.00–127.00	123.60
2	—	620	109.00–116.00	112.56
1	—	255	144.00	144.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
4	—	431	126.00–130.00	128.27
2	—	453	118.00–122.00	119.99
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	120.00–121.00	120.41
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
2	—	715	116.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	513	128.00–135.00	132.55
1	—	350	158.00	158.00
1	—	250	166.00	166.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	128.00	128.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.83
5	—	526	121.00–125.00	122.76
4	—	278	154.00–162.00	157.58
2	—	358	146.00–154.00	149.92
1	—	220	168.00	168.00
3	—	478	125.00–132.00	128.65
2	—	333	156.00–160.00	157.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	144.00	144.00
2	—	305	162.00–168.00	165.00
9	—	382	156.00–164.00	159.32
2	—	260	166.00–168.00	167.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	94.00–100.00	96.62
10	—	475	114.00–124.00	118.75
4	—	278	140.00–150.00	143.83
2	—	703	91.00–98.00	94.49
13	—	418	120.00–128.00	124.55
5	—	318	130.00–140.00	135.56
16	—	518	112.00–117.00	114.89
5	—	359	130.00–140.00	135.18
9	—	575	100.00–110.00	104.66
6	—	623	100.00–104.00	101.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	63.00–66.00	64.93
13	—	1,207	55.00–62.00	58.61
4	—	1,259	49.00–54.00	52.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,176	50.00–57.00	53.67
8	—	1,152	40.00–47.00	42.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	54.00–58.00	55.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,430	84.00–89.00	86.31
3	—	1,697	90.00–91.00	90.68
8	—	1,416	76.00–82.00	80.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	80.00	80.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	817	—	815	80.00–90.00	82.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	68.00–74.00	70.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	675.00–825.00	754.30

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

Slaughter Cattle

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