Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-02-13

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 13
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 476▲ 135 vs year ago 348 · +38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 71▲ 12 vs year ago 45 · +26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 16▲ 18 vs year ago 13 · +138.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.23/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$239.23
136 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.28
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548246.781,35260
Medium and Large 2463242.951,12630
Medium and Large 3439226.9599546
One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $357 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 sale136 hd
239.23
—
GA average16 barns · 2,481 hd
238.95
+0.28
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—Low1,703128.702,1928thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,283110.911,42321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,395101.561,4173thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03894.8598417

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)1,088$1,2987
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)894$1,1379
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)954$1,0125

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3292340.00/cwt340.00–340.009935
Steers—Medium and Large 2325354.77/cwt350.00–360.001,1533
Steers—Medium and Large 1330375.38/cwt370.00–377.001,2394
Steers—Medium and Large 1381350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3344
Steers—Medium and Large 2382334.65/cwt330.00–337.001,2783
Steers—Medium and Large 3390315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2291
Steers—Medium and Large 1416337.92/cwt335.00–350.001,4065
Steers—Medium and Large 2424322.60/cwt320.00–330.001,3684
Steers—Medium and Large 3440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1452326.60/cwt325.00–327.001,4765
Steers—Medium and Large 3453287.46/cwt280.00–295.001,3022
Steers—Medium and Large 2482303.54/cwt300.00–304.001,4639
Steers—Medium and Large 1565282.26/cwt275.00–287.001,59521
Steers—Medium and Large 1650256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6646
Steers—Medium and Large 2665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Steers—Medium and Large 3680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Steers—Medium and Large 1735236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7357
Steers—Medium and Large 2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Steers—Medium and Large 1813232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8864
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278245.00/cwt245.00–245.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313236.18/cwt230.00–240.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325265.00/cwt265.00–265.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370252.43/cwt250.00–260.009344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377275.63/cwt272.00–280.001,0393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378238.02/cwt230.00–245.009007
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415236.72/cwt230.00–240.0098213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426250.03/cwt245.00–260.001,0657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1444279.11/cwt270.00–281.001,23911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470266.60/cwt265.00–270.001,2533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474223.10/cwt220.00–230.001,0578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485244.79/cwt240.00–250.001,18710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523244.80/cwt240.00–249.001,28013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525227.31/cwt225.00–230.001,1933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527206.93/cwt200.00–210.001,0915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3556208.76/cwt205.00–210.001,1614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562224.61/cwt220.00–227.001,2623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593234.37/cwt230.00–235.001,39015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639228.34/cwt220.00–231.001,45912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1698224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240305.00/cwt305.00–305.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255360.00/cwt360.00–360.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277350.21/cwt340.00–355.009703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313362.54/cwt360.00–365.001,1354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321344.87/cwt330.00–350.001,1077
Bulls—Medium and Large 3336313.74/cwt300.00–320.001,0544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370320.27/cwt315.00–332.001,1857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371339.92/cwt335.00–345.001,2615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388301.61/cwt300.00–305.001,1706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420294.61/cwt290.00–297.001,2373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429307.51/cwt305.00–315.001,3198
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463312.30/cwt305.00–320.001,4462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480292.15/cwt280.00–300.001,4029
Bulls—Medium and Large 3489264.01/cwt262.00–270.001,2914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516286.56/cwt275.00–290.001,4796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530244.86/cwt240.00–250.001,2984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2557255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585235.97/cwt232.00–240.001,3804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,265117.12/cwt115.00–120.001,4822
Bulls——1,642128.99/cwt127.00–130.002,1183
Bulls——2,057136.14/cwt135.00–138.002,8003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945103.41/cwt102.00–105.009772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03897.80/cwt93.00–100.001,0159
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06887.58/cwt80.00–90.009356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226121.50/cwt118.00–125.001,4904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237111.63/cwt108.00–116.001,38110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,382103.83/cwt100.00–106.001,4357
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403103.34/cwt102.00–105.001,4502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3740950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3773992.21/head925.00–1,050.009925
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3843851.63/head800.00–900.008522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,118.96/head1,025.00–1,250.001,1193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,318.58/head1,100.00–1,475.001,3194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,356.05/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3566

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.