Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-03-02

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 2
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 469▼ 32 vs year ago 341 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 105▼ 8 vs year ago 93 · −8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 29▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.73/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$152.73
98 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.17
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2416158.2465922
Medium and Large 1494152.6775463
Medium and Large 3437143.6862713thin
One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $31 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 sale98 hd
152.73
—
GA average16 barns · 1,144 hd
142.55
+10.17
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—Average1,72290.711,5626thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31066.3887046
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05158.4161419

Every lot

73 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295177.00/cwt177.00–177.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 2325166.00/cwt166.00–166.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 3364155.37/cwt155.00–158.005668
Steers—Medium and Large 2379162.91/cwt160.00–166.006178
Steers—Medium and Large 1385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 3415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1429165.18/cwt163.00–173.0070924
Steers—Medium and Large 2436162.00/cwt162.00–162.007065
Steers—Medium and Large 1472163.00/cwt163.00–163.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 2473147.65/cwt147.00–148.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 3500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1524144.80/cwt143.00–145.0075915
Steers—Medium and Large 2527138.66/cwt136.00–140.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1554141.28/cwt139.00–142.0078317
Steers—Medium and Large 3685105.97/cwt104.00–108.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 1755116.98/cwt114.00–120.008832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275126.00/cwt126.00–126.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282143.12/cwt139.00–146.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325138.00/cwt138.00–138.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334135.25/cwt132.00–137.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368132.22/cwt129.00–135.004879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411134.49/cwt134.00–136.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428127.14/cwt124.00–129.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482129.89/cwt128.00–132.0062621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510105.49/cwt104.00–107.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520127.74/cwt127.00–128.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525117.94/cwt116.00–120.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558112.48/cwt111.00–114.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583121.47/cwt119.00–124.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619114.97/cwt114.00–118.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 362096.00/cwt96.00–96.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 369595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 373596.00/cwt96.00–96.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 183097.00/cwt97.00–97.008052
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245176.00/cwt176.00–176.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268161.87/cwt160.00–164.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268145.33/cwt140.00–150.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310154.00/cwt154.00–154.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320148.95/cwt148.00–150.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330165.03/cwt164.00–166.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378160.00/cwt160.00–160.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421146.07/cwt140.00–149.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430134.09/cwt130.00–138.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434154.21/cwt150.00–158.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463121.67/cwt118.00–126.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483144.32/cwt143.00–146.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485137.47/cwt135.00–140.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513135.95/cwt134.00–138.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525119.00/cwt119.00–119.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531127.37/cwt123.00–135.006768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561120.17/cwt120.00–121.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625117.42/cwt115.00–120.007342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72290.71/cwt88.00–94.001,5626
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89053.00/cwt53.00–53.004721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01363.00/cwt63.00–63.006383
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06957.85/cwt55.00–62.0061815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27166.67/cwt64.00–71.0084731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34061.33/cwt58.00–63.0082210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49574.67/cwt72.00–77.001,1165
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3875750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,055700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287079.46/cwt76.00–83.006912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02071.00/cwt71.00–71.007242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,11561.31/cwt54.00–68.006842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,15055.62/cwt52.00–63.006404

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.