Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-06-20

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 20
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
494 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 568▲ 162 vs year ago 332 · +48.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 88▲ 3 vs year ago 51 · +5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls mostly steady, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $232.09/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$232.09
111 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,421
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$188
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.22
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2552240.041,32642
Medium and Large 3511233.561,1939thin
Medium and Large 1669226.301,51460
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale111 hd
232.09
—
GA average14 barns · 1,211 hd
244.31
−12.22
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—Average1,550116.001,7981thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,479106.581,5765thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23893.891,16216
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00488.2288520

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$1,1252thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2469256.11/cwt250.00–259.001,2017
Steers—Medium and Large 3511233.56/cwt230.00–234.001,1939
Steers—Medium and Large 1523253.44/cwt250.00–260.001,3256
Steers—Medium and Large 2544241.87/cwt240.00–246.001,31615
Steers—Medium and Large 2573237.18/cwt230.00–239.001,35914
Steers—Medium and Large 2623223.40/cwt220.00–225.001,3926
Steers—Medium and Large 1627233.89/cwt230.00–234.001,46635
Steers—Medium and Large 1793203.76/cwt203.00–208.001,61619
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305252.46/cwt250.00–255.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325242.62/cwt240.00–245.007894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372245.15/cwt240.00–248.009125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381233.09/cwt230.00–238.008887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413236.14/cwt230.00–238.0097512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438223.36/cwt220.00–225.0097810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483215.08/cwt210.00–220.001,0394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517221.65/cwt220.00–225.001,1463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521217.90/cwt216.00–219.001,13514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558217.90/cwt210.00–220.001,21623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670201.72/cwt200.00–205.001,3523
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320264.09/cwt260.00–270.008455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325274.77/cwt270.00–280.008934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330283.48/cwt280.00–285.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 3357251.73/cwt250.00–255.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371272.56/cwt270.00–280.001,0114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374265.83/cwt260.00–270.009945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3407243.28/cwt240.00–245.009903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461234.41/cwt230.00–238.001,0814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473244.29/cwt240.00–248.001,1556
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528223.39/cwt220.00–225.001,1793
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580215.23/cwt210.00–218.001,2484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,550116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,7981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96377.71/cwt76.00–80.007485
Cows—Lean 85-90%97198.09/cwt95.00–102.009525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04088.54/cwt84.00–92.0092110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18397.53/cwt92.00–100.001,1544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24386.72/cwt84.00–90.001,0789
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295110.54/cwt105.00–113.001,4313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485108.97/cwt105.00–113.001,6184
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.