Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-02-04

Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 4

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 252▲ 288 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 67▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 24▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.19/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$132.19

93 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.18

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	135.39	577	47
Medium and Large 2	369	131.14	484	36
Medium and Large 3	369	120.93	447	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $130 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 sale93 hd

132.19

—

GA average16 barns · 1,574 hd

123.01

+9.18

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	1,486	77.37	1,149	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	57.65	826	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	54.47	884	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	47.91	527	16

Every lot

54 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	149.75/cwt	149.00–151.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	148.47/cwt	145.00–149.00	800	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	788	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	228	130.87/cwt	127.00–135.00	298	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	138.29/cwt	135.00–142.00	372	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	149.19/cwt	147.00–152.00	415	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	136.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	139.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	129.39/cwt	127.00–130.00	499	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	126.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	123.05/cwt	117.00–125.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	132.43/cwt	129.00–138.00	621	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	121.56/cwt	119.00–125.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	105.69/cwt	102.00–110.00	657	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	220	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	341	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	272	184.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	501	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	515	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	173.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	138.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	389	153.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	598	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	145.79/cwt	145.00–148.00	611	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	148.00/cwt	146.00–152.00	678	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	140.73/cwt	139.00–145.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	140.77/cwt	139.00–144.00	726	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	765	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,334	72.56/cwt	69.00–75.00	968	6
Bulls	—	—	1,637	82.17/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,345	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	48.91/cwt	46.00–51.00	529	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	40.94/cwt	40.00–42.00	508	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	57.83/cwt	55.00–61.00	806	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	49.79/cwt	46.00–52.00	727	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,586	63.40/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,006	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	54.47/cwt	54.00–55.00	884	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	62.33/cwt	61.00–64.00	538	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	923	57.37/cwt	53.00–59.00	530	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	781	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	752	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,052	54.40/cwt	50.00–58.00	572	7

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 252Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	414	130.00–140.00	135.98
11	—	469	129.00–138.00	132.43
5	—	522	119.00–125.00	121.56
5	—	367	135.00–142.00	139.63
5	—	278	147.00–152.00	149.19
2	—	340	145.00	145.00
2	—	590	118.00–120.00	118.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	127.00–135.00	130.87
2	—	538	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	383	120.00–125.00	122.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	328	130.00–140.00	136.79
9	—	269	135.00–142.00	138.29
3	—	427	125.00–129.00	126.30
3	—	622	102.00–110.00	105.69
4	—	466	117.00–125.00	123.05
5	—	386	127.00–130.00	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
2	—	510	135.00–136.00	135.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	130.00–135.00	133.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	140.00	140.00
7	—	539	145.00–149.00	148.47
4	—	469	149.00–151.00	149.75
3	—	403	160.00–165.00	161.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	180.00–190.00	184.26
4	—	325	170.00–180.00	173.37
3	—	427	150.00–155.00	152.30
3	—	358	165.00–170.00	168.26
6	—	458	146.00–152.00	148.00
6	—	567	130.00–140.00	134.95
9	—	516	139.00–144.00	140.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	145.00–148.00	145.79
3	—	317	160.00–165.00	162.39
8	—	477	139.00–145.00	140.73
10	—	389	150.00–160.00	153.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	140.00	140.00
4	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	310	147.00	147.00
2	—	593	120.00	120.00
3	—	220	150.00–160.00	154.89
3	—	385	135.00–145.00	138.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	61.00–64.00	62.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	73.00	73.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	84.00	84.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	923	53.00–59.00	57.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,052	50.00–58.00	54.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,637	79.00–85.00	82.17
6	—	1,334	69.00–75.00	72.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,081	46.00–51.00	48.91
2	—	1,240	40.00–42.00	40.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	46.00–52.00	49.79
6	—	1,586	62.00–68.00	63.40
27	—	1,393	55.00–61.00	57.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	54.00–55.00	54.47

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.