Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-09-14

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 14
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 366▲ 155 vs year ago 352 · +44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 95▲ 7 vs year ago 56 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 41▲ 13 vs year ago 11 · +118.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower 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 $128.61/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$128.61
127 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.81
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458136.9462744
Medium and Large 2445129.3857531
Medium and Large 3455121.0955152
One grade step is worth $15.85/cwt here — about $76 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 sale127 hd
128.61
—
GA average16 barns · 2,549 hd
131.42
−2.81
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—Average1,55590.531,4087thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16966.1677427
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38558.008031thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02653.1254522

Every lot

89 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 3360138.00/cwt138.00–138.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 2367152.65/cwt150.00–154.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 1370164.00/cwt164.00–164.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 3423138.55/cwt135.00–142.005866
Steers—Medium and Large 2427152.17/cwt149.00–154.006506
Steers—Medium and Large 3470135.70/cwt132.00–140.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 2473148.98/cwt146.00–151.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1490152.00/cwt152.00–152.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 3515127.84/cwt120.00–130.006587
Steers—Medium and Large 2520139.50/cwt138.00–140.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 1525149.14/cwt143.00–151.007836
Steers—Medium and Large 2557134.01/cwt130.00–137.007463
Steers—Medium and Large 1597146.00/cwt146.00–146.008724
Steers—Medium and Large 1622136.85/cwt130.00–140.008516
Steers—Medium and Large 1685131.00/cwt130.00–132.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 3695114.00/cwt114.00–114.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 2788117.50/cwt117.00–118.009262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228148.77/cwt145.00–152.003392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added260159.00/cwt159.00–159.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260135.56/cwt134.00–137.003522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269149.03/cwt144.00–154.004015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308129.20/cwt125.00–132.003986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318136.42/cwt135.00–138.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320141.74/cwt140.00–145.004544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368142.18/cwt137.00–146.005236
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374125.37/cwt120.00–130.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386134.71/cwt132.00–138.005207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421129.98/cwt128.00–132.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423136.49/cwt133.00–139.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434123.05/cwt120.00–126.0053414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458133.04/cwt130.00–136.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468127.01/cwt125.00–129.005948
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472120.02/cwt116.00–124.0056611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508132.32/cwt131.00–134.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521116.90/cwt112.00–121.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538124.01/cwt123.00–125.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545139.00/cwt139.00–139.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560123.02/cwt118.00–126.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565129.31/cwt127.00–133.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578110.99/cwt110.00–113.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675124.94/cwt120.00–129.008434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675110.49/cwt110.00–111.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added676130.00/cwt130.00–130.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263162.52/cwt160.00–165.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285141.00/cwt137.00–145.004022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2303157.48/cwt155.00–160.004774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320143.67/cwt140.00–147.004605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358162.90/cwt158.00–168.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373136.78/cwt130.00–140.0051014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393147.52/cwt145.00–150.005806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415124.88/cwt120.00–130.0051813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427139.25/cwt135.00–141.005958
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460118.87/cwt116.00–124.005477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472144.29/cwt142.00–146.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481133.02/cwt130.00–136.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520128.68/cwt125.00–132.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 3543116.98/cwt112.00–122.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561125.56/cwt120.00–128.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3562106.63/cwt102.00–112.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617118.02/cwt115.00–121.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630100.37/cwt98.00–103.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655107.00/cwt107.00–107.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 367797.01/cwt95.00–100.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 370898.73/cwt94.00–101.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 378295.66/cwt92.00–100.007483
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28582.30/cwt81.00–84.001,0582
Bulls——1,66393.82/cwt92.00–96.001,5605
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95349.18/cwt46.00–53.0046911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09062.00/cwt62.00–62.006761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10056.56/cwt54.00–60.0062210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14061.72/cwt59.00–64.0070411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14366.82/cwt65.00–70.0076412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33076.41/cwt72.00–79.001,0164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38558.00/cwt58.00–58.008031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3945826.72/cwt800.00–850.007,8132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,3111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,5001

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.