Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers,heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.58/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$135.58

100 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	138.19	653	76
Medium and Large 2	444	129.60	576	15thin
Medium and Large 3	369	123.56	456	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $197 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 sale100 hd

135.58

—

GA average15 barns · 2,451 hd

132.95

+2.63

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	—	Low	1,267	78.12	989	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,403	66.14	928	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	53.11	596	17

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.89/cwt	157.00–167.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	183.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.43/cwt	165.00–172.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	189.76/cwt	188.00–192.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	139.98/cwt	139.00–142.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	182.98/cwt	180.00–186.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	134.16/cwt	128.00–137.00	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	135.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	192.46/cwt	188.00–198.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	182.77/cwt	179.00–186.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.31/cwt	134.00–138.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	124.73/cwt	121.00–128.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.44/cwt	137.00–145.00	603	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.60/cwt	130.00–134.00	697	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	74.99/cwt	71.00–77.00	985	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	67.23/cwt	63.00–70.00	965	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	48.59/cwt	44.00–50.00	523	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	55.00/cwt	52.00–59.00	628	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	57.61/cwt	53.00–60.00	788	8
Bulls	—	—	1,293	70.29/cwt	67.00–74.00	909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,240	85.94/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,066	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	554.27/cwt	450.00–650.00	6,069	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	764.94/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,835	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	514.03/cwt	500.00–525.00	5,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	119.34/cwt	114.00–123.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	178.62/cwt	177.00–180.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	170.29/cwt	165.00–174.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.23/cwt	171.00–174.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	173.08/cwt	168.00–178.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.92/cwt	142.00–149.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.50/cwt	117.00–124.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	572	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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 430Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 85Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	134.00	134.00
2	—	470	160.00–170.00	164.95
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
4	—	310	180.00–190.00	183.85
4	—	415	171.00–174.00	172.23
3	—	517	140.00–147.00	142.94
6	—	379	168.00–178.00	173.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	185.00	185.00
4	—	375	157.00–167.00	160.89
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
1	—	485	156.00	156.00
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
2	—	618	120.00–122.00	121.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	114.00–123.00	119.34
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
2	—	228	177.00–180.00	178.62
3	—	282	165.00–174.00	170.29
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
7	—	465	165.00–172.00	167.43
16	—	550	165.00	165.00
4	—	370	188.00–192.00	189.76
3	—	681	139.00–142.00	139.98
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
4	—	326	188.00–198.00	192.46
5	—	436	179.00–186.00	182.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	646	129.00	129.00
1	—	355	159.00	159.00
5	—	575	130.00–140.00	136.17
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	151.00–152.00	151.49
2	—	563	148.00	148.00
2	—	603	130.00–134.00	132.01
2	—	343	180.00–186.00	182.98
2	—	400	173.00	173.00
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	176.00–180.00	177.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	583	128.00–137.00	134.16
12	—	466	130.00–139.00	135.63
20	—	423	137.00–145.00	142.44
18	—	522	130.00–134.00	133.60
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
12	—	375	142.00–149.00	144.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
4	—	375	134.00–138.00	136.31
4	—	519	121.00–128.00	124.73
2	—	320	137.00–142.00	139.42
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
2	—	550	117.00–124.00	120.50
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
2	—	208	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	368	123.00–125.00	123.99
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	502	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	71.00–77.00	74.99
22	—	1,436	63.00–70.00	67.23
8	—	1,368	53.00–60.00	57.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	44.00–50.00	48.59
12	—	1,142	52.00–59.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	67.00–74.00	70.29
3	—	1,240	85.00–88.00	85.94

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,095	450.00–650.00	554.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	500.00–525.00	514.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	725.00–800.00	764.94

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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