Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-09-03

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 3
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 603▲ 164 vs year ago 284 · +57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 61▼ 6 vs year ago 46 · −13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 29▼ 2 vs year ago 17 · −11.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher 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 $217.71/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −163.36 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$217.71
24 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,191
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.26
vs GA average
−22.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503241.001,2122thin
Medium and Large 2551223.231,23011thin
Medium and Large 3552207.951,14711thin
One grade step is worth $33.05/cwt here — about $65 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 sale24 hd
217.71
—
GA average15 barns · 488 hd
226.96
−9.26
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
−22.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−163.36
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—Low1,630155.632,5372thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,435130.001,8661thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220123.271,50410
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,183116.811,38120

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)990$1,3251thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267335.00/cwt335.00–335.008942
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008994
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321342.66/cwt335.00–345.001,1004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378322.42/cwt320.00–325.001,2192
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419313.94/cwt310.00–320.001,3155
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427294.34/cwt285.00–305.001,2579
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475254.24/cwt240.00–260.001,2084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480271.58/cwt262.00–274.001,30429
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508264.25/cwt260.00–265.001,3427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518252.22/cwt247.00–257.001,3064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3541236.06/cwt225.00–245.001,2775
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557249.97/cwt245.00–255.001,3923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3584229.02/cwt220.00–232.001,3374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3616214.29/cwt205.00–222.001,3204
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3658211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,3882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4662
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220330.00/cwt330.00–330.007261
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3233261.71/cwt260.00–265.006103
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3267261.91/cwt250.00–270.006993
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272284.92/cwt280.00–290.007756
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3312250.37/cwt240.00–260.007816
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368264.00/cwt264.00–264.009729
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370241.71/cwt230.00–250.0089412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411238.71/cwt235.00–245.009818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435222.44/cwt220.00–225.009682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470234.00/cwt230.00–237.001,1007
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480242.24/cwt242.00–243.001,1638
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483222.72/cwt210.00–227.001,0769
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503241.00/cwt240.00–242.001,2122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527208.41/cwt205.00–210.001,0985
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528226.41/cwt222.00–232.001,1954
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564221.41/cwt220.00–222.001,2497
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3572207.57/cwt200.00–210.001,1876
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1602216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3007
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620198.33/cwt195.00–205.001,2303
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632211.70/cwt210.00–215.001,3383
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210325.00/cwt325.00–325.006831
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240307.55/cwt305.00–310.007382
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265295.19/cwt290.00–300.007822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275315.00/cwt310.00–320.008662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305305.00/cwt305.00–305.009301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363298.47/cwt297.00–300.001,0832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3366281.31/cwt280.00–285.001,0304
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1389316.72/cwt310.00–325.001,2324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417306.70/cwt297.00–310.001,2795
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438253.30/cwt247.00–265.001,1098
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474241.35/cwt240.00–242.001,1446
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515212.48/cwt210.00–215.001,0942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525232.78/cwt230.00–235.001,22214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2556224.01/cwt220.00–225.001,2455
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583206.71/cwt200.00–215.001,2059
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3608204.02/cwt200.00–210.001,2408
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668198.33/cwt195.00–200.001,3253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,630155.63/cwt152.00–160.002,5372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113112.05/cwt108.00–115.001,2478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196120.01/cwt118.00–122.001,4355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,242119.53/cwt117.00–124.001,48511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244126.53/cwt124.00–129.001,5745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.