Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-11-08

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 8
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
513 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 617▲ 513 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 43▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 19▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bull calves 1.00 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 $142.15/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$142.15
115 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.17
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470146.2568735
Medium and Large 2393143.6856556
Medium and Large 3356132.6047124
One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $216 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 sale115 hd
142.15
—
GA average15 barns · 1,381 hd
136.98
+5.17
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—High1,58390.851,4384thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27871.2691021
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02660.9262518

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)930$6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)893$5932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$6752thin

Every lot

68 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 3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 2342173.34/cwt172.00–174.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1368181.97/cwt178.00–185.0067017
Steers—Medium and Large 3395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1405177.99/cwt176.00–182.0072113
Steers—Medium and Large 2435172.00/cwt172.00–172.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 3465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1483170.68/cwt170.00–172.008243
Steers—Medium and Large 1509169.00/cwt168.00–170.0086012
Steers—Medium and Large 3516125.00/cwt125.00–125.0064519
Steers—Medium and Large 2533162.05/cwt160.00–164.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1561163.76/cwt160.00–165.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 2567150.00/cwt150.00–150.008513
Steers—Medium and Large 1640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 3650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279149.56/cwt144.00–152.004178
Heifers—Medium and Large 3279136.55/cwt130.00–140.003819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330150.56/cwt148.00–154.0049713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337136.94/cwt130.00–140.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378146.57/cwt140.00–150.0055415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380127.43/cwt125.00–130.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386153.69/cwt152.00–154.0059313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407151.00/cwt151.00–151.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421140.71/cwt136.00–143.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462124.40/cwt120.00–130.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479135.62/cwt134.00–136.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482143.57/cwt143.00–146.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513141.78/cwt141.00–143.007278
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521132.02/cwt130.00–136.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556140.56/cwt136.00–143.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660131.97/cwt130.00–134.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780112.00/cwt112.00–112.008741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3222161.54/cwt160.00–165.003593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260171.79/cwt170.00–175.004473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327164.21/cwt160.00–170.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333178.43/cwt175.00–180.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371178.48/cwt175.00–180.006627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378163.06/cwt160.00–168.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390153.95/cwt150.00–158.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419173.01/cwt170.00–175.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438162.44/cwt159.00–166.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455143.29/cwt140.00–149.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463160.00/cwt160.00–160.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470153.23/cwt150.00–159.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518146.47/cwt140.00–150.007596
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610129.00/cwt128.00–130.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2651120.00/cwt120.00–120.0078119
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670110.46/cwt109.00–112.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 377096.00/cwt96.00–96.007391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42285.13/cwt84.00–87.001,2113
Bulls——2,065108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,2301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93154.25/cwt51.00–56.005055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06263.49/cwt60.00–67.0067413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22561.06/cwt58.00–64.007484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25870.75/cwt68.00–75.0089012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36780.64/cwt78.00–84.001,1025
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3893593.14/head560.00–625.005932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3930600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3975675.00/head675.00–675.006752

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.