Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2019-08-13

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 13
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 244 vs last sale 461▲ 217 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 87▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 16 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 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.89/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$108.89
37 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$467
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.53
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568116.476616thin
Medium and Large 2420109.9046117thin
Medium and Large 3380104.4139714thin
One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $265 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 sale37 hd
108.89
—
GA average16 barns · 1,192 hd
110.42
−1.53
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,41080.731,1387thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28559.1376026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70557.579822thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07549.0752722

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2422127.59/cwt124.00–131.005385
Steers—Medium and Large 3480111.03/cwt110.00–112.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 2481121.52/cwt120.00–124.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 1525123.97/cwt123.00–125.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 2533119.49/cwt119.00–120.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 2555113.03/cwt110.00–116.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1715104.49/cwt104.00–105.007472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3232117.96/cwt115.00–122.002743
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260111.75/cwt110.00–117.002914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308103.49/cwt102.00–105.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333116.95/cwt115.00–119.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378114.68/cwt114.00–115.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418108.75/cwt105.00–112.004556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471106.30/cwt103.00–109.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510109.48/cwt108.00–112.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 357893.95/cwt90.00–98.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 360388.67/cwt87.00–90.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added683130.45/cwt128.00–133.008912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275138.42/cwt137.00–140.003812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1287152.94/cwt150.00–157.004393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331123.99/cwt120.00–130.004105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368129.48/cwt129.00–130.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371119.95/cwt115.00–125.004454
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419107.71/cwt106.00–112.004514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420126.70/cwt125.00–129.005323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463117.51/cwt115.00–120.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 363893.95/cwt90.00–98.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 366583.43/cwt80.00–90.005553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36877.42/cwt75.00–80.001,0595
Bulls——1,44583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1991
Bulls——1,58595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06952.37/cwt48.00–56.0056014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08543.30/cwt40.00–47.004708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19067.00/cwt67.00–67.007971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27561.11/cwt58.00–65.0077915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31055.36/cwt53.00–57.0072510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70557.57/cwt55.00–61.009822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,195791.32/cwt625.00–925.009,4564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06081.00/cwt81.00–81.008591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,12552.00/cwt52.00–52.005851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,14557.84/cwt51.00–64.006622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,29059.00/cwt59.00–59.007611

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.