Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-03-22

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 22
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
184 vs last sale 401 172 vs year ago 413 · +41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
2 vs last sale 91 21 vs year ago 72 · +29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
13 vs last sale 11 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 higher with outstanding cows 107.00 to 109.00, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.56/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$174.56
169 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.24
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529175.91930125
Medium and Large 2448174.2378131
Medium and Large 3447162.3872613thin
One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $204 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 sale169 hd
174.56
GA average13 barns · 745 hd
171.33
+3.24
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
BullsAverage1,541108.441,67113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31692.371,21634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26076.009581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99275.4974935

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 1620142.00/cwt140.00–146.008803
HeifersMedium and Large 2436147.60/cwt144.00–151.0064411
HeifersMedium and Large 3559126.97/cwt122.00–130.007105
HeifersMedium and Large 3484130.01/cwt127.00–133.006296
HeifersMedium and Large 2560136.00/cwt136.00–136.007621
HeifersMedium and Large 3316141.01/cwt140.00–144.004464
HeifersMedium and Large 2517139.42/cwt136.00–144.007217
HeifersMedium and Large 2624133.70/cwt130.00–138.008344
HeifersMedium and Large 2466142.96/cwt139.00–149.0066614
HeifersMedium and Large 1519148.22/cwt145.00–150.0076910
SteersMedium and Large 1725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0889
SteersMedium and Large 1556174.45/cwt172.00–176.009709
HeifersMedium and Large 1377160.56/cwt158.00–165.006057
HeifersMedium and Large 2388150.35/cwt147.00–155.005838
HeifersMedium and Large 1490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 3535128.76/cwt122.00–132.006896
SteersMedium and Large 3535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008131
SteersMedium and Large 3285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
SteersMedium and Large 2368186.88/cwt184.00–190.006886
SteersMedium and Large 2343190.00/cwt190.00–190.006522
SteersMedium and Large 3478160.00/cwt160.00–160.007656
HeifersMedium and Large 3273145.30/cwt140.00–150.003974
SteersMedium and Large 2420176.51/cwt170.00–180.007417
SteersMedium and Large 1423187.52/cwt185.00–194.0079315
SteersMedium and Large 3435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
SteersMedium and Large 1669158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,05726
SteersMedium and Large 3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 2323153.76/cwt150.00–156.004974
SteersMedium and Large 3393166.98/cwt164.00–170.006562
SteersMedium and Large 1469185.99/cwt184.00–190.0087219
SteersMedium and Large 1537176.48/cwt175.00–182.0094830
SteersMedium and Large 1341195.30/cwt195.00–196.0066617
SteersMedium and Large 2538161.40/cwt160.00–167.008689
SteersMedium and Large 3565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
SteersMedium and Large 2461173.10/cwt170.00–180.007987
BullsMedium and Large 2418169.60/cwt165.00–172.007093
BullsMedium and Large 2733123.44/cwt120.00–127.009052
BullsMedium and Large 2655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009042
BullsMedium and Large 1570151.43/cwt150.00–153.008635
BullsMedium and Large 1378188.33/cwt187.00–190.007123
BullsMedium and Large 1623147.98/cwt147.00–149.009222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26076.00/cwt76.00–76.009581
CowsLean 85-90%1,03466.96/cwt64.00–70.0069210
CowsLean 85-90%94784.64/cwt81.00–88.008028
CowsLean 85-90%98876.20/cwt73.00–80.0075317
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24182.91/cwt77.00–85.001,0297
CowsBoner 80-85%1,358100.72/cwt97.00–104.001,3687
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32892.76/cwt88.00–96.001,23220
Bulls1,579107.17/cwt105.00–110.001,6924
Bulls1,40098.25/cwt95.00–101.001,3764
Bulls1,624117.62/cwt115.00–122.001,9105
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,2151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3925700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995988.21/cwt900.00–1,100.009,8336
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28951,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3941,254.84/cwt1,200.00–1,350.0017,49212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2351,090.45/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0013,4676
BullsMedium and Large 1413181.00/cwt177.00–184.007483
BullsMedium and Large 2465157.94/cwt156.00–160.007342
BullsMedium and Large 3378160.19/cwt157.00–165.006064
BullsMedium and Large 3470152.74/cwt150.00–155.007184
BullsMedium and Large 3574133.25/cwt130.00–140.007655
BullsMedium and Large 3429152.83/cwt150.00–156.006567
BullsMedium and Large 2361172.72/cwt170.00–177.006246
BullsMedium and Large 2568148.27/cwt147.00–149.008424
BullsMedium and Large 3320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005445
BullsMedium and Large 3730114.99/cwt114.00–116.008392
BullsMedium and Large 3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
BullsMedium and Large 3250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
HeifersMedium and Large 1570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008211
BullsMedium and Large 3640130.04/cwt125.00–135.008322
BullsMedium and Large 2333176.98/cwt174.00–180.005892
BullsMedium and Large 2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
BullsMedium and Large 1670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009451
BullsMedium and Large 3530139.80/cwt137.00–146.007416
HeifersMedium and Large 3608125.49/cwt124.00–127.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 3429139.52/cwt135.00–142.005999
HeifersMedium and Large 3372141.03/cwt138.00–144.005257
HeifersMedium and Large 1417155.66/cwt152.00–161.0064911
BullsMedium and Large 2536150.61/cwt148.00–155.008075
HeifersMedium and Large 1745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 3223147.98/cwt146.00–150.003302

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.