Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-07-25

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 25
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 422▲ 65 vs year ago 259 · +25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 24▼ 25 vs year ago 67 · −37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 17▼ 4 vs year ago 24 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer 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 $217.13/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$217.13
94 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.82
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472221.941,04762
Medium and Large 2426213.6591020
Medium and Large 3403198.0979712thin
One grade step is worth $23.85/cwt here — about $249 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 sale94 hd
217.13
—
GA average15 barns · 1,352 hd
212.31
+4.82
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—Average1,258124.301,5643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23299.641,22812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15391.071,05015

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)978$9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,413$1,4504thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310285.00/cwt285.00–285.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 3335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1368296.01/cwt295.00–297.001,0892
Steers—Medium and Large 3395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2418245.93/cwt242.00–250.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1430258.52/cwt255.00–260.001,1127
Steers—Medium and Large 1462254.06/cwt250.00–257.001,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 3466225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 2487246.34/cwt245.00–247.001,2003
Steers—Medium and Large 2518238.07/cwt235.00–242.001,2337
Steers—Medium and Large 1520252.27/cwt250.00–255.001,3124
Steers—Medium and Large 3535222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1555250.96/cwt247.00–255.001,3932
Steers—Medium and Large 2555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Steers—Medium and Large 3580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3052
Steers—Medium and Large 3600207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 2607225.56/cwt225.00–230.001,3699
Steers—Medium and Large 1615246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5132
Steers—Medium and Large 1725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Steers—Medium and Large 1790215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208214.94/cwt210.00–220.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265231.73/cwt225.00–235.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285245.27/cwt242.00–247.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320235.31/cwt230.00–240.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337219.02/cwt217.00–220.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363205.10/cwt200.00–210.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380227.20/cwt224.00–232.0086314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424213.80/cwt210.00–217.009077
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425202.00/cwt202.00–202.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430227.37/cwt222.00–232.0097811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461220.27/cwt217.00–227.001,0157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475210.05/cwt205.00–215.009983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523213.28/cwt210.00–217.001,11510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523190.00/cwt190.00–190.009943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567212.35/cwt210.00–217.001,2043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620210.87/cwt210.00–215.001,3076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328254.89/cwt250.00–260.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388222.48/cwt220.00–225.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395258.39/cwt258.00–260.001,0215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400207.00/cwt207.00–207.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478217.80/cwt210.00–220.001,0418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528218.93/cwt215.00–225.001,1568
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568215.02/cwt210.00–220.001,2212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609213.99/cwt210.00–220.001,3035
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660194.92/cwt190.00–200.001,2862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,258124.30/cwt123.00–125.001,5643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12385.65/cwt80.00–89.009626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165111.48/cwt109.00–114.001,2992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19593.01/cwt92.00–95.001,1118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216102.29/cwt100.00–104.001,2444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26593.92/cwt91.00–96.001,1886
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3860900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3978949.62/head900.00–1,000.009502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4131,450.27/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4504

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.