Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-08-24

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 24
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
646 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 417▲ 273 vs year ago 373 · +73.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 57▼ 2 vs year ago 66 · −3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 33▲ 27 vs year ago 8 · +337.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower 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 $124.61/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$124.61
148 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.05
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501130.0165238
Medium and Large 2450125.6556659
Medium and Large 3414119.3749451
One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $157 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 sale148 hd
124.61
—
GA average16 barns · 2,098 hd
128.65
−4.05
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—Low1,52590.401,37814
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22771.1887413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39561.448574thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03357.0458921

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3337143.31/cwt142.00–146.004833
Steers—Medium and Large 2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 3371141.22/cwt138.00–144.005244
Steers—Medium and Large 1380166.00/cwt166.00–166.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 2385152.00/cwt152.00–152.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1417159.57/cwt159.00–160.006657
Steers—Medium and Large 3420140.26/cwt134.00–144.0058911
Steers—Medium and Large 2427150.14/cwt146.00–155.006415
Steers—Medium and Large 3464132.67/cwt130.00–138.0061610
Steers—Medium and Large 2468141.76/cwt140.00–148.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 1470157.58/cwt155.00–160.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 3514124.00/cwt119.00–128.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 2516134.00/cwt130.00–138.006917
Steers—Medium and Large 1527154.96/cwt150.00–160.0081714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535162.00/cwt162.00–162.008674
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 3567119.70/cwt114.00–124.006797
Steers—Medium and Large 1574142.56/cwt137.00–147.008188
Steers—Medium and Large 2581128.43/cwt125.00–131.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 1604134.00/cwt134.00–134.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 2621129.52/cwt128.00–130.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 3627118.83/cwt116.00–121.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 1665135.49/cwt132.00–136.0090114
Steers—Medium and Large 2677129.00/cwt129.00–129.0087311
Steers—Medium and Large 1730127.00/cwt127.00–127.009271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200152.00/cwt152.00–152.003041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260142.00/cwt142.00–142.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284129.99/cwt128.00–132.003695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295154.00/cwt154.00–154.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323152.65/cwt148.00–158.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331133.51/cwt129.00–138.004427
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335122.33/cwt118.00–125.004103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368137.96/cwt136.00–140.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373129.25/cwt128.00–132.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373122.49/cwt119.00–127.0045713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408119.22/cwt115.00–122.004869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419131.57/cwt130.00–134.005515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431126.76/cwt124.00–129.0054614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465125.89/cwt125.00–129.0058511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473130.17/cwt130.00–131.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483115.25/cwt110.00–120.0055711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515108.47/cwt107.00–110.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520120.76/cwt119.00–122.006289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534126.00/cwt125.00–127.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567106.83/cwt100.00–110.006066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572114.84/cwt112.00–117.006576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581125.18/cwt120.00–128.0072712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610116.48/cwt115.00–118.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628119.97/cwt119.00–121.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668121.00/cwt120.00–122.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675114.00/cwt114.00–114.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215155.19/cwt150.00–160.003343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3274141.79/cwt137.00–147.003897
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288155.97/cwt152.00–160.004492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324153.54/cwt150.00–157.004974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328143.79/cwt140.00–148.004729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340176.65/cwt174.00–180.006013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368165.06/cwt162.00–168.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368146.03/cwt144.00–148.005375
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372135.12/cwt130.00–140.0050310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410148.00/cwt148.00–148.006071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418135.89/cwt131.00–140.005684
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431125.33/cwt120.00–130.005407
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470120.60/cwt114.00–124.0056713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477129.79/cwt128.00–134.006196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523120.52/cwt120.00–122.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524115.96/cwt113.00–119.006089
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558118.49/cwt118.00–119.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560125.93/cwt122.00–130.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563110.02/cwt106.00–115.006198
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608109.26/cwt107.00–110.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673112.99/cwt111.00–115.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3683106.50/cwt106.00–107.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39884.90/cwt82.00–88.001,1875
Bulls——1,57192.77/cwt90.00–95.001,4578
Bulls——1,78599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,7671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01067.00/cwt67.00–67.006771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03051.53/cwt49.00–55.0053111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03962.66/cwt59.00–66.006519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20166.18/cwt65.00–67.007955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23772.78/cwt70.00–76.009006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26378.90/cwt78.00–80.009972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39561.44/cwt58.00–65.008574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,4562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-277080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-282084.98/cwt84.00–86.006972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-386561.05/cwt56.00–70.005285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-392061.54/cwt58.00–64.005663

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.