Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-03-26

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 26
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 315▲ 31 vs year ago 282 · +11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 80▲ 45 vs year ago 48 · +93.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 16▲ 31 vs year ago 15 · +206.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Bull calves unevenly steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.21/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.85 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$243.21
13 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,369
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.97
vs GA average
−23.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2559246.511,37710thin
Medium and Large 3577232.231,3403thin
One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd
243.21
—
GA average14 barns · 326 hd
249.18
−5.97
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−23.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−137.85
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—High1,675152.482,5545thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477138.542,04615
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,255134.461,68831
CowsLean 85-90%Low954108.221,0326thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,5252thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3283360.13/cwt355.00–365.001,0192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2307363.32/cwt360.00–365.001,1153
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3411333.78/cwt330.00–335.001,3724
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720233.60/cwt230.00–237.001,6822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3362275.12/cwt270.00–280.009966
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387281.26/cwt280.00–285.001,0884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407276.72/cwt270.00–280.001,1263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3416263.32/cwt260.00–270.001,0955
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458271.57/cwt270.00–280.001,24411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520251.73/cwt250.00–255.001,3093
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575244.27/cwt240.00–246.001,4057
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577232.23/cwt230.00–237.001,3403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314353.73/cwt350.00–360.001,1114
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323362.36/cwt360.00–365.001,1702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325342.80/cwt340.00–350.001,1145
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384345.90/cwt342.00–350.001,3285
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425294.82/cwt290.00–300.001,2532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466283.19/cwt280.00–290.001,3207
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488293.98/cwt290.00–298.001,4352
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508283.79/cwt280.00–290.001,4424
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515276.26/cwt270.00–280.001,4234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570263.86/cwt260.00–268.001,5042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,565147.19/cwt145.00–149.002,3042
Bulls——1,650150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4752
Bulls——1,945168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,2681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830100.08/cwt99.00–101.008312
Cows—Lean 85-90%938116.89/cwt115.00–119.001,0962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093107.70/cwt105.00–110.001,1772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191142.52/cwt140.00–147.001,6975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263127.94/cwt124.00–131.001,61612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271137.18/cwt134.00–139.001,74414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443128.33/cwt126.00–130.001,8523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447136.80/cwt133.00–139.001,9795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512144.16/cwt140.00–145.002,1807
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3815119.00/cwt119.00–119.009701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168131.04/cwt130.00–133.001,5313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,365136.89/cwt134.00–140.001,8692

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.