Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-04-11

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 11
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 492▼ 7 vs year ago 498 · −1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 63▲ 25 vs year ago 56 · +44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 14 vs year ago 26 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steers calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 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 $195.98/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$195.98
159 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.70
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482202.3697599
Medium and Large 2463190.3088143
Medium and Large 3448173.2277617thin
One grade step is worth $29.14/cwt here — about $199 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 sale159 hd
195.98
—
GA average15 barns · 1,835 hd
195.28
+0.70
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—Average1,639120.101,9695thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23798.011,21238
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45394.721,3779thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12383.8894218

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)1,040$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,34112

Every lot

92 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3270231.22/cwt227.00–235.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2327238.21/cwt235.00–242.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 2380236.25/cwt235.00–240.008984
Steers—Medium and Large 3394227.58/cwt227.00–230.008975
Steers—Medium and Large 1402240.00/cwt240.00–240.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 3413216.03/cwt215.00–217.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 2436230.99/cwt227.00–237.001,0074
Steers—Medium and Large 3467208.00/cwt205.00–212.009713
Steers—Medium and Large 2485221.52/cwt217.00–226.001,0744
Steers—Medium and Large 1523222.42/cwt220.00–225.001,1634
Steers—Medium and Large 2530212.39/cwt210.00–215.001,1263
Steers—Medium and Large 3539197.41/cwt195.00–205.001,0644
Steers—Medium and Large 2552208.99/cwt207.00–210.001,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 3565182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0281
Steers—Medium and Large 1576222.42/cwt220.00–225.001,2814
Steers—Medium and Large 1600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Steers—Medium and Large 2611198.03/cwt195.00–200.001,2104
Steers—Medium and Large 3620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Steers—Medium and Large 3650177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1511
Steers—Medium and Large 2663188.57/cwt185.00–192.001,2502
Steers—Medium and Large 1767182.31/cwt181.00–183.001,39813
Steers—Medium and Large 2770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230225.00/cwt225.00–225.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240212.00/cwt212.00–212.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240185.00/cwt185.00–185.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263212.33/cwt210.00–215.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263190.99/cwt190.00–192.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324222.58/cwt220.00–230.007218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324211.89/cwt210.00–215.006877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360207.00/cwt207.00–207.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372216.52/cwt210.00–220.008057
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added391222.00/cwt222.00–222.008684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416195.02/cwt190.00–200.008119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419209.98/cwt203.00–213.0088018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420183.54/cwt182.00–185.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459189.17/cwt185.00–190.008686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478198.67/cwt195.00–202.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509185.03/cwt180.00–190.009426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516197.35/cwt195.00–200.001,01826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527166.71/cwt160.00–170.008793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569193.36/cwt190.00–195.001,10023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580157.56/cwt155.00–160.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,1442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615155.12/cwt150.00–160.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620174.59/cwt170.00–177.001,0823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712161.31/cwt160.00–162.001,1493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2773144.89/cwt140.00–150.001,1204
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272250.00/cwt250.00–250.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278227.39/cwt225.00–230.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285235.00/cwt235.00–235.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320220.95/cwt215.00–225.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added321257.00/cwt257.00–257.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337233.09/cwt230.00–240.007867
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372235.00/cwt235.00–235.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378221.01/cwt215.00–225.008359
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420218.85/cwt215.00–220.009197
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423229.03/cwt227.00–230.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465212.00/cwt212.00–212.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470208.98/cwt207.00–210.009823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470198.35/cwt195.00–202.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533205.11/cwt200.00–210.001,0933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582190.34/cwt190.00–191.001,1089
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0991
Bulls——1,660119.74/cwt114.00–124.001,9882
Bulls——1,883131.02/cwt128.00–134.002,4672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04787.48/cwt82.00–90.009166
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12871.69/cwt70.00–76.008096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16690.55/cwt88.00–92.001,05611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19592.47/cwt91.00–95.001,1056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24196.82/cwt93.00–102.001,20219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,321104.90/cwt104.00–106.001,3864
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323111.11/cwt107.00–116.001,4708
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67082.95/cwt80.00–86.001,3852
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,388.80/head1,250.00–1,475.001,38910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.