Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-06-11

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 11
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 385▼ 121 vs year ago 568 · −21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 45▼ 30 vs year ago 88 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and 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 $242.54/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −138.52 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$242.54
25 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,348
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.63
vs GA average
−22.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520255.001,3261thin
Medium and Large 2553246.601,36518thin
Medium and Large 3569228.281,2996thin
One grade step is worth $26.72/cwt here — about $27 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 sale25 hd
242.54
—
GA average14 barns · 563 hd
246.17
−3.63
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−22.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−138.52
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—High1,697162.592,7599thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,288146.451,88626
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,120119.651,34022

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)933$1,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$1,1222thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)765$1,0751thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270340.00/cwt340.00–340.009181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300310.00/cwt310.00–310.009301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1192
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390323.59/cwt320.00–325.001,2627
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415318.65/cwt317.00–319.001,3226
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415301.52/cwt292.00–305.001,2514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474306.20/cwt300.00–310.001,4514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485293.19/cwt290.00–295.001,4228
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3531265.27/cwt255.00–271.001,4095
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573254.80/cwt248.00–260.001,46015
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3633247.41/cwt240.00–255.001,5662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2706240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6943
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223337.42/cwt335.00–340.007522
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225310.00/cwt310.00–310.006981
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235322.39/cwt320.00–325.007582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268331.46/cwt325.00–335.008883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271316.13/cwt310.00–320.008574
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3274297.88/cwt295.00–300.008165
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310315.00/cwt315.00–315.009772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310278.77/cwt275.00–280.008644
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323300.00/cwt300.00–300.009693
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385275.13/cwt270.00–280.001,0596
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418272.24/cwt270.00–275.001,13813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427258.96/cwt250.00–260.001,1069
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460269.04/cwt265.00–271.001,2383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465257.47/cwt255.00–260.001,19710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481245.48/cwt230.00–250.001,18112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518250.80/cwt250.00–252.001,2995
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3261
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567244.99/cwt235.00–250.001,38913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3574225.94/cwt220.00–230.001,2975
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615221.02/cwt220.00–222.001,3592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623201.08/cwt197.00–205.001,2532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4638
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205340.00/cwt340.00–340.006971
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230365.00/cwt365.00–365.008401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265347.59/cwt345.00–350.009212
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008846
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3308297.48/cwt295.00–300.009162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321354.24/cwt350.00–360.001,1374
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367336.61/cwt330.00–345.001,2353
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1783
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3379277.43/cwt270.00–280.001,0514
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428264.96/cwt260.00–275.001,1343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2044
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466281.30/cwt280.00–285.001,3114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,22715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514274.72/cwt270.00–282.001,4127
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515240.00/cwt235.00–245.001,2362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524254.42/cwt250.00–260.001,3336
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3561238.82/cwt230.00–241.001,3405
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631240.77/cwt235.00–245.001,5194
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,5932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665230.04/cwt225.00–235.001,5303
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6032
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3722222.31/cwt220.00–225.001,6053
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3773218.42/cwt215.00–222.001,6882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,593150.38/cwt148.00–154.002,3962
Bulls——1,604164.39/cwt158.00–168.002,6375
Bulls——2,033170.31/cwt169.00–172.003,4622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034112.89/cwt109.00–119.001,1679
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,186123.70/cwt120.00–129.001,46712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249144.99/cwt141.00–150.001,81110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308132.95/cwt129.00–137.001,7397
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316158.56/cwt155.00–161.002,0879
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38901,122.05/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39331,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002

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.