Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-03-16

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 16
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 540▲ 353 vs year ago 93 · +379.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 45▲ 2 vs year ago 64 · +3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 9▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher 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 $122.69/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$122.69
103 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.80
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504126.6463943
Medium and Large 2444123.4854935
Medium and Large 3440114.8050525
One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $134 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 sale103 hd
122.69
—
GA average15 barns · 2,195 hd
123.49
−0.80
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—Low1,43979.931,15013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30062.5481322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46456.428264thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09950.545559thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2320167.00/cwt167.00–167.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1335182.00/cwt182.00–182.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 3365151.68/cwt147.00–156.005544
Steers—Medium and Large 1375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 2375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 3415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1422164.32/cwt162.00–167.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1459162.58/cwt160.00–164.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 2483149.62/cwt145.00–154.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1510150.33/cwt146.00–156.007677
Steers—Medium and Large 2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 3525134.00/cwt134.00–134.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1560147.33/cwt144.00–153.0082514
Steers—Medium and Large 2560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1626136.00/cwt134.00–142.0085121
Steers—Medium and Large 1685137.31/cwt136.00–140.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1730128.65/cwt125.00–132.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 1775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233119.05/cwt118.00–120.002772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3259124.58/cwt118.00–128.003234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278131.57/cwt129.00–136.003663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320131.00/cwt131.00–131.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370128.68/cwt128.00–130.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375137.92/cwt134.00–140.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416127.08/cwt124.00–131.0052911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421134.64/cwt133.00–138.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424120.83/cwt120.00–122.005127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455105.00/cwt105.00–105.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472122.71/cwt120.00–125.005799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479129.85/cwt126.00–133.0062213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518117.59/cwt115.00–120.006095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519127.43/cwt124.00–133.006617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3536109.20/cwt104.00–114.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554122.01/cwt120.00–126.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566106.49/cwt105.00–108.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612113.77/cwt110.00–116.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667109.67/cwt107.00–112.007313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250158.00/cwt158.00–158.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277144.94/cwt140.00–150.004018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318166.33/cwt164.00–170.005296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323156.19/cwt152.00–162.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323145.01/cwt140.00–148.004684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368150.71/cwt150.00–152.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370141.05/cwt140.00–142.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374167.14/cwt164.00–170.0062510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420156.10/cwt154.00–159.006568
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425126.94/cwt122.00–132.005396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430146.00/cwt146.00–146.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459140.22/cwt138.00–143.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466151.37/cwt146.00–156.007059
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473125.53/cwt124.00–130.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518122.70/cwt120.00–124.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540138.00/cwt138.00–138.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3566113.39/cwt110.00–118.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572122.59/cwt121.00–125.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575128.97/cwt128.00–130.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624125.73/cwt125.00–127.007854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625119.69/cwt118.00–122.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710104.00/cwt104.00–104.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 375095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39876.49/cwt73.00–80.001,0696
Bulls——1,47482.87/cwt81.00–87.001,2227
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08354.58/cwt52.00–59.005915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11945.50/cwt43.00–49.005094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15569.59/cwt68.00–74.008045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33156.12/cwt54.00–58.007476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34862.83/cwt60.00–66.0084711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45054.00/cwt54.00–54.007831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46857.22/cwt55.00–62.008403
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3820700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-368568.00/cwt68.00–68.004661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-381567.88/cwt64.00–72.005532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-391570.00/cwt70.00–70.006411

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.