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Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 28

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

562 head

▲ 273 vs last sale 289▲ 149 vs year ago 413 · +36.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 68▼ 23 vs year ago 57 · −40.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 67▼ 1 vs year ago 12 · −8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, steer calves 1.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. bull calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.57/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$121.57

154 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	127.59	604	34
Medium and Large 1	577	124.65	720	56
Medium and Large 3	511	115.66	591	64

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $12 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 sale154 hd

121.57

—

GA average13 barns · 716 hd

128.77

−7.21

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	1,576	85.83	1,353	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,446	59.02	853	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	49.92	603	7thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	137.28/cwt	132.00–140.00	443	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	148.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	118.48/cwt	115.00–122.00	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	136.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	531	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	496	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	631	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	128.61/cwt	125.00–131.00	610	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	119.17/cwt	115.00–122.00	577	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	121.44/cwt	120.00–124.00	627	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	113.74/cwt	109.00–118.00	590	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	130.56/cwt	129.00–135.00	697	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	111.69/cwt	109.00–114.00	659	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	118.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	730	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	760	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	788	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	130.13/cwt	127.00–135.00	363	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	282	119.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	338	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	126.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	404	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	123.37/cwt	117.00–125.00	464	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	407	106.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	116.04/cwt	114.00–119.00	494	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	103.48/cwt	101.00–105.00	485	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	108.24/cwt	106.00–112.00	512	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	114.14/cwt	114.00–116.00	555	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	110.89/cwt	109.00–112.00	569	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	106.74/cwt	104.00–110.00	557	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	109.58/cwt	107.00–111.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	103.86/cwt	100.00–106.00	593	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	107.25/cwt	107.00–108.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	96.17/cwt	96.00–97.00	615	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	92.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	708	78.02/cwt	76.00–80.00	552	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	259	161.45/cwt	160.00–162.00	418	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	420	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	146.22/cwt	142.00–150.00	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	326	132.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	433	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	416	122.25/cwt	122.00–123.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	131.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	125.48/cwt	121.00–129.00	589	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	115.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	553	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	129.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	114.59/cwt	113.00–116.00	613	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	119.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	668	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	103.97/cwt	102.00–106.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	102.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	636	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	669	90.40/cwt	90.00–91.00	605	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	77.90/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,205	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	89.37/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	52.09/cwt	50.00–54.00	614	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	47.03/cwt	45.00–48.00	586	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	54.04/cwt	53.00–55.00	681	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	60.68/cwt	57.00–63.00	915	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,260	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	637	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	556	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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 289Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 68Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 67Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	121.00–129.00	125.48
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	131.28
6	—	376	135.00–145.00	140.01
5	—	615	100.00–105.00	102.17
5	—	535	113.00–116.00	114.59
4	—	565	110.00–112.00	110.50
2	—	323	142.00–150.00	146.22
2	—	285	145.00–150.00	147.54
1	—	680	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	115.00–123.00	119.63
4	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.51
4	—	259	160.00–162.00	161.45
3	—	513	125.00–135.00	129.38
3	—	412	137.00–140.00	138.01
2	—	663	101.00–105.00	102.99
2	—	360	150.00–155.00	152.53
1	—	335	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	110.00–120.00	115.31
7	—	326	130.00–137.00	132.89
5	—	669	90.00–91.00	90.40
4	—	636	95.00–97.00	96.01
4	—	416	122.00–123.00	122.25
3	—	517	105.00–110.00	108.32
2	—	568	102.00–106.00	103.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	126.00–129.00	127.51
24	—	534	129.00–135.00	130.56
16	—	616	115.00–124.00	118.50
5	—	704	112.00	112.00
4	—	667	114.00	114.00
4	—	473	133.00–134.00	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	519	109.00–118.00	113.74
19	—	590	109.00–114.00	111.69
11	—	410	115.00–125.00	120.95
5	—	484	115.00–122.00	119.17
3	—	323	132.00–140.00	137.28
2	—	388	115.00–122.00	118.48
1	—	740	99.00	99.00
1	—	685	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	120.00–124.00	121.44
8	—	390	130.00–140.00	136.28
5	—	474	125.00–131.00	128.61
4	—	419	130.00–135.00	132.21
3	—	332	145.00–155.00	148.37
2	—	558	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	101.00–105.00	103.48
3	—	407	100.00–110.00	106.72
3	—	282	115.00–125.00	119.76
2	—	708	76.00–80.00	78.02
2	—	568	90.00–95.00	92.53
2	—	535	97.00–100.00	98.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	571	100.00–106.00	103.86
18	—	473	106.00–112.00	108.24
11	—	426	114.00–119.00	116.04
8	—	522	104.00–110.00	106.74
8	—	376	117.00–125.00	123.37
6	—	640	96.00–97.00	96.17
5	—	279	127.00–135.00	130.13
4	—	319	125.00–132.00	126.70
3	—	677	90.00–95.00	92.99
2	—	708	92.00–94.00	92.99
1	—	240	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	513	109.00–112.00	110.89
13	—	486	114.00–116.00	114.14
5	—	559	107.00–111.00	109.58
5	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.22
4	—	605	107.00–108.00	107.25
3	—	365	127.00–130.00	129.03

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	—	1,260	875.00	875.00

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	—	950	67.00	67.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	55.00	55.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	85.00	85.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	50.00–54.00	52.09
3	—	1,247	45.00–48.00	47.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,508	57.00–63.00	60.68
4	—	1,260	53.00–55.00	54.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	75.00–82.00	77.90
3	—	1,598	88.00–90.00	89.37
1	—	1,600	99.00	99.00

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.