Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-08-30

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 30
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 512▲ 171 vs year ago 376 · +45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 75▲ 77 vs year ago 59 · +130.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 16▲ 35 vs year ago 9 · +388.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady 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 $149.81/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$149.81
86 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.11
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479156.6775037
Medium and Large 2463147.3568326
Medium and Large 3410141.5758023
One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $170 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 sale86 hd
149.81
—
GA average15 barns · 1,954 hd
146.71
+3.11
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—Average1,370102.131,3998thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12485.2795939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72579.001,3631thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99272.1471643

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)967$7816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$9836

Every lot

65 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3270177.69/cwt175.00–180.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 2324195.00/cwt195.00–195.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 3332178.66/cwt178.00–180.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 3350182.00/cwt182.00–182.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 2392189.02/cwt187.00–190.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 2410184.00/cwt184.00–184.007545
Steers—Medium and Large 3430170.66/cwt167.00–175.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 2460174.66/cwt170.00–177.008037
Steers—Medium and Large 1471184.63/cwt184.00–185.008708
Steers—Medium and Large 1510177.09/cwt177.00–178.0090311
Steers—Medium and Large 3518154.39/cwt150.00–159.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 2550166.00/cwt166.00–166.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1561168.55/cwt168.00–170.0094611
Steers—Medium and Large 3568158.00/cwt158.00–158.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223151.85/cwt148.00–155.003392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273148.72/cwt145.00–152.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343156.01/cwt154.00–158.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371152.03/cwt150.00–157.005647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383160.00/cwt160.00–160.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383144.13/cwt140.00–148.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425141.91/cwt137.00–146.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427157.58/cwt156.00–160.006737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430150.78/cwt149.00–155.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465135.62/cwt132.00–139.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481157.13/cwt153.00–158.0075615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482145.63/cwt144.00–148.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517154.08/cwt152.00–156.007978
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525137.91/cwt135.00–141.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557156.00/cwt156.00–156.008694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578143.25/cwt143.00–144.008284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608131.71/cwt128.00–135.008013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3216167.08/cwt165.00–170.003615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270182.00/cwt182.00–182.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273194.95/cwt190.00–200.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332181.73/cwt180.00–185.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338162.33/cwt160.00–170.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355191.55/cwt188.00–195.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383180.44/cwt175.00–185.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417182.26/cwt180.00–185.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417162.44/cwt157.00–167.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432173.62/cwt170.00–176.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465173.23/cwt170.00–180.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465167.49/cwt167.00–168.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482150.18/cwt148.00–153.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527143.57/cwt140.00–148.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559148.19/cwt146.00–150.008285
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28999.36/cwt98.00–100.001,2814
Bulls——1,451104.91/cwt102.00–107.001,5224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93379.38/cwt79.00–80.007413
Cows—Lean 85-90%98874.62/cwt71.00–78.0073725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01166.55/cwt63.00–70.0067315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05078.38/cwt74.00–81.0082311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11285.51/cwt82.00–89.0095119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24193.19/cwt91.00–95.001,1569
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3921707.40/head575.00–825.007075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3800800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002

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.