Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2019-10-29

Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 29

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 299▲ 337 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 88▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 25▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls unevenly steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves and bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.97/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.35 against this barn's trailing median of $209.32.

Average price

$128.97

111 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.74

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	369	147.16	543	21
Medium and Large 2	429	131.23	563	33
Medium and Large 3	410	120.97	496	57

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $47 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 sale111 hd

128.97

—

GA average16 barns · 1,524 hd

117.23

+11.74

This barn, trailing median2 sales

209.32

−80.35

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	1,497	77.76	1,164	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	50.30	779	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	43.80	505	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	39.44	375	10

Every lot

34 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	129.71/cwt	128.00–132.00	669	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	125.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	778	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	360	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	374	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	410	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	121.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	459	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	508	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	114.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	109.44/cwt	105.00–113.00	468	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	113.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	546	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	99.52/cwt	97.00–103.00	517	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	93.91/cwt	90.00–98.00	543	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	414	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	500	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	357	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	446	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	145.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	139.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	577	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	134.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	559	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	517	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	113.83/cwt	107.00–117.00	536	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	121.25/cwt	118.00–125.00	592	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	550	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	81.64/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,233	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	38.05/cwt	36.00–42.00	358	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	448	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	41.42/cwt	37.00–44.00	458	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	47.49/cwt	45.00–50.00	582	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	49.52/cwt	48.00–51.00	766	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	855	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,345	51.31/cwt	49.00–57.00	690	4

This sale against other markets

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 299Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	150.00–157.00	153.76
6	—	405	140.00–145.00	142.47
9	—	375	140.00–150.00	145.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	130.00–137.00	134.02
12	—	379	135.00–145.00	139.12
12	—	488	118.00–125.00	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	357	120.00–130.00	124.95
9	—	417	120.00–127.00	124.00
9	—	523	100.00–110.00	105.13
15	—	310	130.00–137.00	133.39
15	—	471	107.00–117.00	113.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	119.00–121.00	120.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	305	120.00–125.00	122.54
6	—	514	108.00–111.00	109.48
12	—	378	115.00–125.00	121.39
12	—	426	110.00–120.00	114.38
12	—	480	110.00–118.00	113.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	120.00–130.00	125.13
6	—	578	90.00–98.00	93.91
9	—	365	110.00–115.00	112.42
9	—	428	105.00–113.00	109.44
12	—	519	97.00–103.00	99.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	128.00–132.00	129.71
16	—	622	120.00–126.00	125.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.39

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)	4	—	1,345	49.00–57.00	51.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,510	80.00–83.00	81.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,225	45.00–50.00	47.49
17	—	1,106	37.00–44.00	41.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	55.00	55.00
6	—	1,547	48.00–51.00	49.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	45.00	45.00
8	—	940	36.00–42.00	38.05

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.