Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-09-20

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 20
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 383▼ 63 vs year ago 424 · −14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 54▲ 8 vs year ago 80 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 28▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower 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 $143.43/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$143.43
81 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.64
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546146.1279722
Medium and Large 2488144.9670837
Medium and Large 3409138.1756622
One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $232 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
143.43
—
GA average15 barns · 1,915 hd
142.79
+0.64
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—High1,64598.941,62710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62273.611,1943thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36572.9699639
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18664.9277026

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)980$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$7251thin

Every lot

70 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 2320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 3345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 2390187.00/cwt187.00–187.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1413185.97/cwt185.00–187.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 3418161.29/cwt160.00–162.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 2435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2465166.00/cwt166.00–166.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 3465153.02/cwt152.00–154.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 3535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 2540157.00/cwt157.00–157.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1543165.00/cwt165.00–165.008966
Steers—Medium and Large 1558163.99/cwt161.00–166.0091510
Steers—Medium and Large 3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2578155.25/cwt150.00–159.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 1612163.51/cwt158.00–165.001,00115
Steers—Medium and Large 1658154.50/cwt154.00–155.001,0172
Steers—Medium and Large 2700145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278143.20/cwt137.00–147.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323153.42/cwt152.00–155.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330141.94/cwt140.00–146.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370141.64/cwt138.00–145.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382153.99/cwt146.00–156.005886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420154.00/cwt154.00–154.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421140.21/cwt134.00–142.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433147.63/cwt145.00–150.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477141.78/cwt139.00–148.006769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510150.59/cwt150.00–153.007685
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530131.05/cwt127.00–136.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538145.50/cwt140.00–146.0078312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550127.00/cwt127.00–127.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569143.52/cwt140.00–146.0081711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575137.98/cwt137.00–139.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615139.50/cwt139.00–140.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628132.50/cwt132.00–133.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670138.00/cwt138.00–138.009251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675127.00/cwt127.00–127.008571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240182.00/cwt182.00–182.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328165.04/cwt160.00–170.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338181.09/cwt177.00–185.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343192.00/cwt192.00–192.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360175.07/cwt170.00–180.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370187.00/cwt187.00–187.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373155.10/cwt150.00–160.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410162.00/cwt162.00–162.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433183.51/cwt182.00–185.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483156.28/cwt154.00–160.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488140.45/cwt137.00–144.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528134.83/cwt130.00–140.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2539149.73/cwt147.00–154.008077
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569142.67/cwt139.00–147.008129
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633133.99/cwt132.00–136.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51292.36/cwt88.00–95.001,3965
Bulls——1,663109.46/cwt109.00–110.001,8203
Bulls——1,94899.59/cwt99.00–100.001,9402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16459.43/cwt56.00–62.006925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19166.23/cwt63.00–70.0078921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29469.33/cwt66.00–72.0089716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41275.19/cwt72.00–79.001,06222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62273.61/cwt70.00–76.001,1943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3950725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3980800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.