Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-10-05

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 5
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▼ 199 vs last sale 494▼ 58 vs year ago 353 · −16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 81▲ 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 9 vs year ago 17 · +52.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 4.00 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 $115.23/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$115.23
91 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.54
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521121.7363415thin
Medium and Large 2496116.7457945
Medium and Large 3431109.8847431
One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $161 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 sale91 hd
115.23
—
GA average15 barns · 1,634 hd
117.76
−2.54
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—Average1,77087.111,5422thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25958.267347thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,72551.008802thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21545.655557thin

Every lot

74 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 3313140.00/cwt140.00–140.004382
Steers—Medium and Large 2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 3420132.24/cwt127.00–137.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 2478138.63/cwt138.00–140.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 2520131.03/cwt128.00–134.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 3535117.55/cwt115.00–120.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1603131.00/cwt131.00–131.007905
Steers—Medium and Large 3630104.00/cwt104.00–104.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2635122.66/cwt120.00–124.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2672120.00/cwt120.00–120.008063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215119.95/cwt118.00–122.002582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263121.94/cwt120.00–125.003215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280136.00/cwt136.00–136.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328127.44/cwt125.00–130.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335134.00/cwt134.00–134.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343119.33/cwt117.00–122.004096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380126.26/cwt125.00–129.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3393111.01/cwt110.00–112.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413119.58/cwt118.00–122.0049412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430108.31/cwt105.00–110.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475108.44/cwt107.00–110.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483116.05/cwt114.00–118.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493120.50/cwt120.00–121.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518115.26/cwt112.00–118.005977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526122.41/cwt120.00–123.006445
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526102.28/cwt100.00–105.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558117.48/cwt116.00–119.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 357896.24/cwt94.00–100.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584112.56/cwt112.00–115.0065714
Heifers—Medium and Large 361599.00/cwt99.00–99.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2644110.00/cwt108.00–112.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 366397.51/cwt97.00–98.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705112.00/cwt112.00–112.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 375585.00/cwt85.00–85.006421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3218140.48/cwt136.00–146.003064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305163.44/cwt160.00–166.004984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315141.32/cwt137.00–145.004453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319155.55/cwt154.00–158.004964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368160.67/cwt157.00–164.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370146.64/cwt142.00–152.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418149.78/cwt147.00–154.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428134.00/cwt134.00–134.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465124.74/cwt120.00–128.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500118.00/cwt118.00–118.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528113.54/cwt112.00–115.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560111.64/cwt110.00–115.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610114.49/cwt114.00–115.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 377890.51/cwt90.00–91.007042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,77087.11/cwt86.00–88.001,5422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12141.44/cwt40.00–46.004654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25457.14/cwt54.00–59.007176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29065.00/cwt65.00–65.008391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34051.26/cwt48.00–55.006873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72552.00/cwt52.00–52.008971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72550.00/cwt50.00–50.008631
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4621,147.43/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0016,7756
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,029774.45/cwt650.00–875.007,9694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,9441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,5931

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.