Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-08-25

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 25
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
373 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 480▲ 89 vs year ago 284 · +31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 57▲ 14 vs year ago 52 · +26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls and feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady 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 $118.26/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$118.26
100 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.20
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476123.8459042
Medium and Large 2478117.3056140
Medium and Large 3502107.3853918thin
One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $51 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 sale100 hd
118.26
—
GA average17 barns · 1,581 hd
118.46
−0.20
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—Low1,68184.671,4236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24666.8883335
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07354.8058816

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 3370137.00/cwt137.00–137.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 2375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 3411140.49/cwt140.00–142.005774
Steers—Medium and Large 1432161.22/cwt157.00–165.0069610
Steers—Medium and Large 2441153.33/cwt150.00–154.006766
Steers—Medium and Large 3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 1476148.56/cwt145.00–152.007077
Steers—Medium and Large 2485141.00/cwt141.00–141.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1521142.49/cwt140.00–146.007424
Steers—Medium and Large 2523132.07/cwt130.00–134.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 3531120.55/cwt118.00–124.006404
Steers—Medium and Large 1565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 2567123.32/cwt120.00–125.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 3575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 2610117.48/cwt115.00–120.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 3610107.50/cwt105.00–110.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1619124.76/cwt124.00–126.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 1673125.98/cwt124.00–128.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1725116.00/cwt116.00–116.008411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300127.00/cwt127.00–127.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318141.06/cwt140.00–142.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320132.66/cwt130.00–135.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368136.31/cwt135.00–140.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387122.51/cwt120.00–130.0047413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410128.02/cwt126.00–130.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428120.39/cwt119.00–124.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468123.21/cwt119.00–128.0057724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472109.03/cwt105.00–110.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488115.68/cwt115.00–116.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510120.94/cwt118.00–124.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513109.31/cwt106.00–110.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534114.60/cwt114.00–115.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566111.83/cwt110.00–114.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568116.67/cwt115.00–119.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603108.35/cwt105.00–111.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 363394.94/cwt90.00–100.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 367090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680112.00/cwt112.00–112.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740107.00/cwt107.00–107.007921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205180.00/cwt180.00–180.003691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272160.65/cwt160.00–162.004373
Bulls—Medium and Large 3314137.90/cwt130.00–140.004335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323162.32/cwt160.00–165.005243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325153.39/cwt150.00–157.004992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350157.00/cwt157.00–157.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373140.00/cwt140.00–140.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375125.00/cwt120.00–130.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405135.26/cwt132.00–137.005484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440121.50/cwt120.00–126.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483115.93/cwt110.00–120.005604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485122.49/cwt122.00–123.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2504121.01/cwt120.00–122.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531113.61/cwt110.00–117.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538128.51/cwt128.00–129.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570119.34/cwt119.00–120.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 358898.51/cwt97.00–100.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3626103.17/cwt98.00–106.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695111.00/cwt111.00–111.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63181.35/cwt79.00–85.001,3274
Bulls——1,78091.30/cwt90.00–93.001,6252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06357.98/cwt55.00–60.006169
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08650.70/cwt50.00–52.005517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17867.22/cwt63.00–70.0079218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26173.92/cwt72.00–78.009328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36759.93/cwt55.00–62.008199
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,03068.00/cwt68.00–68.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,03269.95/cwt65.00–75.007223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,14570.09/cwt67.00–73.008032

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.