Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-06-06

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 6
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 391▼ 29 vs year ago 410 · −7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 84▲ 22 vs year ago 72 · +30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 23 vs year ago 35 · −65.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 to 9.00 higher, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 7.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 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 $216.84/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$216.84
108 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,062
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.30
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505221.751,11968
Medium and Large 2486210.791,02326
Medium and Large 3424204.1986514thin
One grade step is worth $17.56/cwt here — about $254 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 sale108 hd
216.84
—
GA average16 barns · 1,472 hd
212.54
+4.30
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—Average1,403118.151,6577thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242107.771,33842
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62895.191,5504thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00392.4392720

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)875$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$7001thin

Every lot

76 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 3315250.73/cwt250.00–252.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 1328282.56/cwt280.00–285.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 2350270.00/cwt270.00–270.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 1403275.98/cwt272.00–280.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 2428252.60/cwt250.00–255.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 3430231.25/cwt227.00–235.009943
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433286.01/cwt285.00–287.001,2382
Steers—Medium and Large 2460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 3460226.59/cwt220.00–230.001,0423
Steers—Medium and Large 1480251.52/cwt249.00–257.001,20711
Steers—Medium and Large 1519251.62/cwt250.00–255.001,3066
Steers—Medium and Large 2533230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2262
Steers—Medium and Large 1565241.97/cwt240.00–250.001,36715
Steers—Medium and Large 3580211.96/cwt207.00–217.001,2292
Steers—Medium and Large 2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Steers—Medium and Large 1632228.38/cwt225.00–230.001,44312
Steers—Medium and Large 1682226.60/cwt220.00–230.001,5453
Steers—Medium and Large 2688210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4452
Steers—Medium and Large 1702225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5806
Steers—Medium and Large 2740195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270235.00/cwt235.00–235.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275221.00/cwt220.00–222.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1292245.67/cwt245.00–247.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3303217.48/cwt215.00–220.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310245.18/cwt240.00–250.007607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337233.42/cwt230.00–235.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365248.48/cwt247.00–250.009074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368214.97/cwt210.00–220.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1403243.70/cwt240.00–247.009827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430217.99/cwt217.00–220.009373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467217.08/cwt210.00–220.001,0147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475207.00/cwt207.00–207.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525218.37/cwt215.00–225.001,14625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,0826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560193.74/cwt190.00–200.001,0854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577176.59/cwt170.00–180.001,0193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621203.55/cwt200.00–209.001,2647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668200.59/cwt199.00–205.001,34010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250232.50/cwt230.00–240.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280272.00/cwt272.00–272.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320261.02/cwt260.00–262.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328276.32/cwt272.00–282.009066
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330242.00/cwt242.00–242.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371276.95/cwt272.00–280.001,0275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425232.56/cwt230.00–235.009882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466235.44/cwt232.00–240.001,0979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470246.00/cwt245.00–247.001,1562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512236.71/cwt232.00–240.001,2125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633212.99/cwt210.00–215.001,3483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668213.52/cwt212.00–215.001,4262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,292109.73/cwt105.00–114.001,4183
Bulls——1,486124.46/cwt123.00–126.001,8494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99285.20/cwt80.00–87.008456
Cows—Lean 85-90%99593.34/cwt88.00–96.0092910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038100.98/cwt99.00–102.001,0484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135107.06/cwt103.00–110.001,21519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309117.52/cwt113.00–122.001,53813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35896.44/cwt93.00–100.001,31010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57392.52/cwt92.00–93.001,4552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68397.86/cwt95.00–101.001,6472
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3905700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.