Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-01-21

Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 21

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 366▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 87▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $161.85/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −47.47 against this barn's trailing median of $209.32.

Average price

$161.85

51 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$32.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.03

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	172.86	688	32
Medium and Large 3	402	147.66	594	7thin
Medium and Large 2	506	140.77	713	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.09/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale51 hd

161.85

—

GA average15 barns · 1,466 hd

146.82

+15.03

This barn, trailing median2 sales

209.32

−47.47

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	1,643	81.82	1,344	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	55.16	796	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	45.81	511	18

Every lot

48 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	188.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	524	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	293	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	140.33/cwt	137.00–144.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	146.82/cwt	145.00–151.00	771	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	133.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	841	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	144.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	601	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	131.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	124.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	112.92/cwt	111.00–115.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	120.31/cwt	119.00–122.00	630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	127.71/cwt	125.00–131.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	121.76/cwt	119.00–128.00	759	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	228	190.92/cwt	190.00–192.00	435	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	183.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	598	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	157.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	516	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	357	182.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	174.59/cwt	167.00–177.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	149.82/cwt	147.00–152.00	694	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	161.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	764	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	136.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	553	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	719	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	73.07/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,085	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	80.79/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,311	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	92.29/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,692	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	41.43/cwt	38.00–44.00	448	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	48.00/cwt	45.00–50.00	544	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	54.36/cwt	51.00–58.00	771	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	61.08/cwt	60.00–62.00	916	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,645	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	740	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,443	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	821	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,108	64.79/cwt	60.00–70.00	718	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,305	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	848	1

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 Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	190.00–192.00	190.92
3	—	517	140.00–150.00	143.29
6	—	325	180.00–190.00	183.95
6	—	414	167.00–177.00	174.59
7	—	357	180.00–187.00	182.77
8	—	474	155.00–165.00	161.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	134.00–139.00	136.01
5	—	463	147.00–152.00	149.82
2	—	553	125.00–135.00	130.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.24
2	—	488	130.00–140.00	134.97
2	—	428	142.00–150.00	145.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	113.00	113.00
3	—	630	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	182.00	182.00
2	—	440	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	570	145.00–146.00	145.50
2	—	855	126.00	126.00
5	—	525	145.00–151.00	146.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	130.00–135.00	133.64
2	—	475	150.00–157.00	153.54
3	—	278	185.00–190.00	188.41
3	—	523	137.00–144.00	140.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	167.00–170.00	168.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	111.00–115.00	112.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	125.00–131.00	127.71
4	—	464	130.00–137.00	131.74
3	—	543	124.00	124.00
3	—	383	142.00–145.00	144.03
10	—	422	140.00–147.00	142.38
5	—	623	119.00–128.00	121.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	119.00–122.00	120.31
5	—	469	120.00–130.00	124.04
3	—	368	135.00–140.00	138.26
3	—	268	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	650.00	650.00

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	—	955	86.00	86.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	60.00–70.00	64.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	78.00–84.00	80.79
3	—	1,833	88.00–95.00	92.29
3	—	1,485	72.00–75.00	73.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,419	51.00–58.00	54.36
4	—	1,500	60.00–62.00	61.08
1	—	1,645	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,134	45.00–50.00	48.00
6	—	1,081	38.00–44.00	41.43

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.