Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-08-29

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 29
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 300▼ 125 vs year ago 547 · −22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 48▼ 101 vs year ago 136 · −74.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 25 vs year ago 44 · −56.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 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 $218.92/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$218.92
139 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.98
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2449221.3599348
Medium and Large 1565219.471,23963
Medium and Large 3431213.4991928
One grade step is worth $7.86/cwt here — about $73 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 sale139 hd
218.92
—
GA average16 barns · 1,217 hd
220.90
−1.98
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—Low1,673116.001,9402thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,314107.461,4128thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02690.1292515

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)805$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)745$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$7752thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1303317.04/cwt312.00–322.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 3318240.00/cwt240.00–240.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 2370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1378294.34/cwt294.00–295.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 1410260.97/cwt260.00–265.001,0705
Steers—Medium and Large 3423232.40/cwt230.00–235.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 2435253.50/cwt250.00–257.001,1032
Steers—Medium and Large 3460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 2465246.72/cwt240.00–250.001,1474
Steers—Medium and Large 1481254.83/cwt252.00–256.001,22619
Steers—Medium and Large 1529252.32/cwt245.00–255.001,33514
Steers—Medium and Large 3555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
Steers—Medium and Large 1565248.49/cwt240.00–250.001,40411
Steers—Medium and Large 1602243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 2620231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4322
Steers—Medium and Large 3625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 1652235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5324
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225225.00/cwt225.00–225.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318212.31/cwt210.00–217.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367228.13/cwt225.00–232.0083714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388215.99/cwt210.00–220.008387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431223.60/cwt222.00–227.0096411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438219.49/cwt217.00–220.009616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473219.77/cwt217.00–222.001,04010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480231.02/cwt230.00–232.001,1094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482212.01/cwt210.00–215.001,0225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524220.43/cwt220.00–222.001,15527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529216.65/cwt215.00–218.001,1469
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566216.38/cwt215.00–220.001,22511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631214.99/cwt210.00–220.001,3577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663218.28/cwt215.00–220.001,4473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283286.04/cwt282.00–290.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added315315.00/cwt315.00–315.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320294.69/cwt290.00–300.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368232.59/cwt230.00–235.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374259.82/cwt259.00–262.009726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429241.77/cwt237.00–245.001,0375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3443226.23/cwt225.00–230.001,0024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477218.74/cwt215.00–220.001,0438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534213.98/cwt210.00–215.001,14310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,1742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580213.47/cwt212.00–215.001,2382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,7771
Bulls——1,700124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,1081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00485.89/cwt82.00–89.008628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04693.79/cwt91.00–97.009816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203108.90/cwt105.00–111.001,3103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30590.49/cwt90.00–91.001,1812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430117.34/cwt115.00–119.001,6783
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3745950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,090775.00/head775.00–775.007752

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.