Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-03-23

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 23
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 446▲ 151 vs year ago 262 · +57.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 66▼ 61 vs year ago 133 · −45.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 25▲ 11 vs year ago 8 · +137.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $123.90/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$123.90
129 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.18
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516126.7065363
Medium and Large 2424125.5353238
Medium and Large 3415115.3947928
One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $174 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 sale129 hd
123.90
—
GA average17 barns · 1,619 hd
125.08
−1.18
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—Low1,54689.441,38315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19866.1479224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43852.677583thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06052.1655315

Every lot

80 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 3345158.00/cwt158.00–158.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1355171.00/cwt171.00–171.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 2382157.60/cwt155.00–162.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 3390145.58/cwt142.00–150.005685
Steers—Medium and Large 1413164.05/cwt161.00–167.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 2416151.40/cwt149.00–154.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 3419144.26/cwt142.00–146.006044
Steers—Medium and Large 2467146.58/cwt142.00–150.006858
Steers—Medium and Large 1470154.87/cwt152.00–158.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 3471130.79/cwt128.00–133.006165
Steers—Medium and Large 1513150.96/cwt147.00–155.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 3523131.52/cwt130.00–133.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1568145.99/cwt144.00–147.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 3583120.55/cwt118.00–123.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 2595133.89/cwt130.00–136.0079715
Steers—Medium and Large 2605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1613136.38/cwt133.00–141.008365
Steers—Medium and Large 1668131.71/cwt131.00–136.008807
Steers—Medium and Large 2725116.00/cwt116.00–116.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 3785101.00/cwt101.00–101.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1793126.00/cwt126.00–126.009994
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230144.00/cwt144.00–144.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284125.26/cwt125.00–128.0035611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288135.43/cwt132.00–138.003904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310123.87/cwt120.00–128.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330131.61/cwt129.00–134.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364129.46/cwt127.00–132.004718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373122.58/cwt120.00–125.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377134.33/cwt134.00–135.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422131.90/cwt130.00–134.0055711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429126.04/cwt122.00–128.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484128.68/cwt124.00–132.0062320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484120.50/cwt118.00–124.005836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519127.59/cwt121.00–131.006629
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536118.16/cwt116.00–120.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555128.50/cwt125.00–132.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585116.00/cwt116.00–116.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 358699.49/cwt99.00–101.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623115.88/cwt112.00–118.007228
Heifers—Medium and Large 363196.77/cwt96.00–99.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3288152.02/cwt150.00–154.004382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3312149.98/cwt144.00–154.004687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328158.68/cwt157.00–160.005206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372153.73/cwt150.00–157.005728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373160.50/cwt160.00–161.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373139.97/cwt138.00–142.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422135.03/cwt134.00–136.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424147.46/cwt144.00–151.006259
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425153.99/cwt152.00–156.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1456148.76/cwt146.00–150.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470128.00/cwt128.00–128.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475135.99/cwt135.00–137.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517140.02/cwt135.00–144.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525128.51/cwt127.00–130.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560123.69/cwt121.00–126.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621127.47/cwt126.00–130.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0541
Bulls——1,56689.90/cwt87.00–92.001,40814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93743.48/cwt41.00–46.004075
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12256.50/cwt53.00–60.0063410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16965.56/cwt62.00–69.0076616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22572.80/cwt71.00–74.008925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22558.00/cwt58.00–58.007111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30858.15/cwt54.00–61.007613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54550.00/cwt50.00–50.007732
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3770850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,5452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,151872.10/cwt700.00–975.0010,0388
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,088.60/cwt1,025.00–1,150.0013,9674
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-378262.65/cwt58.00–70.004903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00090.00/cwt90.00–90.009001

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.