Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-03-08

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 8
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 505▲ 53 vs year ago 540 · +9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 122▲ 75 vs year ago 45 · +166.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 23▲ 3 vs year ago 9 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with out standing cows 98.00 to 106.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 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 $139.79/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$139.79
186 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.32
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575143.01823112
Medium and Large 2466139.4565037
Medium and Large 3409130.3653337
One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $290 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 sale186 hd
139.79
—
GA average14 barns · 1,966 hd
145.11
−5.32
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—High1,401104.741,46716
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20788.361,06746
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53271.011,0883thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98670.6569627

Every lot

86 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 2338182.52/cwt180.00–185.006172
Steers—Medium and Large 3395171.00/cwt171.00–171.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 2422172.59/cwt170.00–176.0072816
Steers—Medium and Large 3470149.47/cwt147.00–151.007036
Steers—Medium and Large 1473170.43/cwt170.00–174.008069
Steers—Medium and Large 2485164.00/cwt159.00–168.007953
Steers—Medium and Large 1500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 3510130.98/cwt130.00–132.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 2526161.07/cwt156.00–164.0084736
Steers—Medium and Large 3580138.00/cwt138.00–138.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1587161.16/cwt159.00–166.009466
Steers—Medium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1613154.15/cwt150.00–160.009459
Steers—Medium and Large 2628147.51/cwt146.00–149.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1675150.28/cwt149.00–159.001,01414
Steers—Medium and Large 2675144.00/cwt144.00–144.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200166.00/cwt166.00–166.003321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275140.50/cwt140.00–142.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280156.00/cwt156.00–156.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330148.00/cwt148.00–148.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335139.46/cwt137.00–142.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363134.56/cwt130.00–140.0048813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380146.25/cwt142.00–152.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395159.00/cwt154.00–164.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413127.68/cwt120.00–130.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419149.63/cwt148.00–158.006276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428143.37/cwt140.00–146.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469141.52/cwt136.00–144.0066416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475152.00/cwt152.00–152.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482124.56/cwt120.00–130.006007
Heifers—Medium and Large 3506125.00/cwt125.00–125.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518131.67/cwt130.00–138.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526146.47/cwt144.00–154.0077034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563144.22/cwt142.00–148.008129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622141.85/cwt139.00–145.0088243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660112.00/cwt112.00–112.007391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669135.26/cwt134.00–137.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705127.00/cwt127.00–127.0089511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3243170.00/cwt170.00–170.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2253182.48/cwt180.00–185.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260169.00/cwt169.00–169.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312175.10/cwt172.00–178.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318185.99/cwt185.00–187.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364173.98/cwt170.00–180.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373160.00/cwt160.00–160.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419172.00/cwt170.00–176.007215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422166.07/cwt160.00–168.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3443155.99/cwt154.00–158.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455168.00/cwt168.00–168.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467154.28/cwt150.00–158.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515126.00/cwt126.00–126.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530142.43/cwt140.00–145.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588139.66/cwt138.00–142.008213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610118.98/cwt118.00–120.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618137.51/cwt137.00–138.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1643143.00/cwt142.00–144.009192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22096.55/cwt94.00–100.001,1784
Bulls——1,343105.14/cwt101.00–108.001,4128
Bulls——1,696112.14/cwt110.00–114.001,9024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96078.22/cwt76.00–80.007516
Cows—Lean 85-90%97170.05/cwt68.00–74.0068015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04864.58/cwt60.00–66.006776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13074.89/cwt71.00–79.008465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18993.69/cwt90.00–97.001,11423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25285.29/cwt81.00–89.001,06818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60869.01/cwt68.00–70.001,1102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3863581.47/cwt550.00–600.005,0186
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2945825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,7962
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,060775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,2152

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.