Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-03-15

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 15
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
401 head
▼ 192 vs last sale 593▼ 45 vs year ago 446 · −10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 120▲ 25 vs year ago 66 · +37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 14 vs year ago 25 · −56.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher with out standing bulls 120 to 123 , feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves steady to 4.00 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 $148.09/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$148.09
96 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.56
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460155.9671743
Medium and Large 2404145.1258628
Medium and Large 3369137.8750925
One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $209 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 sale96 hd
148.09
—
GA average15 barns · 1,793 hd
140.53
+7.56
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—Average1,525111.471,70015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34584.371,13444
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51873.051,1095thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01172.4873317

Every lot

87 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3268181.82/cwt178.00–187.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 2320191.48/cwt190.00–193.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 3323178.56/cwt177.00–180.005772
Steers—Medium and Large 1340197.00/cwt197.00–197.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 3370166.92/cwt164.00–170.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 2374190.00/cwt190.00–190.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 1395197.00/cwt197.00–197.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 3405172.00/cwt172.00–172.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1427195.68/cwt190.00–200.008363
Steers—Medium and Large 2428180.73/cwt179.00–184.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 3469166.45/cwt166.00–167.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 1471192.70/cwt190.00–196.009084
Steers—Medium and Large 2480182.00/cwt182.00–182.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 2500162.00/cwt162.00–162.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 3523147.39/cwt145.00–150.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 1533184.10/cwt180.00–185.009819
Steers—Medium and Large 1572171.00/cwt171.00–171.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 3574140.04/cwt136.00–142.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 3600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 2625147.49/cwt146.00–149.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 2650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1690149.34/cwt148.00–150.001,0303
Steers—Medium and Large 2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3217150.94/cwt145.00–155.003285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2232160.03/cwt156.00–164.003713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283144.36/cwt140.00–150.004094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290152.00/cwt152.00–152.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316142.28/cwt140.00–144.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320157.24/cwt154.00–160.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330168.00/cwt168.00–168.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361148.52/cwt145.00–154.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363161.95/cwt160.00–166.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424142.15/cwt139.00–148.006037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426157.18/cwt150.00–160.0067016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433130.06/cwt126.00–134.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469158.18/cwt155.00–161.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473132.44/cwt129.00–136.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510152.74/cwt151.00–157.007797
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523129.04/cwt128.00–130.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540138.51/cwt137.00–140.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563117.04/cwt114.00–120.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565148.03/cwt145.00–149.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692140.00/cwt140.00–140.009692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1224200.87/cwt196.00–204.004504
Bulls—Medium and Large 3232173.87/cwt168.00–178.004033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2253168.32/cwt165.00–170.004263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269188.23/cwt185.00–195.005067
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270166.54/cwt160.00–170.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322183.68/cwt182.00–185.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340172.54/cwt170.00–175.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368155.17/cwt150.00–160.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373173.91/cwt170.00–178.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388186.53/cwt185.00–188.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410152.00/cwt152.00–152.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415174.00/cwt174.00–174.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420161.99/cwt160.00–164.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466146.09/cwt141.00–150.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533154.51/cwt154.00–155.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559151.24/cwt148.00–154.008454
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 378095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,367104.38/cwt102.00–109.001,4276
Bulls——1,631116.20/cwt112.00–119.001,8959
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81853.50/cwt53.00–54.004382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03775.01/cwt71.00–78.0077815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27392.53/cwt90.00–96.001,17813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30177.14/cwt72.00–80.001,00416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45385.01/cwt81.00–88.001,23515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54871.31/cwt70.00–75.001,1044
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030814.50/cwt775.00–850.008,3892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3830653.61/cwt600.00–700.005,4254

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.