Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-02-25

Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 25

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 307▲ 370 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 53▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 13 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 steady, slaughter bulls and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, steer, heifer,bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $131.92/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$131.92

109 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	132.94	572	31
Medium and Large 1	511	132.54	678	74
Medium and Large 3	478	112.51	538	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $34 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 sale109 hd

131.92

—

GA average13 barns · 1,252 hd

131.41

+0.51

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	1,873	83.00	1,554	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,459	65.65	957	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	46.06	491	3thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	139.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	154.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	894	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	133.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	854	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	529	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	133.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	594	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	142.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	660	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	112.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	131.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	675	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	119.13/cwt	119.00–121.00	722	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	258	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	435	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	190.93/cwt	187.00–195.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	189.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	332	198.21/cwt	197.00–200.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	193.40/cwt	190.00–195.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	178.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	675	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	166.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	169.20/cwt	162.00–172.00	724	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	155.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	145.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	701	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	144.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	738	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	126.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	122.33/cwt	121.00–124.00	816	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,504	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	489	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	43.09/cwt	41.00–45.00	487	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	57.66/cwt	57.00–59.00	728	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	64.85/cwt	60.00–67.00	936	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,593	71.47/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,139	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	825	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,806	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	761	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 Feb 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 307Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	185.00–195.00	189.13
2	—	290	187.00–195.00	190.93
2	—	463	160.00–170.00	164.97
2	—	565	137.00–140.00	138.54
3	—	667	121.00–124.00	122.33
5	—	428	162.00–172.00	169.20
5	—	511	142.00–150.00	144.42
9	—	377	175.00–185.00	178.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	197.00–200.00	198.21
3	—	370	190.00–195.00	193.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	167.00–170.00	168.49
2	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.58
2	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.51
3	—	377	160.00–170.00	166.64
3	—	432	150.00–160.00	155.65
5	—	481	142.00–150.00	145.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.97
3	—	530	120.00–130.00	126.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	145.00	145.00
3	—	665	119.00	119.00
8	—	419	140.00–145.00	141.75
15	—	606	119.00–121.00	119.13
16	—	463	140.00–144.00	142.54
29	—	513	125.00–134.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	145.00	145.00
2	—	338	140.00	140.00
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
3	—	633	110.00–115.00	112.98
6	—	480	130.00–135.00	131.67
7	—	418	130.00–135.00	133.85
9	—	382	135.00–140.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	110.00–120.00	112.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	130.00	130.00
8	—	523	155.00	155.00
12	—	639	130.00–134.00	133.67
15	—	578	150.00–155.00	154.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	170.00–180.00	174.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	135.00–142.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	57.00–59.00	57.66
7	—	1,593	68.00–73.00	71.47
11	—	1,444	60.00–67.00	64.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,130	41.00–45.00	43.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,880	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	825.00	825.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	80.00	80.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	87.00	87.00

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)	1	—	605	60.00	60.00

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.