Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-12-14

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Dec 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 430▼ 75 vs year ago 459 · −16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 85▼ 6 vs year ago 76 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 26 · −7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers,heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher 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 $135.58/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$135.58
100 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.63
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472138.1965376
Medium and Large 2444129.6057615thin
Medium and Large 3369123.564569thin
One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $197 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 sale100 hd
135.58
—
GA average15 barns · 2,451 hd
132.95
+2.63
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—Low1,26778.129896thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40366.1492835
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12353.1159617

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1326192.46/cwt188.00–198.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 2343182.98/cwt180.00–186.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 3355159.00/cwt159.00–159.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1370189.76/cwt188.00–192.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 2370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 2400173.00/cwt173.00–173.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1436182.77/cwt179.00–186.007975
Steers—Medium and Large 3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 2460151.49/cwt151.00–152.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1465167.43/cwt165.00–172.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 3465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468177.99/cwt176.00–180.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 3510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1550165.00/cwt165.00–165.0090816
Steers—Medium and Large 2563148.00/cwt148.00–148.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 3575136.17/cwt130.00–140.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 2603132.01/cwt130.00–134.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1605142.00/cwt142.00–142.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 3646129.00/cwt129.00–129.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 3670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1681139.98/cwt139.00–142.009533
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208131.01/cwt130.00–132.002732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240138.00/cwt138.00–138.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320139.42/cwt137.00–142.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330147.00/cwt147.00–147.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368123.99/cwt123.00–125.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375144.92/cwt142.00–149.0054312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375136.31/cwt134.00–138.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423142.44/cwt137.00–145.0060320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425124.00/cwt124.00–124.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465127.00/cwt127.00–127.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466135.63/cwt130.00–139.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3502114.00/cwt114.00–114.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519124.73/cwt121.00–128.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522133.60/cwt130.00–134.0069718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550120.50/cwt117.00–124.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583134.16/cwt128.00–137.0078212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210195.00/cwt195.00–195.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228178.62/cwt177.00–180.004072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3282170.29/cwt165.00–174.004803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310183.85/cwt180.00–190.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365151.00/cwt151.00–151.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375160.89/cwt157.00–167.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379173.08/cwt168.00–178.006566
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415172.23/cwt171.00–174.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470164.95/cwt160.00–170.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485156.00/cwt156.00–156.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517142.94/cwt140.00–147.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526119.34/cwt114.00–123.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565134.00/cwt134.00–134.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618121.03/cwt120.00–122.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760111.00/cwt111.00–111.008441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24085.94/cwt85.00–88.001,0663
Bulls——1,29370.29/cwt67.00–74.009093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07748.59/cwt44.00–50.005235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14255.00/cwt52.00–59.0062812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31374.99/cwt71.00–77.009855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36857.61/cwt53.00–60.007888
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43667.23/cwt63.00–70.0096522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003514.03/cwt500.00–525.005,1562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095554.27/cwt450.00–650.006,06910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155764.94/cwt725.00–800.008,8352

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.