Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-04-25

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 25
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 385▲ 112 vs year ago 334 · +33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 91▼ 31 vs year ago 128 · −24.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 51▼ 16 vs year ago 35 · −45.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower 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 $185.25/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$185.25
116 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.40
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518195.661,01449
Medium and Large 2499186.2593035
Medium and Large 3513168.2386332
One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $151 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 sale116 hd
185.25
—
GA average16 barns · 1,642 hd
195.65
−10.40
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—Average1,405108.121,5196thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,40593.081,30744
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53587.151,3385thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11183.9693324

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)919$1,0433thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,245$1,3252thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 2322231.58/cwt230.00–235.007463
Steers—Medium and Large 3385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1415235.99/cwt235.00–237.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 2422229.46/cwt225.00–232.009687
Steers—Medium and Large 1453235.80/cwt230.00–237.001,0686
Steers—Medium and Large 3473200.00/cwt200.00–200.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 2478221.77/cwt215.00–225.001,0604
Steers—Medium and Large 1502222.67/cwt222.00–223.001,1186
Steers—Medium and Large 2515217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1181
Steers—Medium and Large 3525206.06/cwt198.00–208.001,0829
Steers—Medium and Large 2561201.16/cwt200.00–207.001,1296
Steers—Medium and Large 1566220.42/cwt220.00–221.001,24812
Steers—Medium and Large 3586192.67/cwt185.00–195.001,12911
Steers—Medium and Large 2606200.99/cwt195.00–203.001,2184
Steers—Medium and Large 3620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Steers—Medium and Large 1670194.61/cwt192.00–200.001,3046
Steers—Medium and Large 2698188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3129
Steers—Medium and Large 1705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295227.00/cwt227.00–227.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321220.54/cwt215.00–225.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330205.00/cwt205.00–205.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370212.47/cwt210.00–215.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380201.71/cwt200.00–205.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383192.42/cwt190.00–195.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418196.90/cwt190.00–200.0082312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418174.73/cwt170.00–180.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432209.20/cwt205.00–215.0090411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445217.00/cwt217.00–217.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463207.39/cwt202.00–210.009605
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465163.96/cwt162.00–165.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467184.69/cwt182.00–190.008633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509203.66/cwt200.00–210.001,0376
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525169.08/cwt160.00–170.0088811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566161.22/cwt160.00–162.009139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2591175.96/cwt175.00–185.001,04010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653167.49/cwt165.00–170.001,0942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,15714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3790147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245260.00/cwt260.00–260.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245240.00/cwt240.00–240.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315231.03/cwt230.00–232.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328213.20/cwt210.00–220.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373222.00/cwt220.00–230.0082810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379207.66/cwt200.00–210.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422226.34/cwt225.00–227.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425195.18/cwt190.00–200.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433211.69/cwt210.00–215.009173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470212.53/cwt210.00–215.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472195.69/cwt190.00–200.009245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513204.04/cwt200.00–207.001,0473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515213.96/cwt210.00–220.001,1023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,0192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628194.38/cwt192.00–195.001,2215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630187.52/cwt185.00–190.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655188.47/cwt185.00–192.001,2342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720156.00/cwt152.00–160.001,1232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335104.68/cwt104.00–106.001,3973
Bulls——1,475111.56/cwt109.00–113.001,6463
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01590.00/cwt90.00–90.009141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09885.89/cwt82.00–89.0094316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15678.68/cwt75.00–81.009107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37792.84/cwt89.00–97.001,27828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42884.82/cwt84.00–87.001,2118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,478102.19/cwt99.00–106.001,5108
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55586.25/cwt85.00–88.001,3413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3800950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29781,089.51/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0902
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252

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.