Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-01-28

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 254▲ 252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 60▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 11▲ 24 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 3.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.48/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$128.48
57 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.71
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463131.7061023
Medium and Large 2412127.4252526
Medium and Large 3348122.654278thin
One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about $183 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 sale57 hd
128.48
—
GA average16 barns · 1,908 hd
126.77
+1.71
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—Low1,98086.651,7165thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38763.9488742
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,19360.157184thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03948.8650814

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 3318155.28/cwt150.00–160.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 2325167.38/cwt165.00–170.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1328177.40/cwt175.00–180.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 2371164.77/cwt162.00–167.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 3383142.34/cwt140.00–145.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1415164.91/cwt160.00–170.006844
Steers—Medium and Large 3425144.38/cwt142.00–147.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 2463152.57/cwt150.00–155.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1467160.21/cwt156.00–165.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1515152.75/cwt146.00–156.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 3562116.71/cwt110.00–120.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1567141.77/cwt140.00–145.008045
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266127.30/cwt122.00–130.003394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288136.97/cwt134.00–140.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310146.61/cwt145.00–150.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314134.33/cwt130.00–140.004226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371140.67/cwt137.00–145.005225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373125.00/cwt125.00–125.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390131.69/cwt130.00–135.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419127.99/cwt125.00–130.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428134.51/cwt134.00–135.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472129.96/cwt126.00–135.006135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476122.01/cwt120.00–125.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488110.98/cwt110.00–112.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525120.49/cwt119.00–122.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531116.41/cwt115.00–118.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581125.55/cwt119.00–129.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638111.98/cwt110.00–114.007142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223157.25/cwt155.00–160.003512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2229172.17/cwt170.00–177.003944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255167.55/cwt165.00–170.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268160.00/cwt160.00–160.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327143.27/cwt140.00–150.004683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2339160.03/cwt155.00–165.005435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388152.31/cwt150.00–157.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423137.43/cwt135.00–140.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488138.73/cwt135.00–140.006774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2871
Bulls——1,86097.16/cwt95.00–100.001,8072
Bulls——2,37574.46/cwt74.00–75.001,7682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00449.26/cwt46.00–53.004959
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05556.59/cwt56.00–57.005972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13342.51/cwt38.00–45.004823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19360.15/cwt58.00–64.007184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35755.23/cwt51.00–58.007499
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36563.24/cwt60.00–67.0086321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44771.68/cwt68.00–75.001,03712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-390864.60/cwt58.00–72.005872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297888.28/cwt85.00–95.008633
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,475975.00/cwt975.00–975.0014,3812

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.