Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-04-12

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 483▲ 57 vs year ago 441 · +12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 100▼ 57 vs year ago 113 · −50.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 24▲ 13 vs year ago 13 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower with one outstanding cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.81/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$162.81
118 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.37
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561167.0093643
Medium and Large 2494165.4881839
Medium and Large 3462154.9271636
One grade step is worth $12.08/cwt here — about $221 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 sale118 hd
162.81
—
GA average15 barns · 957 hd
165.18
−2.37
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—Average1,630102.391,6689thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22786.181,05821
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08268.8074511

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3313169.80/cwt165.00–175.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1370183.00/cwt182.00–184.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 2373175.10/cwt170.00–180.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 3380162.94/cwt156.00–166.0061910
Steers—Medium and Large 2425171.68/cwt167.00–175.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 3437163.46/cwt160.00–164.007147
Steers—Medium and Large 1460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 3461150.98/cwt150.00–154.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 2487168.66/cwt167.00–170.0082126
Steers—Medium and Large 2517156.00/cwt156.00–156.008074
Steers—Medium and Large 3531150.17/cwt145.00–153.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 1532168.52/cwt165.00–171.0089710
Steers—Medium and Large 1573167.85/cwt160.00–170.0096219
Steers—Medium and Large 3574139.95/cwt137.00–145.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 2575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1625159.55/cwt156.00–165.009977
Steers—Medium and Large 2630141.61/cwt137.00–146.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 3660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1688145.48/cwt144.00–147.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 2695141.00/cwt141.00–141.009801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276151.28/cwt150.00–154.004186
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285142.42/cwt140.00–147.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321142.99/cwt140.00–147.0045910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323159.00/cwt159.00–159.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373147.97/cwt145.00–152.0055215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378140.14/cwt137.00–145.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420152.00/cwt152.00–152.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421144.26/cwt140.00–148.0060714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473146.94/cwt143.00–150.006958
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473135.00/cwt135.00–135.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474139.44/cwt138.00–140.006617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511146.01/cwt143.00–150.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520137.00/cwt137.00–137.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530127.10/cwt122.00–130.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580148.71/cwt147.00–151.0086314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720107.53/cwt105.00–110.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265167.62/cwt162.00–172.004445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270178.53/cwt177.00–180.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313156.38/cwt150.00–160.004893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323174.49/cwt170.00–178.005649
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355177.00/cwt177.00–177.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362172.53/cwt167.00–175.006256
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371150.02/cwt145.00–155.005576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410172.00/cwt172.00–172.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421146.77/cwt142.00–150.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423164.05/cwt160.00–170.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465157.47/cwt155.00–160.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468146.34/cwt146.00–147.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511150.01/cwt147.00–152.007677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520155.00/cwt155.00–155.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522144.67/cwt144.00–145.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555144.00/cwt144.00–144.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562153.00/cwt150.00–157.008603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565131.31/cwt128.00–136.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605124.00/cwt124.00–124.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618148.02/cwt146.00–149.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45997.23/cwt95.00–99.001,4194
Bulls——1,766106.51/cwt104.00–110.001,8815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98860.69/cwt58.00–65.006004
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00078.00/cwt78.00–78.007802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15891.63/cwt90.00–97.001,0615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19171.60/cwt67.00–74.008535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21686.42/cwt83.00–89.001,05113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39376.09/cwt75.00–77.001,0603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3770750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,8402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3755900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,7952
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,139927.65/cwt800.00–1,025.0010,56614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,374.29/cwt1,175.00–1,525.0016,8354

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.