Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-03-22

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 22
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 401▲ 172 vs year ago 413 · +41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 91▲ 21 vs year ago 72 · +29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 higher with outstanding cows 107.00 to 109.00, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.56/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$174.56
169 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.24
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529175.91930125
Medium and Large 2448174.2378131
Medium and Large 3447162.3872613thin
One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $204 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 sale169 hd
174.56
—
GA average13 barns · 745 hd
171.33
+3.24
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—Average1,541108.441,67113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31692.371,21634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26076.009581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99275.4974935

Every lot

83 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 3285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1341195.30/cwt195.00–196.0066617
Steers—Medium and Large 2343190.00/cwt190.00–190.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2368186.88/cwt184.00–190.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 3393166.98/cwt164.00–170.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2420176.51/cwt170.00–180.007417
Steers—Medium and Large 1423187.52/cwt185.00–194.0079315
Steers—Medium and Large 3435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2461173.10/cwt170.00–180.007987
Steers—Medium and Large 1469185.99/cwt184.00–190.0087219
Steers—Medium and Large 3478160.00/cwt160.00–160.007656
Steers—Medium and Large 3535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1537176.48/cwt175.00–182.0094830
Steers—Medium and Large 2538161.40/cwt160.00–167.008689
Steers—Medium and Large 1556174.45/cwt172.00–176.009709
Steers—Medium and Large 3565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1669158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,05726
Steers—Medium and Large 1725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0889
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223147.98/cwt146.00–150.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273145.30/cwt140.00–150.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316141.01/cwt140.00–144.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323153.76/cwt150.00–156.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372141.03/cwt138.00–144.005257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377160.56/cwt158.00–165.006057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388150.35/cwt147.00–155.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417155.66/cwt152.00–161.0064911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429139.52/cwt135.00–142.005999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436147.60/cwt144.00–151.0064411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466142.96/cwt139.00–149.0066614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484130.01/cwt127.00–133.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517139.42/cwt136.00–144.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519148.22/cwt145.00–150.0076910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535128.76/cwt122.00–132.006896
Heifers—Medium and Large 3559126.97/cwt122.00–130.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560136.00/cwt136.00–136.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3608125.49/cwt124.00–127.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620142.00/cwt140.00–146.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624133.70/cwt130.00–138.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333176.98/cwt174.00–180.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361172.72/cwt170.00–177.006246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378188.33/cwt187.00–190.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378160.19/cwt157.00–165.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413181.00/cwt177.00–184.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418169.60/cwt165.00–172.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429152.83/cwt150.00–156.006567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465157.94/cwt156.00–160.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470152.74/cwt150.00–155.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530139.80/cwt137.00–146.007416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536150.61/cwt148.00–155.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568148.27/cwt147.00–149.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570151.43/cwt150.00–153.008635
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574133.25/cwt130.00–140.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623147.98/cwt147.00–149.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640130.04/cwt125.00–135.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730114.99/cwt114.00–116.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733123.44/cwt120.00–127.009052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40098.25/cwt95.00–101.001,3764
Bulls——1,579107.17/cwt105.00–110.001,6924
Bulls——1,624117.62/cwt115.00–122.001,9105
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94784.64/cwt81.00–88.008028
Cows—Lean 85-90%98876.20/cwt73.00–80.0075317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03466.96/cwt64.00–70.0069210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24182.91/cwt77.00–85.001,0297
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26076.00/cwt76.00–76.009581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32892.76/cwt88.00–96.001,23220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358100.72/cwt97.00–104.001,3687
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3925700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995988.21/cwt900.00–1,100.009,8336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,2151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28951,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2351,090.45/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0013,4676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3941,254.84/cwt1,200.00–1,350.0017,49212

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.