Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-12-07

Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Dec 7

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▼ 310 vs last sale 740▼ 125 vs year ago 555 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 67▲ 1 vs year ago 84 · +1.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers, bulls, and steers mostly steady, steer calves 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $132.52/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$132.52

77 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	133.10	665	54
Medium and Large 2	393	132.73	521	20
Medium and Large 3	370	120.65	446	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $218 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 sale77 hd

132.52

—

GA average16 barns · 2,116 hd

128.85

+3.67

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	58.00	736	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	51.67	828	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	49.29	448	14

Every lot

44 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	189.75/cwt	185.00–195.00	615	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	182.50/cwt	178.00–187.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	173.66/cwt	172.00–179.00	743	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	166.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	717	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	162.35/cwt	161.00–168.00	760	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	152.04/cwt	148.00–156.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	140.13/cwt	137.00–145.00	730	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	151.53/cwt	148.00–153.00	850	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	141.09/cwt	138.00–146.00	873	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	317	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	141.25/cwt	139.00–143.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	143.13/cwt	142.00–144.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	134.78/cwt	132.00–139.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	136.88/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	134.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	124.30/cwt	122.00–127.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	127.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	130.51/cwt	128.00–132.00	736	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	127.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	831	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	182.25/cwt	177.00–185.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	170.65/cwt	168.00–174.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	159.57/cwt	155.00–164.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	159.95/cwt	156.00–162.00	584	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	169.78/cwt	165.00–172.00	660	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	135.48/cwt	133.00–138.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	142.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	139.45/cwt	136.00–146.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	151.23/cwt	148.00–158.00	709	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	144.52/cwt	143.00–147.00	747	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	131.34/cwt	128.00–134.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	682	107.32/cwt	106.00–110.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	744	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	51.54/cwt	50.00–54.00	433	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	43.67/cwt	41.00–46.00	472	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	59.88/cwt	56.00–63.00	733	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	49.33/cwt	45.00–53.00	648	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	926	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	51.67/cwt	50.00–55.00	828	3

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 740Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 67Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	120.00–122.00	120.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	124.00–131.00	127.40
11	—	431	135.00–140.00	136.88
8	—	564	128.00–132.00	130.51
6	—	371	142.00–144.00	143.13
7	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.16
4	—	665	124.00–126.00	124.98
13	—	469	130.00–138.00	134.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	115.00–125.00	120.66
3	—	485	122.00–127.00	124.30
2	—	225	140.00–142.00	141.02
6	—	374	132.00–139.00	134.78
4	—	325	139.00–143.00	141.25
2	—	415	130.00–134.00	132.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	154.00–156.00	155.01
9	—	432	160.00–168.00	166.02
8	—	521	137.00–145.00	140.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	161.00–168.00	162.35
9	—	561	148.00–153.00	151.53
7	—	619	138.00–146.00	141.09
2	—	390	178.00–187.00	182.50
4	—	428	172.00–179.00	173.66
4	—	324	185.00–195.00	189.75
2	—	515	148.00–156.00	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	133.00–138.00	135.48
2	—	325	155.00–164.00	159.57
3	—	682	106.00–110.00	107.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	389	165.00–172.00	169.78
3	—	310	177.00–185.00	182.25
2	—	610	129.00–130.00	129.50
6	—	517	143.00–147.00	144.52
4	—	469	148.00–158.00	151.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	168.00–174.00	170.65
2	—	708	100.00–110.00	105.02
5	—	465	136.00–146.00	139.45
3	—	523	128.00–134.00	131.34
3	—	423	140.00–148.00	142.71
3	—	365	156.00–162.00	159.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	64.00–66.00	65.00
11	—	1,224	56.00–63.00	59.88
4	—	1,313	45.00–53.00	49.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	50.00–55.00	51.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	41.00–46.00	43.67
10	—	840	50.00–54.00	51.54

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.