Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-08-06

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 6
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 374▼ 254 vs year ago 409 · −62.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 32▼ 27 vs year ago 72 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 11▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls, all feeder classes 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 $221.71/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −159.35 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$221.71
9 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,226
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.05
vs GA average
−23.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500237.001,1852thin
Medium and Large 2550231.001,2712thin
Medium and Large 3575211.881,2185thin
One grade step is worth $25.12/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale9 hd
221.71
—
GA average13 barns · 361 hd
229.76
−8.05
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−23.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−159.35
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—Low1,434153.912,2074thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,390132.231,83822
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,254112.401,41010

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,5282thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2194
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3533242.54/cwt240.00–245.001,2932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565236.67/cwt230.00–240.001,3373
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4581
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278285.05/cwt280.00–290.007922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355270.00/cwt270.00–270.009591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378250.87/cwt250.00–252.009489
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420240.64/cwt237.00–245.001,0116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492231.99/cwt230.00–235.001,1415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2571
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2831
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575211.88/cwt200.00–220.001,2185
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260273.33/cwt260.00–280.007113
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275310.00/cwt310.00–310.008531
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300290.00/cwt290.00–290.008701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325276.06/cwt272.00–280.008972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388252.52/cwt250.00–255.009802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390255.00/cwt255.00–255.009951
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423250.27/cwt245.00–255.001,0592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430262.07/cwt257.00–270.001,1273
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508212.54/cwt210.00–215.001,0802
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520235.45/cwt230.00–240.001,2244
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2142
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3728191.24/cwt190.00–195.001,3924
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,000120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2001
Bulls——1,540162.82/cwt160.00–165.002,5072
Bulls——1,655170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078101.85/cwt100.00–106.001,0983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284122.63/cwt119.00–127.001,5758
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330116.92/cwt110.00–120.001,5557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,438150.49/cwt144.00–157.002,1642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,452135.59/cwt132.00–141.001,96912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39901,527.78/head1,475.00–1,575.001,5282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,575.00/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.