Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-03-07

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 7
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
505 head
▲ 505 vs last sale 0▼ 88 vs year ago 593 · −14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 120 · +7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 0▲ 52 vs year ago 12 · +433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding cows at 106 to 108, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.60/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$188.60
91 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.76
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429193.2682855
Medium and Large 2444183.3181325
Medium and Large 3362177.3464211thin
One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $187 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 sale91 hd
188.60
—
GA average14 barns · 1,443 hd
182.84
+5.76
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—High1,581112.661,78124
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15992.021,06750
CowsLean 85-90%Low95883.0379623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50079.001,1851thin

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)1,051$1,12410
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$1,0555
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$1,0038
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,226$1,38854

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1281257.00/cwt257.00–257.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 3295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 3307215.00/cwt215.00–215.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2335235.00/cwt235.00–235.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1382235.25/cwt235.00–237.008998
Steers—Medium and Large 3417203.44/cwt200.00–210.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422237.42/cwt235.00–240.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 1427224.90/cwt222.00–232.009607
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 2463212.49/cwt210.00–215.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 1468225.43/cwt220.00–230.001,05514
Steers—Medium and Large 3490195.00/cwt195.00–195.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1518222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1502
Steers—Medium and Large 3532187.97/cwt187.00–190.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 2560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1568217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2332
Steers—Medium and Large 3575192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 1631199.43/cwt197.00–200.001,2585
Steers—Medium and Large 1656197.60/cwt192.00–199.001,2965
Steers—Medium and Large 3770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220180.00/cwt180.00–180.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293206.03/cwt202.00–210.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317180.00/cwt180.00–180.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334202.10/cwt200.00–210.0067512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360201.52/cwt200.00–205.007258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360190.24/cwt189.00–195.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379177.14/cwt170.00–180.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420192.69/cwt190.00–200.008099
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437185.67/cwt185.00–187.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455189.20/cwt189.00–192.0086115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466183.01/cwt180.00–187.008534
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490175.00/cwt175.00–175.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518173.39/cwt170.00–175.008986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535190.98/cwt185.00–194.001,0228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573168.27/cwt165.00–170.009643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1601164.00/cwt164.00–164.009863
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225220.00/cwt220.00–220.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235240.00/cwt240.00–240.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added255263.57/cwt260.00–267.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283252.48/cwt250.00–255.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added315252.00/cwt252.00–252.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318229.16/cwt225.00–230.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335242.46/cwt240.00–245.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added360245.00/cwt245.00–245.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375233.20/cwt230.00–240.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378187.48/cwt185.00–190.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388217.58/cwt210.00–220.008444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422222.29/cwt220.00–225.009386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423213.43/cwt210.00–217.009039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471199.43/cwt197.00–202.009397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537181.32/cwt177.00–187.009743
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582170.00/cwt170.00–170.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588200.02/cwt195.00–205.001,1762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448100.89/cwt97.00–104.001,4614
Bulls——1,593112.18/cwt107.00–116.001,78712
Bulls——1,630119.26/cwt117.00–122.001,9448
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85076.34/cwt72.00–79.006497
Cows—Lean 85-90%90090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01385.68/cwt82.00–88.0086815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11684.64/cwt80.00–88.0094514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16792.90/cwt89.00–97.001,08427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203100.84/cwt98.00–103.001,2139
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3930650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,105968.48/head900.00–1,000.009686
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,474.62/head1,275.00–1,625.001,47546
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965905.44/head850.00–950.009052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29941,055.13/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,178.32/head1,000.00–1,375.001,1788
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,002.55/head900.00–1,125.001,0038

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.