Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-04-19

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 19
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 498▲ 309 vs year ago 232 · +133.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 56▼ 4 vs year ago 72 · −5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 9 vs year ago 14 · +64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 2,00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 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 $143.53/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$143.53
157 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496148.7273880
Medium and Large 2433143.4462040
Medium and Large 3418132.4155437
One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $184 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 sale157 hd
143.53
—
GA average14 barns · 2,357 hd
143.14
+0.38
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—Low1,534100.081,5357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25079.6099534
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49377.711,1613thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00262.4862614

Every lot

92 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3220187.00/cwt187.00–187.004112
Steers—Medium and Large 3282184.26/cwt180.00–188.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 1319187.97/cwt187.00–190.006005
Steers—Medium and Large 2320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 3320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 3365160.51/cwt155.00–165.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 1370183.97/cwt182.00–186.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 2370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 3415157.53/cwt155.00–160.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 2434172.29/cwt169.00–174.007488
Steers—Medium and Large 1465172.00/cwt172.00–172.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 2484167.57/cwt160.00–170.0081116
Steers—Medium and Large 3485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 2520163.51/cwt162.00–165.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1527170.73/cwt169.00–172.0090015
Steers—Medium and Large 1565168.43/cwt161.00–170.0095223
Steers—Medium and Large 3565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2595157.00/cwt157.00–157.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 2608139.00/cwt137.00–142.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 1613160.96/cwt158.00–167.009879
Steers—Medium and Large 1660148.00/cwt148.00–148.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 3685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 3710128.00/cwt128.00–128.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 3755122.00/cwt122.00–122.009211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2207156.61/cwt155.00–160.003243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230145.48/cwt140.00–150.003358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270156.44/cwt155.00–158.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287162.36/cwt160.00–165.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316140.28/cwt135.00–145.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318151.56/cwt146.00–156.004826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335157.49/cwt157.00–158.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360151.00/cwt151.00–151.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370134.35/cwt130.00–140.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373155.71/cwt154.00–158.005819
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423137.00/cwt137.00–137.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426151.77/cwt150.00–156.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430143.83/cwt140.00–149.0061811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458131.02/cwt130.00–132.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469140.91/cwt137.00–146.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478149.21/cwt147.00–155.0071313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added492160.00/cwt160.00–160.007876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513140.00/cwt140.00–140.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518126.52/cwt123.00–130.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526146.20/cwt142.00–152.0076916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562144.56/cwt139.00–147.0081221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578137.34/cwt137.00–138.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 3592125.66/cwt125.00–127.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614136.80/cwt136.00–137.008405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3679111.00/cwt111.00–111.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2768111.52/cwt110.00–113.008562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220167.99/cwt165.00–170.003704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228187.18/cwt185.00–190.004273
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263165.14/cwt160.00–170.004344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285179.46/cwt177.00–182.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311175.51/cwt175.00–177.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331152.37/cwt150.00–155.005045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360167.00/cwt167.00–167.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368144.97/cwt140.00–150.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390181.00/cwt181.00–181.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425145.02/cwt140.00–150.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468147.05/cwt144.00–150.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472153.05/cwt152.00–155.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515138.97/cwt136.00–142.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528152.46/cwt150.00–155.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560152.99/cwt152.00–154.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590148.00/cwt148.00–148.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610147.00/cwt147.00–147.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3727111.97/cwt110.00–114.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 3750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50597.35/cwt95.00–99.001,4653
Bulls——1,555102.13/cwt100.00–104.001,5884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97565.70/cwt63.00–70.006416
Cows—Lean 85-90%99857.65/cwt55.00–61.005757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19577.00/cwt77.00–77.009201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21578.47/cwt75.00–81.0095317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24071.29/cwt67.00–74.008847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31587.34/cwt85.00–91.001,14910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47074.57/cwt74.00–75.001,0962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3870741.52/cwt625.00–800.006,4513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,3202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,150950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,9252

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.