Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.23/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −88.70 against this barn's trailing median of $213.93.

Average price

$125.23

73 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$8.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	130.92	749	14thin
Medium and Large 2	504	126.86	640	21
Medium and Large 3	452	122.23	553	38

One grade step is worth $8.70/cwt here — about $196 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 $213.93 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 sale73 hd

125.23

—

GA average16 barns · 1,373 hd

124.50

+0.73

This barn, trailing median3 sales

213.93

−88.70

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	1,273	73.03	930	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	56.42	736	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	56.00	955	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	46.84	492	9thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	613	91.05/cwt	87.00–95.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.00	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	107.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	113.23/cwt	110.00–116.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	132.87/cwt	130.00–136.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.32/cwt	100.00–107.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.02/cwt	156.00–158.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.57/cwt	118.00–122.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	120.26/cwt	116.00–125.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	134.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	139.27/cwt	136.00–142.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	125.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	50.65/cwt	48.00–54.00	549	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	44.94/cwt	40.00–47.00	464	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	52.15/cwt	51.00–53.00	651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	64.94/cwt	64.00–66.00	851	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	55.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	747	9
Bulls	—	—	1,273	73.03/cwt	70.00–75.00	930	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,410	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	113.43/cwt	108.00–118.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	129.88/cwt	127.00–135.00	495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	130.42/cwt	127.00–134.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	307	136.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	93.61/cwt	90.00–96.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	124.00–127.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.78/cwt	137.00–144.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	343	3

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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 295Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 22Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	87.00–95.00	91.05
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
3	—	268	120.00–122.00	120.63
3	—	208	120.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	538	105.00–111.00	107.99
2	—	473	110.00–114.00	111.99
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
3	—	570	100.00–107.00	103.32
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
3	—	312	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	124.00–126.00	124.96
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
2	—	538	120.00–121.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	110.00–116.00	113.23
2	—	225	130.00–136.00	132.87
5	—	475	118.00–122.00	119.57
8	—	408	116.00–125.00	120.26
1	—	365	127.00	127.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
2	—	608	105.00–110.00	107.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	156.00–158.00	157.02
1	—	625	131.00	131.00
7	—	588	132.00–135.00	134.43
3	—	522	136.00–142.00	139.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	393	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
2	—	478	118.00–120.00	118.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	112.00–115.00	113.46
2	—	428	146.00–148.00	147.01
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
4	—	626	120.00–128.00	125.50
2	—	588	130.00–134.00	131.99
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
1	—	350	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
4	—	515	108.00–118.00	113.43
9	—	381	127.00–135.00	129.88
8	—	426	127.00–134.00	130.42
5	—	307	130.00–140.00	136.55
3	—	665	90.00–96.00	93.61
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
2	—	580	107.00–110.00	108.53
2	—	623	100.00–102.00	101.01
3	—	455	120.00–122.00	120.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	128.00–130.00	129.34
4	—	575	120.00–126.00	122.03
3	—	520	124.00–127.00	125.00
2	—	403	138.00–142.00	140.01
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
5	—	370	137.00–144.00	139.78
2	—	623	112.00–116.00	114.04
1	—	775	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	48.00–54.00	50.65
6	—	1,033	40.00–47.00	44.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	51.00–53.00	52.15
3	—	1,310	64.00–66.00	64.94
9	—	1,335	54.00–59.00	55.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	70.00–75.00	73.03

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	—	1,045	55.00	55.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	57.00	57.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	72.00	72.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	82.00	82.00

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

This barn's trailing prices 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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