Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-09-27

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 27
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 361▼ 114 vs year ago 494 · −23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 88▼ 26 vs year ago 81 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 4▼ 11 vs year ago 23 · −47.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows lightly.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.94/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$135.94
119 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.14
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533141.1675360
Medium and Large 2484134.9765335
Medium and Large 3460124.3157224
One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $181 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 sale119 hd
135.94
—
GA average15 barns · 1,566 hd
138.08
−2.14
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—Low1,81899.071,8014thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62786.081,4013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32873.1497124
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21462.867639thin

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)1,150$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$7752thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
Steers—Medium and Large 3377168.14/cwt162.00–170.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 1380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 2390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 3418158.43/cwt155.00–165.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 2419172.79/cwt166.00–174.007249
Steers—Medium and Large 3460142.53/cwt140.00–145.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1470172.00/cwt172.00–172.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 2476166.07/cwt160.00–170.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 3503143.98/cwt140.00–148.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2517154.27/cwt152.00–155.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 2553144.50/cwt144.00–145.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1555158.18/cwt156.00–164.0087819
Steers—Medium and Large 3570137.00/cwt137.00–137.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2618137.55/cwt135.00–140.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 1645153.00/cwt153.00–153.009873
Steers—Medium and Large 1666146.00/cwt146.00–146.009728
Steers—Medium and Large 2705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295152.00/cwt152.00–152.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358141.09/cwt138.00–148.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383129.75/cwt127.00–132.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387154.00/cwt154.00–154.005966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3409123.59/cwt120.00–130.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430138.78/cwt135.00–142.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437150.12/cwt148.00–157.0065610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458122.54/cwt120.00–125.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469136.80/cwt132.00–142.006428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487147.00/cwt147.00–147.0071610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512121.67/cwt120.00–128.006236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517136.14/cwt135.00–140.007048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535132.79/cwt130.00–134.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575118.00/cwt118.00–118.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577135.61/cwt133.00–138.0078213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581128.04/cwt126.00–129.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616130.41/cwt130.00–132.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620116.61/cwt110.00–120.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673122.51/cwt121.00–124.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713115.96/cwt114.00–118.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716133.77/cwt125.00–135.009588
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323174.44/cwt172.00–177.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328163.53/cwt160.00–167.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343191.96/cwt187.00–197.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365157.53/cwt155.00–160.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368176.73/cwt175.00–178.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370186.53/cwt180.00–190.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414172.32/cwt170.00–180.007137
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421149.53/cwt144.00–154.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433157.57/cwt155.00–160.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462133.36/cwt130.00–140.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467150.68/cwt147.00–157.007049
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520151.01/cwt150.00–152.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523144.50/cwt138.00–147.007564
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533132.64/cwt130.00–136.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560124.58/cwt120.00–130.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575144.00/cwt144.00–144.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578137.37/cwt132.00–142.007946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625139.00/cwt136.00–142.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650126.00/cwt126.00–126.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695116.00/cwt116.00–116.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75092.63/cwt90.00–95.001,6212
Bulls——1,885105.51/cwt105.00–106.001,9892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20557.59/cwt54.00–60.006944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22267.07/cwt64.00–71.008205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30367.46/cwt64.00–71.008799
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33775.51/cwt72.00–79.001,01012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36880.68/cwt80.00–82.001,1043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62786.08/cwt83.00–88.001,4013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,100775.00/head775.00–775.007752

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.