Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-08-02

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 2
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 259▲ 18 vs year ago 332 · +5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 67▼ 28 vs year ago 70 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 24▼ 13 vs year ago 28 · −46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves steady, heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.07/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$139.07
95 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.09
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558144.3580637
Medium and Large 2458141.3264725
Medium and Large 3449131.4659033
One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $216 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 sale95 hd
139.07
—
GA average15 barns · 1,266 hd
142.16
−3.09
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—Average1,392101.861,4189thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27280.371,02211
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07066.6771411

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)735$6652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)859$76410

Every lot

76 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2388182.25/cwt182.00–182.507072
Steers—Medium and Large 3390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 3410159.95/cwt158.00–162.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2428170.99/cwt170.00–172.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1437178.98/cwt177.00–180.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 3450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1455176.00/cwt176.00–176.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 2470166.44/cwt165.00–168.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 2515158.17/cwt155.00–160.008156
Steers—Medium and Large 3525143.58/cwt140.00–150.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 1528163.00/cwt163.00–163.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1572162.33/cwt158.00–168.009295
Steers—Medium and Large 2590144.00/cwt144.00–144.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 2600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1674155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0457
Steers—Medium and Large 2720136.00/cwt136.00–136.009791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285142.00/cwt142.00–142.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290151.00/cwt151.00–151.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320139.75/cwt139.00–140.004474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323149.89/cwt148.00–152.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362156.62/cwt154.00–158.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366134.76/cwt130.00–140.004937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386146.80/cwt144.00–151.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423151.01/cwt147.00–154.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424144.28/cwt140.00–146.006127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426134.97/cwt130.00–139.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466140.29/cwt136.00–145.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477150.27/cwt147.00–152.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478129.54/cwt127.00–133.006195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511146.83/cwt146.00–148.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526132.39/cwt128.00–137.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570131.04/cwt130.00–132.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580124.02/cwt123.00–125.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587148.00/cwt148.00–148.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3617116.38/cwt113.00–120.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627140.33/cwt134.00–141.0088019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675123.94/cwt122.00–126.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725124.00/cwt124.00–124.008991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268178.17/cwt175.00–180.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277154.06/cwt150.00–160.004273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325174.97/cwt170.00–180.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333158.51/cwt157.00–160.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343183.51/cwt182.00–185.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369177.15/cwt172.00–180.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370164.43/cwt162.00–167.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380184.00/cwt184.00–184.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408176.05/cwt173.00–180.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426153.30/cwt150.00–159.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430161.00/cwt161.00–161.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537136.61/cwt130.00–140.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630133.48/cwt132.00–135.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790118.00/cwt118.00–118.009321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,266102.42/cwt100.00–106.001,2976
Bulls——1,50094.62/cwt94.00–95.001,4192
Bulls——1,930113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,1811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03468.54/cwt66.00–73.007098
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16761.67/cwt61.00–62.007203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17087.90/cwt86.00–91.001,0285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31778.54/cwt76.00–81.001,0343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39869.64/cwt65.00–72.009743
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3735664.88/head575.00–750.006652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3859764.20/head700.00–875.0076410

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.