Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-10-11

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 390▲ 24 vs year ago 312 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 79▲ 9 vs year ago 40 · +22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.86/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$133.86
104 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.72
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514138.7771345
Medium and Large 2482132.3663841
Medium and Large 3436125.0354518thin
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $168 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 sale104 hd
133.86
—
GA average14 barns · 1,506 hd
131.14
+2.72
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—Low1,59889.921,43713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32565.7387113
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17456.126598thin

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)1,020$7177
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$9252thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 3480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1490171.00/cwt171.00–171.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 3510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1558154.99/cwt154.00–156.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 3575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1610152.00/cwt152.00–152.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 3645138.00/cwt138.00–138.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 2690146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 3738121.02/cwt116.00–126.008932
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245162.00/cwt162.00–162.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278146.79/cwt146.00–150.004085
Heifers—Medium and Large 3292135.73/cwt130.00–140.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338148.60/cwt148.00–152.005026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345144.00/cwt144.00–144.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362149.60/cwt148.00–150.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369128.99/cwt125.00–132.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390143.34/cwt140.00–146.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423127.40/cwt125.00–130.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430137.14/cwt132.00–142.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518137.90/cwt133.00–143.0071418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520118.94/cwt115.00–123.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525127.35/cwt127.00–131.0066914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574135.36/cwt131.00–138.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580125.77/cwt124.00–128.007299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608123.00/cwt122.00–124.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660127.01/cwt126.00–128.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009037
Heifers—Medium and Large 3765102.00/cwt102.00–102.007801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240177.50/cwt177.50–177.504261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313158.88/cwt154.00–164.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333170.00/cwt170.00–170.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350177.00/cwt177.00–177.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385154.72/cwt150.00–158.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427149.88/cwt146.00–156.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427136.08/cwt130.00–139.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470130.28/cwt126.00–135.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482144.61/cwt144.00–145.006975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3511123.30/cwt120.00–130.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518134.96/cwt131.00–141.0069928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520144.00/cwt144.00–144.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556140.49/cwt140.00–142.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573120.94/cwt115.00–124.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616120.54/cwt118.00–124.007439
Bulls—Medium and Large 3617109.29/cwt106.00–115.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673109.99/cwt104.00–113.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770101.00/cwt101.00–101.007781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54884.34/cwt81.00–87.001,3068
Bulls——1,670102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7031
Bulls——1,68198.07/cwt96.00–99.001,6494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16657.66/cwt55.00–61.006726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19851.51/cwt51.00–52.006172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31466.95/cwt65.00–71.0088011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38859.00/cwt59.00–59.008192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3905575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3988686.02/head600.00–770.006866
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,300925.00/head925.00–925.009252

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.