Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-08-16

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 16
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 387▲ 2 vs year ago 417 · +0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 77▲ 35 vs year ago 57 · +61.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 14▲ 25 vs year ago 33 · +75.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 6.00 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 $145.58/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$145.58
81 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.28
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443153.1867921
Medium and Large 2450147.2466240
Medium and Large 3473134.2663520
One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about $43 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 sale81 hd
145.58
—
GA average16 barns · 2,860 hd
149.86
−4.28
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—Low1,40298.961,3875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29486.501,12020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58586.001,3631thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03173.2875630

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)1,053$1,1326
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,11710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$7542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$95122

Every lot

81 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 2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 3285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 2320185.97/cwt182.00–190.005954
Steers—Medium and Large 3355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1377198.25/cwt195.00–200.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 2378182.45/cwt180.00–185.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 2425186.52/cwt184.00–188.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 3435174.00/cwt174.00–174.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 1462195.86/cwt195.00–198.009057
Steers—Medium and Large 3468154.41/cwt152.00–157.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 2478173.57/cwt170.00–178.008309
Steers—Medium and Large 3518155.86/cwt150.00–160.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 2545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008832
Steers—Medium and Large 2555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 3575149.03/cwt148.00–150.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1595172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 2625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1655168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273163.60/cwt160.00–167.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275154.64/cwt152.00–157.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312156.36/cwt156.00–157.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315164.47/cwt162.00–167.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340147.00/cwt147.00–147.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365157.35/cwt157.00–158.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375154.38/cwt151.00–156.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375144.68/cwt144.00–145.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419149.19/cwt146.00–152.006259
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422140.31/cwt138.00–143.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453153.88/cwt150.00–155.006979
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470132.00/cwt130.00–136.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484145.52/cwt141.00–147.0070415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513140.00/cwt140.00–140.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517145.00/cwt145.00–145.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520131.37/cwt130.00–134.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578137.51/cwt137.00–138.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613137.31/cwt136.00–138.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623118.97/cwt114.00–124.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325182.54/cwt180.00–185.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329168.83/cwt167.00–170.005555
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355162.50/cwt160.00–165.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363174.09/cwt170.00–177.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388188.53/cwt187.00–190.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413179.34/cwt178.00–180.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417159.53/cwt155.00–162.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435169.00/cwt169.00–169.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461158.40/cwt155.00–162.007307
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473149.85/cwt147.00–154.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528152.24/cwt150.00–157.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574138.03/cwt130.00–140.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580158.00/cwt158.00–158.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635142.00/cwt142.00–142.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670128.00/cwt128.00–128.008582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28892.92/cwt91.00–95.001,1972
Bulls——1,478102.99/cwt100.00–104.001,5223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85081.94/cwt81.00–83.006962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02369.01/cwt66.00–72.0070613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06375.82/cwt73.00–80.0080615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26178.84/cwt75.00–81.009947
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31187.20/cwt84.00–91.001,14310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317102.01/cwt100.00–104.001,3433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3631
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2940924.87/head900.00–950.009254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3955762.24/head750.00–775.007624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,124908.12/head775.00–1,050.0090810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,271.35/head1,125.00–1,400.001,2714
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3900754.44/head700.00–800.007542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3953908.22/head900.00–925.009083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0271,320.45/head1,200.00–1,375.001,3203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0741,206.87/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2077
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,078943.24/head925.00–950.009433

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.