Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2021-11-16

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 16
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
30 vs last sale 541 128 vs year ago 383 · +33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
34 vs last sale 47 21 vs year ago 60 · +35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
12 vs last sale 34 8 vs year ago 14 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and bulls lightly, feeder heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, steer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.24/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$122.24
132 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.80
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478128.5861535
Medium and Large 2420123.4451857
Medium and Large 3381114.9943840
One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $177 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale132 hd
122.24
GA average16 barns · 2,180 hd
127.04
−4.80
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
BullsAverage1,37378.001,0712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41055.6178431
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63852.508602thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19247.9657226

Every lot, as filed

84 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
SteersMedium and Large 1685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
SteersMedium and Large 3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005763
SteersMedium and Large 3733106.73/cwt100.00–110.007823
SteersMedium and Large 3383145.53/cwt144.00–147.005572
SteersMedium and Large 3500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 2309129.27/cwt129.00–132.0039915
HeifersMedium and Large 2522112.68/cwt110.00–120.005885
HeifersMedium and Large 1375134.00/cwt134.00–134.005031
HeifersMedium and Large 2733100.00/cwt100.00–100.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 1613114.34/cwt114.00–115.007013
HeifersMedium and Large 3458110.38/cwt105.00–115.005065
HeifersMedium and Large 2463121.25/cwt119.00–122.0056110
HeifersMedium and Large 3205123.00/cwt123.00–123.002521
HeifersMedium and Large 2290133.97/cwt132.00–136.003892
HeifersMedium and Large 3431111.41/cwt110.00–117.004805
HeifersMedium and Large 2554112.56/cwt110.00–114.006247
HeifersMedium and Large 3321121.95/cwt118.00–125.003918
HeifersMedium and Large 3578101.45/cwt100.00–103.005862
HeifersMedium and Large 3267121.00/cwt120.00–125.0032313
HeifersMedium and Large 3370119.00/cwt119.00–119.004401
HeifersMedium and Large 2429128.02/cwt122.00–130.005494
SteersMedium and Large 2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
SteersMedium and Large 2325166.00/cwt166.00–166.005401
SteersMedium and Large 3563119.11/cwt115.00–120.006718
SteersMedium and Large 2530132.28/cwt130.00–137.0070111
SteersMedium and Large 3300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004681
SteersMedium and Large 3427129.03/cwt128.00–137.005519
SteersMedium and Large 2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
SteersMedium and Large 1577139.86/cwt136.00–143.008075
SteersMedium and Large 2553130.99/cwt130.00–133.007243
SteersMedium and Large 2473136.00/cwt136.00–136.006433
SteersMedium and Large 2420141.38/cwt140.00–145.005947
SteersMedium and Large 1608138.52/cwt134.00–141.008426
SteersMedium and Large 1522144.53/cwt140.00–150.0075411
SteersMedium and Large 1465147.51/cwt147.00–148.006862
BullsMedium and Large 2468131.98/cwt129.00–135.006182
BullsMedium and Large 2557118.30/cwt114.00–121.006593
BullsMedium and Large 1450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006531
BullsMedium and Large 1390159.00/cwt159.00–159.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1615121.05/cwt118.00–124.007442
BullsMedium and Large 1515133.53/cwt130.00–137.006882
CowsLean 85-90%1,11944.10/cwt41.00–47.0049310
CowsLean 85-90%1,23750.38/cwt48.00–54.0062316
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73555.00/cwt55.00–55.009541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54050.00/cwt50.00–50.007701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51063.00/cwt63.00–63.009511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40250.79/cwt48.00–54.0071211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41058.01/cwt55.00–61.0081819
Bulls1,24582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0211
Bulls1,50074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,013558.70/cwt475.00–625.005,6602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3935650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,0781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2855737.65/cwt725.00–750.006,3072
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2890900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,0102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,315900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,8352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7502
BullsMedium and Large 2285152.07/cwt150.00–154.004332
BullsMedium and Large 3472121.34/cwt120.00–124.005733
BullsMedium and Large 3419129.50/cwt126.00–132.005436
BullsMedium and Large 373095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
BullsMedium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005402
HeifersMedium and Large 2367129.41/cwt126.00–132.0047512
HeifersMedium and Large 1504129.01/cwt127.00–130.006505
HeifersMedium and Large 1675111.99/cwt110.00–113.007563
HeifersMedium and Large 1426133.30/cwt131.00–138.005689
HeifersMedium and Large 1468130.08/cwt126.00–135.006099
HeifersMedium and Large 369097.00/cwt97.00–97.006691
HeifersMedium and Large 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006302
BullsMedium and Large 1410154.00/cwt154.00–154.006311
BullsMedium and Large 2418136.45/cwt135.00–140.005704
BullsMedium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
BullsMedium and Large 368598.00/cwt98.00–98.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2523122.46/cwt120.00–125.006404
HeifersMedium and Large 1326136.46/cwt136.00–138.004454
BullsMedium and Large 3230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003222
BullsMedium and Large 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005722
BullsMedium and Large 3374136.77/cwt132.00–141.005124
BullsMedium and Large 3263140.00/cwt140.00–140.003686
BullsMedium and Large 2375150.66/cwt150.00–152.005653
BullsMedium and Large 1315166.00/cwt166.00–166.005231
BullsMedium and Large 3313140.01/cwt135.00–145.004388

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.