Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-07-14

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 14
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
398 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 397▲ 43 vs year ago 355 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 33 · +12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 0▼ 34 vs year ago 52 · −65.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.59/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −88.73 against this barn's trailing median of $209.32.
Average price
$120.59
80 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477127.7961010thin
Medium and Large 2496120.8759931
Medium and Large 3450118.5253339
One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $76 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 sale80 hd
120.59
—
GA average17 barns · 1,498 hd
119.80
+0.79
This barn, trailing median2 sales
209.32
−88.73
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—Low1,48586.351,2833thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27657.7573718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,12555.006191thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95147.734547thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3390132.00/cwt132.00–132.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 3421121.13/cwt115.00–125.005105
Steers—Medium and Large 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1460141.35/cwt140.00–144.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2525119.68/cwt119.00–120.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1530133.13/cwt130.00–135.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 2574116.83/cwt115.00–119.006716
Steers—Medium and Large 2631114.94/cwt109.00–119.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1708113.99/cwt112.00–115.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 2770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1816108.40/cwt105.00–112.008855
Steers—Medium and Large 1863108.51/cwt107.00–110.009362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321121.82/cwt120.00–125.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335127.00/cwt127.00–127.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369125.94/cwt120.00–130.004657
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378113.57/cwt110.00–117.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1403128.51/cwt127.00–130.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421123.06/cwt119.00–125.0051812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433111.69/cwt110.00–115.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2453115.49/cwt114.00–117.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465106.74/cwt100.00–110.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475123.00/cwt123.00–123.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515112.37/cwt110.00–114.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523100.00/cwt100.00–100.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540116.00/cwt116.00–116.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581106.95/cwt104.00–110.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618113.09/cwt110.00–116.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 363095.79/cwt90.00–99.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 268298.00/cwt94.00–101.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708100.68/cwt99.00–103.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 273395.48/cwt94.00–97.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 177597.84/cwt96.00–99.007586
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280135.09/cwt130.00–140.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330134.92/cwt130.00–140.004452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379129.89/cwt127.00–131.004929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387137.48/cwt135.00–140.005326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428119.66/cwt115.00–125.005126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430129.56/cwt126.00–132.005575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463131.98/cwt131.00–133.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464123.13/cwt120.00–129.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470115.23/cwt110.00–118.005428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514120.66/cwt119.00–125.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517105.47/cwt100.00–110.005457
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519115.61/cwt112.00–118.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579110.76/cwt109.00–112.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590107.00/cwt107.00–107.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616106.75/cwt105.00–109.006584
Bulls—Medium and Large 268095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 372594.34/cwt94.00–95.006843
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 364570.00/cwt70.00–70.004521
Dairy Steers—Large 368271.33/cwt65.00–75.004863
Dairy Steers—Large 371573.00/cwt73.00–73.005221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42879.53/cwt79.00–80.001,1362
Bulls——1,600100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93643.73/cwt40.00–47.004094
Cows—Boner 80-85%94564.00/cwt64.00–64.006051
Cows—Lean 85-90%97253.06/cwt52.00–54.005163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12555.00/cwt55.00–55.006191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29557.38/cwt55.00–62.0074317
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-274082.00/cwt82.00–82.006071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-278078.00/cwt78.00–78.006081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-382068.00/cwt68.00–68.005581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-385871.57/cwt66.00–75.006146
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,08568.57/cwt65.00–72.007443
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3885675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,9742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,120750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,4002

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.