Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-09-01

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 373▲ 35 vs year ago 320 · +10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 66▼ 13 vs year ago 89 · −14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 13 · +23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady to 6.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.62/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −81.70 against this barn's trailing median of $209.32.
Average price
$127.62
86 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1379151.5357510thin
Medium and Large 2450131.3359133
Medium and Large 3454119.2254143
One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $33 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 sale86 hd
127.62
—
GA average17 barns · 1,321 hd
124.11
+3.51
This barn, trailing median2 sales
209.32
−81.70
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—Average1,59780.711,2895thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24367.9784534
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44058.938493thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08851.0055524

Every lot

68 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 1370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 3395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 3415136.59/cwt130.00–140.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 1479141.00/cwt141.00–141.0067516
Steers—Medium and Large 1500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2511128.53/cwt125.00–134.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 3530114.91/cwt110.00–120.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 2553118.67/cwt116.00–120.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 3605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1617120.00/cwt120.00–120.007403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223116.01/cwt115.00–117.002592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270127.00/cwt127.00–127.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321111.00/cwt110.00–112.003564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367123.30/cwt120.00–125.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373132.34/cwt132.00–132.504943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407126.97/cwt125.00–131.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430107.00/cwt107.00–107.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454122.79/cwt118.00–124.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458109.80/cwt107.00–111.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481113.72/cwt112.00–116.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519111.24/cwt110.00–114.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528102.16/cwt100.00–105.005396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573113.00/cwt113.00–113.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574104.40/cwt100.00–106.005997
Heifers—Medium and Large 361196.79/cwt90.00–100.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625101.74/cwt101.00–103.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682101.33/cwt100.00–104.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 370090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 277892.98/cwt92.00–94.007232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280144.45/cwt140.00–150.004045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330161.37/cwt160.00–162.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330156.31/cwt155.00–157.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370153.91/cwt150.00–160.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381143.71/cwt137.00–147.005487
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385126.44/cwt125.00–132.004875
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421122.27/cwt120.00–125.005159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422129.72/cwt129.00–130.005477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423142.37/cwt140.00–150.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3459115.59/cwt110.00–120.0053112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469128.86/cwt125.00–131.006047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520116.04/cwt114.00–120.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522111.00/cwt110.00–113.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560111.49/cwt110.00–113.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571104.58/cwt102.00–109.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 364599.00/cwt99.00–99.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665107.48/cwt106.00–109.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670103.00/cwt103.00–103.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710103.00/cwt103.00–103.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 374598.00/cwt98.00–98.007301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46875.44/cwt75.00–76.001,1072
Bulls——1,68384.23/cwt82.00–85.001,4183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08755.65/cwt53.00–60.0060510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08847.68/cwt44.00–51.0051914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18272.59/cwt70.00–77.0085817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26666.10/cwt62.00–69.0083711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37358.33/cwt55.00–61.008016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44058.93/cwt55.00–61.008493
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09071.00/cwt71.00–71.007741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,11655.82/cwt53.00–59.006235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13078.00/cwt78.00–78.008811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26567.00/cwt67.00–67.008481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,28561.00/cwt61.00–61.007841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,157970.61/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,2306

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.