Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-03-10

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 341▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 93▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.11/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$117.11
122 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.23
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451128.5057918thin
Medium and Large 2481119.3357468
Medium and Large 3490107.2052536
One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about $54 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 sale122 hd
117.11
—
GA average16 barns · 1,450 hd
123.34
−6.23
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—Average1,78592.591,6538thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35566.4190031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41860.508582thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04854.4357016

Every lot

69 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370157.43/cwt155.00–160.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1428166.35/cwt165.00–167.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 3436142.51/cwt140.00–145.006214
Steers—Medium and Large 2455147.53/cwt145.00–150.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 3475138.00/cwt137.00–140.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1490154.00/cwt154.00–154.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 3508130.00/cwt130.00–130.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2570133.04/cwt131.00–135.0075812
Steers—Medium and Large 3620111.10/cwt107.00–115.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 2679120.00/cwt120.00–120.0081523
Steers—Medium and Large 2804111.00/cwt111.00–111.008925
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313133.65/cwt130.00–135.0041812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314139.26/cwt137.00–140.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373135.00/cwt135.00–135.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379129.56/cwt125.00–132.004917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380117.85/cwt115.00–120.004485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424110.86/cwt105.00–115.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430124.97/cwt120.00–130.0053710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466128.00/cwt125.00–130.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471105.00/cwt105.00–105.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479117.13/cwt115.00–122.0056110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510122.99/cwt122.00–124.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513103.62/cwt100.00–107.005328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519117.83/cwt115.00–119.006128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569111.41/cwt110.00–115.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573101.63/cwt100.00–105.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583118.02/cwt117.00–119.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610114.50/cwt114.00–115.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638105.21/cwt104.00–111.0067116
Heifers—Medium and Large 366889.98/cwt85.00–95.006012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220183.01/cwt180.00–187.004033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265144.92/cwt140.00–150.003845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278163.17/cwt160.00–170.004543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323172.31/cwt170.00–180.005575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324157.47/cwt155.00–160.005104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325141.06/cwt137.00–145.004582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373160.99/cwt160.00–165.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375142.43/cwt140.00–145.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381151.74/cwt150.00–155.005787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405153.99/cwt152.00–160.006247
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426131.32/cwt127.00–137.005597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433145.47/cwt140.00–150.0063012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463152.49/cwt150.00–155.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475137.71/cwt135.00–142.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479125.40/cwt120.00–130.0060110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3511118.40/cwt115.00–122.006055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516137.76/cwt135.00–142.0071112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525126.84/cwt125.00–130.006665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570132.54/cwt130.00–135.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614114.82/cwt112.00–120.007056
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668102.37/cwt100.00–105.006843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76190.53/cwt88.00–92.001,5945
Bulls——1,785104.02/cwt103.00–105.001,8572
Bulls——1,90580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85363.00/cwt63.00–63.005372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06455.41/cwt51.00–58.0059011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11745.11/cwt43.00–47.005043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23563.00/cwt63.00–63.007781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33464.51/cwt61.00–68.0086117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37271.27/cwt69.00–76.0097812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43853.38/cwt50.00–57.007682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60058.00/cwt58.00–58.009281
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3990800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,9202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,163950.05/cwt925.00–975.0011,0498
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,059.25/cwt1,050.00–1,100.0012,89112

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.