Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-04-16

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 376▲ 42 vs year ago 385 · +10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 48▼ 20 vs year ago 91 · −22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 42 vs year ago 51 · −82.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower 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 $241.27/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.80 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$241.27
33 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,296
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.26
vs GA average
−23.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511257.511,3166thin
Medium and Large 2546241.941,32017thin
Medium and Large 3538230.381,24010thin
One grade step is worth $27.13/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd
241.27
—
GA average16 barns · 669 hd
248.53
−7.26
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−23.25
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−139.80
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—Low1,632145.372,37212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,310128.811,68839
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,131115.581,30713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,395114.281,5942thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)660$6501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3208327.59/cwt325.00–330.006812
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240340.00/cwt340.00–340.008164
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3267321.60/cwt320.00–322.008595
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3313310.00/cwt310.00–310.009705
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364356.31/cwt355.00–357.001,2976
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425295.81/cwt292.00–300.001,2572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438313.81/cwt310.00–315.001,3744
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3837
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3484280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3555
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3531247.73/cwt247.00–250.001,3154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563249.05/cwt242.00–260.001,4023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570316.03/cwt315.00–317.001,8012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590282.48/cwt280.00–285.001,6672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8271
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4152
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2731228.24/cwt225.00–235.001,6683
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218328.24/cwt325.00–330.007163
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263317.25/cwt305.00–322.008349
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285292.46/cwt290.00–295.008342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315275.00/cwt275.00–275.008662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316295.26/cwt290.00–300.009336
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365255.07/cwt250.00–260.009312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370294.92/cwt290.00–300.001,0914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379274.12/cwt270.00–280.001,0397
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414292.96/cwt290.00–295.001,2134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430248.87/cwt240.00–255.001,07018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431277.68/cwt270.00–280.001,1974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473247.69/cwt245.00–250.001,1728
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479237.87/cwt230.00–240.001,1397
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511257.51/cwt255.00–258.001,3166
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521247.30/cwt245.00–250.001,28810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526236.72/cwt230.00–240.001,2458
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581234.28/cwt230.00–240.001,3617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,2062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3731
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623188.40/cwt180.00–195.001,1743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624223.17/cwt210.00–225.001,3938
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1916175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6037
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230315.00/cwt315.00–315.007251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1722
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375354.73/cwt350.00–360.001,3302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3384304.82/cwt300.00–320.001,1714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415340.34/cwt335.00–345.001,4125
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1704
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435309.05/cwt300.00–320.001,3443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458284.92/cwt280.00–290.001,3052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485254.93/cwt250.00–265.001,23611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528228.46/cwt227.00–230.001,2062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529263.28/cwt260.00–270.001,3936
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565251.62/cwt250.00–255.001,4223
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573232.58/cwt230.00–235.001,3332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3678211.36/cwt200.00–217.001,4333
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,609146.17/cwt143.00–150.002,3529
Bulls——1,700158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,6861
Bulls——1,700135.44/cwt134.00–138.002,3022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098122.54/cwt122.00–123.001,3452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108105.52/cwt102.00–110.001,1692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143116.27/cwt112.00–120.001,3299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279118.20/cwt115.00–121.001,5129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309129.76/cwt124.00–134.001,69921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,344137.22/cwt135.00–140.001,8449
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395114.28/cwt110.00–117.001,5942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3660650.00/head650.00–650.006501

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.