Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-02-06

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 6
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 587▲ 119 vs year ago 357 · +33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 95▲ 0 vs year ago 71 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher 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 $253.02/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$253.02
113 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,108
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.02
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467262.261,22546
Medium and Large 2455249.461,13637
Medium and Large 3372243.2590430
One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $321 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 sale113 hd
253.02
—
GA average14 barns · 1,951 hd
244.00
+9.02
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—Low1,443118.071,7036thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,297108.371,40532
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08893.401,01619

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)1,120$1,1751thin

Every lot

74 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 3205300.00/cwt300.00–300.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 3290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 3338300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 2345340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 2363318.30/cwt315.00–320.001,1553
Steers—Medium and Large 3377295.09/cwt285.00–300.001,1123
Steers—Medium and Large 1379350.66/cwt345.00–360.001,3295
Steers—Medium and Large 1433326.04/cwt320.00–350.001,4128
Steers—Medium and Large 1480318.73/cwt315.00–327.001,53012
Steers—Medium and Large 2488301.01/cwt300.00–302.001,4692
Steers—Medium and Large 1517296.04/cwt284.00–310.001,5317
Steers—Medium and Large 2531278.75/cwt277.00–279.001,4808
Steers—Medium and Large 1574283.53/cwt278.00–289.001,62720
Steers—Medium and Large 2591265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5665
Steers—Medium and Large 1602260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5652
Steers—Medium and Large 3625240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5001
Steers—Medium and Large 1665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Steers—Medium and Large 1740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,62811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3228272.09/cwt260.00–285.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255285.00/cwt285.00–285.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284261.37/cwt255.00–270.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3312248.54/cwt235.00–255.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1347289.17/cwt285.00–290.001,0036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374247.37/cwt240.00–255.009256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388270.14/cwt260.00–275.001,0485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428276.24/cwt265.00–285.001,18213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433234.88/cwt230.00–242.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434251.13/cwt245.00–260.001,09012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465263.23/cwt257.00–266.001,2249
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483248.69/cwt245.00–250.001,20111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522206.52/cwt200.00–220.001,0783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526244.38/cwt240.00–250.001,28510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270360.00/cwt360.00–360.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273312.52/cwt310.00–315.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278337.61/cwt335.00–340.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316353.64/cwt345.00–365.001,1184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331290.29/cwt280.00–300.009615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334326.83/cwt320.00–330.001,09211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368274.90/cwt270.00–280.001,0122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373345.95/cwt330.00–360.001,2906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373315.09/cwt310.00–320.001,1753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415317.38/cwt312.00–325.001,3177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425305.12/cwt300.00–310.001,2972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1451307.14/cwt305.00–315.001,3857
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459293.05/cwt290.00–300.001,3454
Bulls—Medium and Large 3491273.45/cwt260.00–282.001,3438
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518276.01/cwt275.00–277.001,4302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580221.77/cwt220.00–227.001,2864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620229.84/cwt225.00–235.001,4252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8471
Bulls——1,415113.86/cwt110.00–116.001,6114
Bulls——1,585122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03296.36/cwt92.00–100.0099413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21086.99/cwt84.00–90.001,0536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287110.62/cwt107.00–117.001,42415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300101.99/cwt96.00–106.001,32613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323120.69/cwt118.00–126.001,5974
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.