Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-06-13

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 13
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
▲ 187 vs last sale 381▲ 270 vs year ago 298 · +90.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 94▲ 3 vs year ago 85 · +3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 12▼ 17 vs year ago 34 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady 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 $217.58/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$217.58
142 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.74
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551220.101,21384
Medium and Large 2448219.1298220
Medium and Large 3374211.2079138
One grade step is worth $8.91/cwt here — about $423 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 sale142 hd
217.58
—
GA average16 barns · 2,690 hd
218.32
−0.74
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—High1,531115.271,76519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,09096.001,0461thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32294.691,25220
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03185.5988325

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)983$9222thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$1,00610

Every lot

75 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3330257.00/cwt257.00–257.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 3360247.00/cwt247.00–247.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 2378270.03/cwt265.00–275.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 2425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 3435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 2468245.11/cwt240.00–250.001,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 3468225.75/cwt225.00–230.001,0577
Steers—Medium and Large 1476261.82/cwt257.00–265.001,2464
Steers—Medium and Large 2523244.09/cwt240.00–246.001,2773
Steers—Medium and Large 3533217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1575
Steers—Medium and Large 1535254.95/cwt250.00–260.001,3642
Steers—Medium and Large 2561236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3243
Steers—Medium and Large 1573240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3754
Steers—Medium and Large 3600179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0748
Steers—Medium and Large 2607215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3052
Steers—Medium and Large 2745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3228223.31/cwt220.00–227.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266221.28/cwt217.00–225.005897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362214.13/cwt210.00–220.0077513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372246.34/cwt240.00–250.0091610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380229.07/cwt225.00–235.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422239.77/cwt235.00–245.001,0126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431208.60/cwt200.00–210.0089910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437224.85/cwt220.00–227.009835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468216.78/cwt210.00–220.001,0159
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473200.00/cwt200.00–200.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481224.43/cwt222.00–227.001,08011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513223.32/cwt220.00–226.001,14614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560175.09/cwt170.00–180.009812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574210.97/cwt205.00–215.001,21114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637216.33/cwt215.00–217.001,3783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added667214.83/cwt212.00–215.001,43318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1804171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3755
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313251.32/cwt247.00–257.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315297.97/cwt297.00–300.009393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335262.00/cwt262.00–262.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358263.48/cwt260.00–267.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362275.34/cwt272.00–277.009973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382242.17/cwt240.00–247.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3411225.94/cwt220.00–230.009295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415248.55/cwt247.00–250.001,0312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474232.64/cwt230.00–240.001,1039
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478224.59/cwt222.00–227.001,0742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525230.80/cwt230.00–232.001,2125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528236.66/cwt235.00–240.001,2503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3539217.15/cwt212.00–222.001,1705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555229.75/cwt227.00–232.001,2754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588218.48/cwt217.00–220.001,2852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,373109.04/cwt106.00–112.001,4976
Bulls——1,593117.44/cwt115.00–119.001,87111
Bulls——1,665122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,0312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99786.07/cwt84.00–90.008589
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04081.22/cwt79.00–83.0084511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07394.33/cwt92.00–99.001,0125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,09096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270106.15/cwt103.00–111.001,3484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28694.60/cwt91.00–100.001,21710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41787.21/cwt85.00–90.001,2366
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3878795.45/head725.00–950.007956
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,322.82/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3234
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3983921.56/head850.00–975.009222

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.