Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-08-17

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 17
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 575▼ 63 vs year ago 480 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 95▲ 0 vs year ago 57 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 13▲ 24 vs year ago 9 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.63/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$132.63
128 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.07
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448138.5562162
Medium and Large 2418132.3555333
Medium and Large 3451121.7954933
One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $72 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 sale128 hd
132.63
—
GA average16 barns · 2,096 hd
132.70
−0.07
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—Average1,46688.921,3048thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29271.6692619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,20366.417992thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10354.9360617

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2285175.09/cwt170.00–180.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 1305188.00/cwt188.00–188.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365182.00/cwt182.00–182.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 3368147.04/cwt144.00–150.005413
Steers—Medium and Large 1378172.29/cwt168.00–177.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 2380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 3430135.45/cwt130.00–140.005827
Steers—Medium and Large 1445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 2463152.98/cwt152.00–154.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 1474157.76/cwt154.00–162.007486
Steers—Medium and Large 3485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1520156.97/cwt155.00–158.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 2527141.64/cwt136.00–146.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 1561147.47/cwt144.00–150.008274
Steers—Medium and Large 2585135.01/cwt132.00–138.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 2610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1617138.33/cwt136.00–141.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 2668131.00/cwt130.00–132.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238152.51/cwt152.00–153.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3238143.98/cwt142.00–146.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245156.00/cwt156.00–156.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added260166.00/cwt166.00–166.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275152.00/cwt152.00–152.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278142.63/cwt140.00–148.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318148.09/cwt144.00–152.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328129.52/cwt128.00–130.004254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333138.02/cwt136.00–140.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2353135.51/cwt134.00–137.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374141.92/cwt138.00–146.005319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385128.22/cwt127.00–130.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423134.22/cwt130.00–137.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424141.90/cwt138.00–146.0060217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425124.28/cwt120.00–128.005287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455138.93/cwt137.00–142.0063215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467128.01/cwt127.00–130.005989
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521116.86/cwt110.00–120.006098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523122.97/cwt122.00–125.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525128.20/cwt126.00–131.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558118.65/cwt116.00–120.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563108.01/cwt104.00–110.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568127.90/cwt124.00–134.007269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618127.00/cwt126.00–128.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225159.19/cwt155.00–162.003584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3287143.04/cwt140.00–147.004113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288167.57/cwt160.00–170.004834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313140.00/cwt140.00–140.004384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added323197.16/cwt192.00–202.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323167.27/cwt165.00–170.005405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331156.65/cwt152.00–162.005197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1356175.62/cwt170.00–177.006255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added368193.43/cwt192.00–195.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373156.05/cwt150.00–160.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378139.24/cwt134.00–144.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2404139.87/cwt138.00–144.005656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414154.98/cwt150.00–160.006426
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432131.99/cwt130.00–134.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459146.02/cwt144.00–148.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460138.12/cwt131.00–140.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481124.17/cwt120.00–129.005979
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500122.00/cwt122.00–122.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520127.67/cwt126.00–129.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570127.51/cwt126.00–129.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663123.49/cwt123.00–124.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705111.00/cwt111.00–111.007831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41592.01/cwt91.00–93.001,3022
Bulls——1,43380.57/cwt78.00–84.001,1554
Bulls——1,583102.52/cwt102.00–103.001,6232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05068.00/cwt68.00–68.007141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10350.24/cwt48.00–55.0055410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11360.58/cwt57.00–64.006746
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19366.75/cwt66.00–68.007966
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20366.41/cwt64.00–69.007992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33171.99/cwt69.00–76.009589
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35178.28/cwt77.00–80.001,0584
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3902664.14/cwt600.00–775.005,9916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,111895.05/cwt825.00–975.009,94414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-396068.00/cwt68.00–68.006531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07586.00/cwt86.00–86.009251

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.