Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-08-23

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 23
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 419▼ 134 vs year ago 646 · −20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 92▲ 11 vs year ago 64 · +17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 58▼ 19 vs year ago 35 · −54.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher 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 $148.54/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$148.54
94 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502153.1076942
Medium and Large 2452149.8267834
Medium and Large 3471135.4963818thin
One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about $131 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 sale94 hd
148.54
—
GA average15 barns · 1,747 hd
147.16
+1.38
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—High1,864106.241,9804thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25588.771,11425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17176.2389327

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$9698

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 2280197.00/cwt197.00–197.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 2320192.00/cwt192.00–192.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 2385195.00/cwt195.00–195.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1417202.32/cwt197.00–205.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 3418167.57/cwt165.00–170.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 2425188.30/cwt185.00–192.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1460192.51/cwt190.00–195.008866
Steers—Medium and Large 3465157.00/cwt157.00–157.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 3503154.98/cwt150.00–160.007804
Steers—Medium and Large 1520176.48/cwt176.00–177.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 2527169.72/cwt166.00–171.0089411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Steers—Medium and Large 1573171.88/cwt168.00–176.0098517
Steers—Medium and Large 1628166.14/cwt160.00–170.001,04311
Steers—Medium and Large 1660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 2670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 3735128.00/cwt128.00–128.009411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370144.00/cwt144.00–144.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375159.98/cwt159.00–161.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2391153.01/cwt152.00–155.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408158.63/cwt156.00–160.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427141.38/cwt137.00–144.006045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431152.23/cwt147.00–155.0065614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466134.23/cwt130.00–140.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470149.23/cwt144.00–151.0070112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472155.13/cwt152.00–156.0073218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1501155.00/cwt151.00–159.007778
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518134.48/cwt130.00–139.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580151.86/cwt146.00–153.008817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588139.00/cwt138.00–140.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620127.00/cwt127.00–127.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630138.00/cwt138.00–138.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760107.37/cwt106.00–110.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780120.49/cwt120.00–121.009402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3227175.96/cwt170.00–180.003993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268172.96/cwt170.00–177.004643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273197.08/cwt194.00–200.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305162.00/cwt162.00–162.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310181.64/cwt180.00–185.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340197.22/cwt195.00–200.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358175.00/cwt175.00–175.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367192.83/cwt190.00–197.007088
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415154.90/cwt151.00–160.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423190.71/cwt188.00–195.008074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423167.94/cwt166.00–170.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463164.29/cwt162.00–167.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478152.43/cwt150.00–155.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516137.55/cwt135.00–140.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519153.15/cwt150.00–155.007956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560164.00/cwt164.00–164.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580137.00/cwt137.00–137.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607151.68/cwt148.00–158.009213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656139.00/cwt139.00–139.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665128.98/cwt126.00–132.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710119.00/cwt119.00–119.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3763117.49/cwt114.00–121.008962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64094.29/cwt92.00–96.001,5462
Bulls——2,088118.19/cwt117.00–119.002,4682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14171.77/cwt69.00–74.0081910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14285.32/cwt84.00–86.009743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19977.47/cwt75.00–82.0092914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22980.42/cwt77.00–83.009888
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26196.68/cwt94.00–100.001,2198
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27389.16/cwt86.00–93.001,1359
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,23583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2965900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,105863.63/head800.00–925.008644

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.