Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-03-17

Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 17

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 362 vs last sale 455▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 54▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 16▲ 5 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher with one outstanding boner at 82.00, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 to 20.00 lower 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 $127.90/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −81.43 against this barn's trailing median of $209.32.

Average price

$127.90

25 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	136.49	617	11thin
Medium and Large 2	430	124.24	534	12thin
Medium and Large 3	410	102.56	420	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $196 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 sale25 hd

127.90

—

GA average16 barns · 854 hd

122.52

+5.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

209.32

−81.43

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	1,387	96.00	1,331	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	68.66	868	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	60.49	909	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	53.08	594	6thin

Every lot

26 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	260	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	254	124.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	315	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	109.34/cwt	105.00–112.00	405	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	86.03/cwt	85.00–87.00	450	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	140.63/cwt	137.00–145.00	366	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	391	139.27/cwt	137.00–140.00	545	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	407	124.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	505	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	420	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	136.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	556	113.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	632	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	55.66/cwt	52.00–58.00	540	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	513	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	66.48/cwt	62.00–70.00	831	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	75.53/cwt	73.00–79.00	997	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,420	47.91/cwt	46.00–49.00	680	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	909	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	594	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 16Year 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	—	513	130.00–132.00	131.00
4	—	391	137.00–140.00	139.27
5	—	476	130.00–140.00	136.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.98
3	—	260	137.00–145.00	140.63
3	—	407	120.00–127.00	124.02
4	—	556	110.00–115.00	113.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	100.00–105.00	102.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	254	122.00–127.00	124.00
2	—	205	127.00	127.00
2	—	388	117.00–120.00	118.49
2	—	513	100.00–110.00	104.93
4	—	461	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	102.00–105.00	103.52
5	—	370	105.00–112.00	109.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	85.00–87.00	86.03

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)	1	—	1,100	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,320	73.00–79.00	75.53
23	—	1,250	62.00–70.00	66.48
1	—	1,025	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	60.00–61.00	60.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	46.00–49.00	47.91
4	—	970	52.00–58.00	55.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,390	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,645	107.00	107.00

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.