Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-06-25

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 25
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 456▼ 126 vs year ago 549 · −23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 38▼ 7 vs year ago 72 · −9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: This market will not be covered next week due to 4th July holiday, coverage will resume on 7/9/24.

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer 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 $236.49/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −144.58 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$236.49
30 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.53
vs GA average
−32.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545251.281,37111thin
Medium and Large 2536236.001,2655thin
Medium and Large 3546225.041,22914thin
One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $142 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 sale30 hd
236.49
—
GA average15 barns · 587 hd
250.02
−13.53
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−32.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−144.58
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—High1,492170.722,54710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,410150.002,1151thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270147.111,86832
CowsLean 85-90%High1,003118.671,19015

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)1,030$1,2252thin

Every lot

74 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3255330.00/cwt330.00–330.008421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378326.08/cwt322.00–330.001,2332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3383318.04/cwt310.00–320.001,2185
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413316.31/cwt315.00–317.001,3063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419321.91/cwt320.00–330.001,3495
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423289.92/cwt280.00–300.001,2263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481308.37/cwt302.00–310.001,4835
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529285.16/cwt272.00–290.001,5088
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530247.29/cwt240.00–255.001,3112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,5511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585268.03/cwt262.00–270.001,5684
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632256.68/cwt255.00–260.001,6223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245347.50/cwt340.00–355.008512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008255
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3279279.82/cwt270.00–285.007814
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305310.00/cwt310.00–310.009461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318274.58/cwt265.00–280.008733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321298.51/cwt290.00–300.009587
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369263.72/cwt260.00–270.009738
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372278.51/cwt275.00–280.001,03610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1073
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434251.25/cwt250.00–255.001,0904
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457251.93/cwt245.00–255.001,15113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473240.32/cwt240.00–242.001,1376
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510254.01/cwt253.00–256.001,2956
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517241.68/cwt240.00–245.001,2493
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532230.55/cwt220.00–235.001,22710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565227.48/cwt225.00–230.001,2852
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3581211.27/cwt210.00–215.001,2274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618209.45/cwt207.00–212.001,2942
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3223316.72/cwt310.00–320.007063
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3277309.76/cwt300.00–320.008586
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327306.53/cwt300.00–310.001,0023
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328324.96/cwt320.00–330.001,0662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380301.18/cwt295.00–310.001,1444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415273.80/cwt265.00–280.001,13611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418286.67/cwt285.00–290.001,1983
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462272.93/cwt270.00–280.001,26110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483261.80/cwt255.00–267.001,2648
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3512261.83/cwt260.00–265.001,34114
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515268.98/cwt267.00–270.001,3853
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2553262.51/cwt260.00–265.001,4522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616236.81/cwt230.00–240.001,4595
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619245.80/cwt245.00–246.001,5225
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5991
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713211.66/cwt210.00–215.001,5093
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3750197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,413171.51/cwt165.00–175.002,4233
Bulls——1,427155.41/cwt150.00–162.002,2183
Bulls——1,600181.60/cwt180.00–182.002,9064
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930110.51/cwt105.00–115.001,0288
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018124.54/cwt120.00–128.001,2685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175132.90/cwt128.00–137.001,5624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240144.22/cwt140.00–150.001,78817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,255136.60/cwt135.00–138.001,7142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350156.73/cwt151.00–160.002,11611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252

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.