Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-02-22

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 22
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
186 vs last sale 603 52 vs year ago 469 · 11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
39 vs last sale 145 1 vs year ago 105 · +1.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
17 vs last sale 12 0 vs year ago 29 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower with outstanding cows 90.00 to 93.00, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves steady to 4.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.32/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$149.32
106 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.98
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436158.1668952
Medium and Large 2429143.4261532
Medium and Large 3361136.9849422
One grade step is worth $21.19/cwt here — about $195 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 sale106 hd
149.32
GA average15 barns · 1,743 hd
143.34
+5.98
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
BullsLow1,665102.061,69914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27376.8297860
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62468.041,1053thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04364.5267313

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2571129.25/cwt127.00–130.007384
HeifersMedium and Large 2425145.85/cwt142.00–152.006205
HeifersMedium and Large 2321151.46/cwt146.00–156.004864
HeifersMedium and Large 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006722
HeifersMedium and Large 3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
HeifersMedium and Large 1488155.35/cwt150.00–158.0075810
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added415167.00/cwt167.00–167.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 2376150.41/cwt146.00–154.005665
HeifersMedium and Large 1409162.08/cwt156.00–166.0066315
HeifersMedium and Large 2271154.03/cwt152.00–157.004176
HeifersMedium and Large 2631127.75/cwt126.00–130.008064
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added485198.00/cwt198.00–198.009601
SteersMedium and Large 1658154.49/cwt150.00–155.001,01710
HeifersMedium and Large 1366166.38/cwt162.00–170.006097
HeifersMedium and Large 1527147.60/cwt144.00–152.007783
HeifersMedium and Large 1700124.00/cwt124.00–124.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 1324163.06/cwt160.00–166.005287
SteersMedium and Large 3530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007791
SteersMedium and Large 3200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
SteersMedium and Large 3570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
SteersMedium and Large 3480162.00/cwt162.00–162.007781
SteersMedium and Large 3263180.13/cwt176.00–186.004743
SteersMedium and Large 3770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
SteersMedium and Large 3315184.00/cwt184.00–184.005801
SteersMedium and Large 2385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007322
SteersMedium and Large 2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
SteersMedium and Large 3680118.45/cwt115.00–122.008052
SteersMedium and Large 3405173.04/cwt170.00–176.007012
SteersMedium and Large 2425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
SteersMedium and Large 1425192.90/cwt188.00–197.008205
SteersMedium and Large 1468189.11/cwt186.00–192.008852
SteersMedium and Large 1365198.00/cwt198.00–198.007231
SteersMedium and Large 1530168.45/cwt168.00–170.0089313
SteersMedium and Large 2695143.00/cwt143.00–143.009941
SteersMedium and Large 1719146.76/cwt140.00–150.001,0555
BullsMedium and Large 2514150.98/cwt148.00–154.007764
BullsMedium and Large 1390190.00/cwt190.00–190.007411
BullsMedium and Large 1310204.06/cwt202.00–206.006332
BullsMedium and Large 1555158.00/cwt158.00–158.008771
BullsMedium and Large 1525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86566.00/cwt66.00–66.001,2311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27376.64/cwt74.00–81.0097626
CowsLean 85-90%1,08364.59/cwt60.00–67.007006
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50369.06/cwt68.00–70.001,0382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24066.58/cwt63.00–70.0082615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29885.15/cwt82.00–89.001,10519
CowsLean 85-90%90053.69/cwt50.00–57.004833
CowsLean 85-90%1,09072.53/cwt72.00–73.007914
Bulls1,63096.71/cwt94.00–99.001,5766
Bulls1,788114.13/cwt113.00–115.002,0412
Bulls1,658103.38/cwt100.00–106.001,7146
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,020850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,6701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,027.05/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0012,2012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2760925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,0301
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3855650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5582
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,140625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,1252
BullsMedium and Large 3409154.13/cwt150.00–160.006305
BullsMedium and Large 3240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004082
BullsMedium and Large 3630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
BullsMedium and Large 3555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006881
BullsMedium and Large 3465133.94/cwt130.00–140.006233
BullsMedium and Large 3320175.41/cwt174.00–177.005612
BullsMedium and Large 2565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
BullsMedium and Large 2370179.74/cwt175.00–184.006654
BullsMedium and Large 2478164.02/cwt162.00–166.007843
BullsMedium and Large 2338192.56/cwt190.00–195.006512
BullsMedium and Large 3522127.62/cwt126.00–130.006663
BullsMedium and Large 3370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added325172.00/cwt172.00–172.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 1660128.94/cwt125.00–133.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 1560142.50/cwt141.00–144.007982
BullsMedium and Large 1433186.12/cwt182.00–190.008062
BullsMedium and Large 3273170.00/cwt170.00–170.004642
BullsMedium and Large 2413173.39/cwt170.00–177.007165
HeifersMedium and Large 3289143.20/cwt140.00–150.004145
HeifersMedium and Large 3325139.50/cwt138.00–140.004534
HeifersMedium and Large 3491127.03/cwt122.00–130.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 3236146.12/cwt140.00–150.003454
HeifersMedium and Large 3533121.07/cwt116.00–126.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added605146.00/cwt146.00–146.008831
HeifersMedium and Large 3420132.38/cwt130.00–135.005562
HeifersMedium and Large 2520135.10/cwt130.00–140.007032

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.