Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-01-24

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 24
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 388▲ 36 vs year ago 200 · +18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 29▼ 23 vs year ago 91 · −25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 13 · +76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer and bull calves steady to 5.00 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 $161.65/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$161.65
101 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.25
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443167.6874247
Medium and Large 2426160.3468339
Medium and Large 3434146.1463415thin
One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $108 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 sale101 hd
161.65
—
GA average14 barns · 1,280 hd
155.40
+6.25
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—Average1,592101.001,60811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29683.531,08331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55576.691,1924thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00869.5670112

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)980$9772thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)929$8193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$7895
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)653$6194thin

Every lot

66 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 2318203.42/cwt202.00–205.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1364212.19/cwt210.00–215.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 3365187.00/cwt187.00–187.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 3417181.76/cwt175.00–185.007583
Steers—Medium and Large 1433200.00/cwt200.00–200.008668
Steers—Medium and Large 2435190.95/cwt187.00–195.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 3455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1475205.00/cwt205.00–205.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1532200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1263
Steers—Medium and Large 1567189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0722
Steers—Medium and Large 3570158.27/cwt155.00–160.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 2610165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 2671156.61/cwt155.00–160.001,0513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313151.73/cwt150.00–155.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322172.07/cwt170.00–177.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327162.29/cwt160.00–165.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367162.83/cwt160.00–167.0059815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378173.03/cwt172.00–175.006547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424168.42/cwt167.00–169.0071410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424160.00/cwt160.00–160.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425150.40/cwt145.00–155.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467143.32/cwt140.00–150.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480165.99/cwt162.00–168.0079717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487159.78/cwt157.00–160.0077814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525152.00/cwt152.00–152.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533162.28/cwt160.00–165.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550147.50/cwt145.00–150.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565160.67/cwt160.00–161.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273187.29/cwt185.00–190.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330222.00/cwt222.00–222.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380202.00/cwt202.00–202.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423182.77/cwt180.00–187.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425197.00/cwt197.00–197.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467183.73/cwt180.00–187.008586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513160.68/cwt160.00–162.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,544102.57/cwt99.00–105.001,5845
Bulls——1,56589.90/cwt86.00–94.001,4073
Bulls——1,700109.49/cwt108.00–112.001,8613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97871.93/cwt67.00–74.007039
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09862.46/cwt59.00–66.006863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14273.84/cwt70.00–76.008436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20081.20/cwt77.00–84.0097410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42288.96/cwt86.00–93.001,26515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49575.87/cwt75.00–77.001,1342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,2641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3748644.40/head500.00–775.006442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3780700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980977.30/head950.00–1,000.009772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003878.55/head800.00–950.008792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,077884.98/head850.00–900.008853
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3653618.87/head525.00–700.006194

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.