Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-08-31

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 31
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▼ 270 vs last sale 646▲ 21 vs year ago 355 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 64▼ 17 vs year ago 76 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 35▼ 7 vs year ago 16 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.62/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$124.62
97 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.32
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492130.4964227
Medium and Large 2430128.6055337
Medium and Large 3478115.3555133
One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $91 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 sale97 hd
124.62
—
GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd
126.94
−2.32
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—High1,74791.811,6048thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33971.8796225
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15963.5073614

Every lot

76 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 1355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 3368140.72/cwt138.00–144.005183
Steers—Medium and Large 2390158.00/cwt158.00–158.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 3420135.12/cwt130.00–140.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 2421158.47/cwt154.00–160.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 2466145.71/cwt142.00–150.006798
Steers—Medium and Large 3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1512150.00/cwt150.00–150.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 2519141.94/cwt138.00–147.007379
Steers—Medium and Large 3533128.58/cwt125.00–132.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 2561132.27/cwt130.00–136.007424
Steers—Medium and Large 1564143.60/cwt140.00–149.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 3593115.98/cwt112.00–120.006882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265146.00/cwt146.00–146.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283129.05/cwt127.00–130.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300134.00/cwt134.00–134.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325127.04/cwt125.00–130.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360114.00/cwt114.00–114.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375137.30/cwt136.00–140.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381130.36/cwt128.00–132.004978
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418122.26/cwt119.00–125.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421128.70/cwt126.00–133.0054213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429135.15/cwt134.00–136.005807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461130.51/cwt130.00–132.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471125.03/cwt124.00–127.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478114.95/cwt110.00–120.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515129.01/cwt127.00–130.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531111.16/cwt110.00–115.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533122.28/cwt120.00–124.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566123.51/cwt122.00–124.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569106.44/cwt103.00–113.006066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575119.27/cwt118.00–120.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635107.00/cwt107.00–107.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640120.76/cwt118.00–123.007734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3688105.00/cwt105.00–105.007222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270180.62/cwt180.00–182.004883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278155.99/cwt155.00–157.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280169.86/cwt168.00–174.004763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320149.93/cwt148.00–152.004803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368140.01/cwt137.00–146.0051511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373160.00/cwt160.00–160.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405158.00/cwt158.00–158.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420141.76/cwt139.00–145.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423134.73/cwt128.00–138.0057013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466134.49/cwt130.00–139.006278
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466124.72/cwt120.00–129.0058111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517130.00/cwt129.00–131.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521121.25/cwt119.00–125.006329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553130.50/cwt130.00–131.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562124.04/cwt122.00–126.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610117.93/cwt114.00–122.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613104.90/cwt100.00–110.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675112.01/cwt111.00–113.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680109.00/cwt109.00–109.007411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56585.46/cwt84.00–87.001,3373
Bulls——1,845100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8451
Bulls——1,85994.53/cwt92.00–98.001,7574
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13068.66/cwt68.00–70.007764
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14854.65/cwt53.00–58.006273
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18164.35/cwt60.00–67.007607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31362.66/cwt60.00–66.008235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31978.26/cwt78.00–79.001,0324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35273.15/cwt70.00–77.0098916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-374062.00/cwt62.00–62.004591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,11568.00/cwt68.00–68.007581

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.