Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2020-07-28

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 28
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
105 vs last sale 273 126 vs year ago 504 · 25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
5 vs last sale 20 56 vs year ago 81 · 69.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 16 vs year ago 20 · 80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows lightly.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.39/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits 80.78 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.
Average price
$128.39
76 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.49
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424153.5565115thin
Medium and Large 2511128.0465523
Medium and Large 3454118.6653938
One grade step is worth $34.88/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales
228212196180median 209.1701/0602/1705/0505/1205/12
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $194.44, median $209.17 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale76 hd
128.39
GA average17 barns · 1,271 hd
124.90
+3.49
This barn, trailing median4 sales
209.17
−80.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,630101.011,6463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24165.8281713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52063.009581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25051.476436thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2340128.48/cwt127.00–130.004372
HeifersMedium and Large 2525116.00/cwt116.00–116.006091
HeifersMedium and Large 1420129.16/cwt125.00–133.005427
HeifersMedium and Large 1533123.98/cwt121.00–127.006616
HeifersMedium and Large 1677112.00/cwt110.00–114.007583
HeifersMedium and Large 1555121.69/cwt116.00–125.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 1470126.02/cwt125.00–127.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 1320141.05/cwt140.00–142.004512
HeifersMedium and Large 1605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
BullsMedium and Large 3484114.74/cwt110.00–120.0055514
CowsLean 85-90%1,28850.56/cwt50.00–52.006515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20870.90/cwt69.00–74.008563
CowsLean 85-90%1,06056.00/cwt56.00–56.005941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52063.00/cwt63.00–63.009581
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25164.29/cwt61.00–68.0080410
BullsMedium and Large 3420118.57/cwt115.00–125.0049812
BullsMedium and Large 3517113.51/cwt112.00–116.005876
BullsMedium and Large 3362136.64/cwt130.00–140.004953
BullsMedium and Large 371594.00/cwt94.00–94.006721
BullsMedium and Large 3305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
BullsMedium and Large 3225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
BullsMedium and Large 2531118.70/cwt117.00–121.006307
BullsMedium and Large 2665109.00/cwt108.00–110.007254
BullsMedium and Large 2333163.02/cwt162.00–165.005433
BullsMedium and Large 2573118.01/cwt117.00–119.006762
BullsMedium and Large 2438145.00/cwt145.00–145.006352
BullsMedium and Large 276595.00/cwt95.00–95.007271
BullsMedium and Large 2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
BullsMedium and Large 2490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005981
BullsMedium and Large 2250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
BullsMedium and Large 2245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
BullsMedium and Large 1415151.75/cwt150.00–155.006304
BullsMedium and Large 1325175.73/cwt172.00–177.005714
BullsMedium and Large 1558121.66/cwt120.00–123.006793
BullsMedium and Large 1365170.76/cwt167.00–175.006233
BullsMedium and Large 1630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007311
Bulls1,740104.51/cwt104.00–105.001,8182
Bulls1,41094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,130875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,8882
SteersMedium and Large 3613108.75/cwt105.00–110.0066712
SteersMedium and Large 3472122.32/cwt115.00–125.005776
SteersMedium and Large 3520115.00/cwt112.00–118.005983
SteersMedium and Large 3438128.71/cwt126.00–130.005643
SteersMedium and Large 3575114.98/cwt114.00–116.006612
SteersMedium and Large 3700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
SteersMedium and Large 2539128.54/cwt125.00–130.006936
SteersMedium and Large 2612123.02/cwt119.00–125.007533
SteersMedium and Large 2663116.48/cwt115.00–118.007722
SteersMedium and Large 2570128.01/cwt127.00–129.007302
SteersMedium and Large 2478130.00/cwt130.00–130.006212
SteersMedium and Large 2360152.00/cwt152.00–152.005471
SteersMedium and Large 2340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
SteersMedium and Large 1516134.49/cwt133.00–136.006946
SteersMedium and Large 1679125.00/cwt124.00–126.008494
SteersMedium and Large 1490139.01/cwt138.00–140.006814
SteersMedium and Large 1720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008932
SteersMedium and Large 1795119.00/cwt119.00–119.009461
SteersMedium and Large 1630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007941
SteersMedium and Large 1415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006431
SteersMedium and Large 1385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 3523105.99/cwt100.00–110.0055410
HeifersMedium and Large 3576102.23/cwt100.00–105.005894
HeifersMedium and Large 362897.39/cwt92.00–100.006123
HeifersMedium and Large 3480108.30/cwt105.00–110.005203
HeifersMedium and Large 3318118.17/cwt112.00–122.003763
HeifersMedium and Large 3278123.93/cwt120.00–130.003453
HeifersMedium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004182
HeifersMedium and Large 3425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
HeifersMedium and Large 2618107.16/cwt104.00–110.006626
HeifersMedium and Large 2364129.77/cwt125.00–132.004724
HeifersMedium and Large 2590111.31/cwt110.00–114.006573
HeifersMedium and Large 2733100.00/cwt100.00–100.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 2660105.51/cwt105.00–106.006962

How this sale compares

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.