Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-03-12

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 12
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 507▲ 43 vs year ago 300 · +14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 115▼ 26 vs year ago 86 · −30.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 67▼ 9 vs year ago 18 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.48/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −128.58 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$252.48
12 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,382
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$2
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs GA average
−23.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2510261.351,3333thin
Medium and Large 1559259.161,4495thin
Medium and Large 3560237.491,3314thin
One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
252.48
—
GA average14 barns · 355 hd
251.81
+0.67
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−23.69
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−128.58
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
435386338289median 381.0603/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.72, low $302.94, median $381.06 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,707138.332,3616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204121.961,46944
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497107.711,6123thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,015105.431,0704thin

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)1,230$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$1,9396

Every lot

80 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280330.30/cwt320.00–340.009253
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,0971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333345.04/cwt340.00–350.001,1494
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338365.11/cwt360.00–370.001,2342
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372352.75/cwt350.00–360.001,3125
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415343.31/cwt340.00–345.001,4253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423290.53/cwt280.00–300.001,2292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478325.09/cwt320.00–335.001,55410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478262.41/cwt260.00–265.001,2542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516315.61/cwt315.00–320.001,6298
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,6983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3581268.01/cwt267.00–270.001,5573
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245295.00/cwt295.00–295.007231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276296.98/cwt290.00–305.008206
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318286.16/cwt282.00–290.009102
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331306.54/cwt300.00–315.001,0158
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370288.29/cwt285.00–290.001,0673
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380301.60/cwt300.00–302.001,1465
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429290.29/cwt280.00–305.001,24515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467284.86/cwt280.00–300.001,33016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480247.47/cwt245.00–250.001,1882
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510261.35/cwt260.00–262.001,3333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565257.20/cwt252.00–262.001,4534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577236.65/cwt230.00–240.001,3653
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603241.76/cwt240.00–245.001,4584
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620234.88/cwt230.00–240.001,4562
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679235.82/cwt230.00–237.001,6016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738207.53/cwt205.00–210.001,5322
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6619
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1846201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,70010
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1892195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7394
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288347.48/cwt345.00–350.001,0012
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009861
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,2131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366347.11/cwt345.00–352.001,27010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426329.49/cwt325.00–340.001,4047
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437310.19/cwt300.00–320.001,3563
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467296.50/cwt290.00–300.001,3853
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477312.31/cwt307.00–315.001,4903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3484254.03/cwt250.00–260.001,2305
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514303.27/cwt300.00–310.001,5596
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3517255.85/cwt245.00–262.001,3233
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523284.98/cwt280.00–290.001,4902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585264.91/cwt260.00–270.001,5502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7731
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,668139.00/cwt138.00–140.002,3192
Bulls——1,672145.66/cwt143.00–149.002,4353
Bulls——1,890115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,1741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83596.00/cwt96.00–96.008021
Cows—Lean 85-90%955113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135106.35/cwt105.00–108.001,2072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178122.21/cwt118.00–128.001,44025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235112.27/cwt108.00–117.001,38711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244134.51/cwt130.00–138.001,6738
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450104.07/cwt103.00–105.001,5092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8291
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,938.59/head1,725.00–2,150.001,9396
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3775950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.