Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-11-14

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 258 vs last sale 623▲ 72 vs year ago 293 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 59▲ 0 vs year ago 71 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: This market will not be covered next week due to Thanksgiving holiday, coverage will resume on 11/ 28/23.

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower and replacement absent.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.34/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$208.34
89 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$894
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.74
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461217.791,00536
Medium and Large 2437206.9290423
Medium and Large 3384198.1076030
One grade step is worth $19.69/cwt here — about $244 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 sale89 hd
208.34
—
GA average17 barns · 2,427 hd
198.60
+9.74
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—Average1,467112.001,6433thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28497.101,24727
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40383.001,1642thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07880.4086719

Every lot

69 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3252245.00/cwt245.00–245.006172
Steers—Medium and Large 2312260.00/cwt260.00–260.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 3370245.00/cwt245.00–245.009071
Steers—Medium and Large 1387270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0452
Steers—Medium and Large 2405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 3447238.76/cwt235.00–240.001,0674
Steers—Medium and Large 2485237.49/cwt235.00–240.001,1526
Steers—Medium and Large 3486224.91/cwt220.00–230.001,0934
Steers—Medium and Large 1520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2226
Steers—Medium and Large 3540215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 3578217.97/cwt216.00–220.001,2602
Steers—Medium and Large 2610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 3620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1670223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4945
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3264212.35/cwt210.00–215.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280240.00/cwt240.00–240.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318202.84/cwt202.00–210.0064510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330220.94/cwt217.00–225.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345232.00/cwt232.00–232.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370216.58/cwt210.00–220.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379229.61/cwt222.00–235.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395197.00/cwt197.00–197.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420197.83/cwt190.00–202.008314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425208.68/cwt205.00–210.008876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429218.57/cwt215.00–223.009388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464191.81/cwt187.00–197.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495215.40/cwt215.00–216.001,06610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500183.67/cwt182.00–187.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512207.66/cwt206.00–210.001,0633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520192.38/cwt190.00–197.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570206.02/cwt205.00–207.001,1742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3208244.82/cwt240.00–250.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283260.00/cwt260.00–260.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327221.68/cwt220.00–225.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363270.07/cwt265.00–275.009804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426229.26/cwt227.00–230.009774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435212.56/cwt210.00–215.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0265
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478208.38/cwt200.00–210.009966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505209.39/cwt205.00–210.001,05717
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525192.98/cwt190.00–200.001,0135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575184.67/cwt180.00–187.001,0628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3761152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1575
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2421
Bulls——1,535120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8421
Bulls——1,635115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99972.80/cwt70.00–76.007278
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04290.00/cwt90.00–90.009383
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17184.39/cwt80.00–88.009888
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21484.34/cwt80.00–90.001,0244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25595.87/cwt91.00–100.001,20314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361104.69/cwt101.00–110.001,4259
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1931

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.