Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-05-31

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, May 31
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 365▼ 161 vs year ago 430 · −37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 67▼ 38 vs year ago 85 · −44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 73▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady 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 $137.85/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$137.85
84 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.29
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522141.6874035
Medium and Large 2489137.1367135
Medium and Large 3423130.0855014thin
One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $190 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 sale84 hd
137.85
—
GA average15 barns · 1,138 hd
136.56
+1.29
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—Average1,397109.001,52214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41683.251,17915
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21468.2982913

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$1,1502thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2307177.00/cwt177.00–177.0054312
Steers—Medium and Large 3320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 2370172.92/cwt172.00–173.0064012
Steers—Medium and Large 3378165.87/cwt162.00–170.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 2400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 3440153.97/cwt150.00–160.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 2458160.00/cwt160.00–160.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 3470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 3521147.00/cwt144.00–153.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 1560156.00/cwt156.00–156.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 2563148.63/cwt146.00–150.008373
Steers—Medium and Large 3573137.45/cwt135.00–140.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 1600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2628138.64/cwt134.00–141.008713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317138.07/cwt136.00–140.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343148.33/cwt146.00–150.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355142.00/cwt142.00–142.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368136.21/cwt134.00–140.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433152.40/cwt151.00–154.006605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434142.52/cwt140.00–145.006196
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465130.66/cwt130.00–132.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472140.64/cwt135.00–144.0066413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474148.25/cwt146.00–152.007038
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517140.78/cwt138.00–148.007286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519134.71/cwt132.00–137.006996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564136.67/cwt134.00–142.0077112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573131.00/cwt130.00–132.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615131.49/cwt130.00–132.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660105.04/cwt100.00–110.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345172.00/cwt172.00–172.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368153.39/cwt150.00–155.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370166.00/cwt165.00–167.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422170.00/cwt170.00–170.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455137.00/cwt137.00–137.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468154.25/cwt150.00–157.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505152.00/cwt152.00–152.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517143.70/cwt141.00–146.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530133.63/cwt130.00–140.007086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2557140.33/cwt140.00–141.007826
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563131.02/cwt130.00–132.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613137.26/cwt134.00–140.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33097.42/cwt95.00–100.001,2964
Bulls——1,377114.91/cwt112.00–117.001,5828
Bulls——1,608108.55/cwt108.00–109.001,7452
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09375.19/cwt74.00–76.008222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16564.72/cwt63.00–67.007544
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23669.88/cwt68.00–73.008649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45981.24/cwt77.00–84.001,1858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47789.70/cwt88.00–93.001,3255
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,290875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502

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.