Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-07-18

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 18
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 565▲ 144 vs year ago 278 · +51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 66▼ 90 vs year ago 114 · −78.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady. feeder steers, heifers, bulls unevenly 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 $217.31/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$217.31
104 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.88
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464229.911,06734
Medium and Large 2473214.641,01553
Medium and Large 3482200.4396517thin
One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $102 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 sale104 hd
217.31
—
GA average16 barns · 2,010 hd
218.19
−0.88
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—Low1,450115.701,6784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,535100.331,5403thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19484.721,01211

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$7252thin

Every lot

86 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 3255255.00/cwt255.00–255.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1315297.58/cwt295.00–300.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 2325285.08/cwt280.00–290.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 3337242.05/cwt240.00–250.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 2369266.27/cwt260.00–270.009834
Steers—Medium and Large 1377295.97/cwt290.00–300.001,1165
Steers—Medium and Large 3380244.92/cwt240.00–250.009315
Steers—Medium and Large 1405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 2421252.96/cwt247.00–255.001,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 3433240.76/cwt240.00–242.001,0425
Steers—Medium and Large 2473244.97/cwt240.00–250.001,1597
Steers—Medium and Large 1510245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,2508
Steers—Medium and Large 3510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 2550235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2931
Steers—Medium and Large 1565241.98/cwt240.00–250.001,3675
Steers—Medium and Large 3578213.39/cwt210.00–217.001,2332
Steers—Medium and Large 2665207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3771
Steers—Medium and Large 1668227.31/cwt225.00–230.001,5183
Steers—Medium and Large 1720212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5261
Steers—Medium and Large 3730195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,4242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240235.00/cwt235.00–235.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322246.46/cwt240.00–250.007949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328228.16/cwt225.00–235.007484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360240.00/cwt240.00–240.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383212.55/cwt210.00–215.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387221.66/cwt220.00–225.008589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423218.05/cwt215.00–220.009225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435205.11/cwt200.00–210.008924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454231.24/cwt230.00–235.001,0504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472215.42/cwt210.00–220.001,01717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488202.54/cwt200.00–205.009882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509225.97/cwt220.00–230.001,1505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515212.73/cwt205.00–215.001,09611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519195.95/cwt190.00–200.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569213.49/cwt210.00–220.001,2154
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580204.73/cwt200.00–207.001,1874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630204.77/cwt200.00–207.001,2904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added640212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683199.45/cwt197.00–202.001,3622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308229.01/cwt225.00–232.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313267.40/cwt265.00–270.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313252.95/cwt250.00–257.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371245.08/cwt240.00–250.009094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377262.51/cwt260.00–270.009905
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400215.00/cwt215.00–215.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412251.88/cwt247.00–257.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435232.31/cwt230.00–237.001,0113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465206.74/cwt200.00–210.009613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478230.15/cwt225.00–235.001,10020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510237.00/cwt232.00–242.001,2093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512226.12/cwt220.00–230.001,1588
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608212.49/cwt210.00–215.001,2922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625205.68/cwt205.00–207.001,2863
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2652191.68/cwt190.00–195.001,2503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added705217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added760212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,198106.89/cwt105.00–109.001,2812
Bulls——1,520125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9001
Bulls——1,885124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14389.12/cwt87.00–92.001,0195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23781.06/cwt77.00–85.001,0036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,535106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,650100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,025725.00/head725.00–725.007252

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.