Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-08-04

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 4
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
410 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 378▼ 51 vs year ago 461 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 25▼ 12 vs year ago 87 · −13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and heifers steady to 1.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.55/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$121.55
101 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517131.4067942
Medium and Large 2509118.4960343
Medium and Large 3565103.8958716thin
One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $92 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 sale101 hd
121.55
—
GA average17 barns · 1,608 hd
120.62
+0.93
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—Average1,64392.461,5194thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25468.0785441
CowsLean 85-90%Average98854.5753911

Every lot

84 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004412
Steers—Medium and Large 2330162.54/cwt160.00–165.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1373172.28/cwt170.00–177.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 3413141.03/cwt140.00–142.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 2426152.80/cwt150.00–158.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1435169.30/cwt165.00–175.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1465149.27/cwt145.00–153.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 3490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 2491140.00/cwt140.00–140.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 1512139.57/cwt136.00–146.007158
Steers—Medium and Large 2521131.19/cwt130.00–135.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1553135.50/cwt135.00–136.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 3575118.45/cwt117.00–120.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 2576126.65/cwt125.00–130.007309
Steers—Medium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1621132.31/cwt127.00–133.0082213
Steers—Medium and Large 2623125.00/cwt125.00–125.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 1655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1726120.00/cwt120.00–120.008713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315132.10/cwt130.00–134.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315118.50/cwt117.00–120.003732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370136.68/cwt135.00–138.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388131.67/cwt131.00–132.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417136.32/cwt134.00–138.005686
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430113.58/cwt110.00–117.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435125.05/cwt120.00–130.0054410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467120.80/cwt118.00–124.005649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added481150.16/cwt142.00–160.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485125.64/cwt125.00–127.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513143.37/cwt137.00–150.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531125.91/cwt123.00–127.006699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533118.01/cwt114.00–120.006294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568121.94/cwt120.00–124.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578103.76/cwt100.00–105.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579113.20/cwt110.00–116.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619119.58/cwt117.00–120.007407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622107.38/cwt105.00–110.006686
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640103.00/cwt103.00–103.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added643140.02/cwt135.00–145.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672105.34/cwt104.00–107.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3683100.00/cwt100.00–100.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 371090.00/cwt90.00–90.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 378080.00/cwt80.00–80.006241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370161.67/cwt160.00–165.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380152.33/cwt150.00–155.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385131.67/cwt130.00–135.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425153.84/cwt150.00–160.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431142.63/cwt137.00–147.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465144.84/cwt140.00–150.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482113.02/cwt110.00–119.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568108.49/cwt106.00–110.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575123.00/cwt123.00–123.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768100.00/cwt100.00–100.007682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61099.44/cwt99.00–100.001,6012
Bulls——1,67585.47/cwt84.00–88.001,4322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85563.00/cwt63.00–63.005391
Cows—Lean 85-90%94748.59/cwt44.00–51.004605
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05658.86/cwt55.00–61.006225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18867.20/cwt63.00–70.0079816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22572.80/cwt71.00–76.0089218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48257.87/cwt55.00–62.008587
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-392567.55/cwt67.00–68.006252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,09067.15/cwt64.00–70.007322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10082.00/cwt82.00–82.009021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18081.00/cwt81.00–81.009561

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.