Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-04-05

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 5
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
131 vs last sale 352 166 vs year ago 649 · 25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
13 vs last sale 87 45 vs year ago 55 · +81.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
7 vs last sale 17 17 vs year ago 7 · +242.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.46/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$140.46
140 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.87
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538142.8076966
Medium and Large 2480140.1567337
Medium and Large 3416136.6256937
One grade step is worth $6.18/cwt here — about $200 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 sale140 hd
140.46
GA average17 barns · 1,882 hd
143.34
−2.87
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
BullsAverage1,512105.951,60211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31783.371,09838
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31180.321,0534thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04571.8575121

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 3425151.32/cwt150.00–154.006433
SteersMedium and Large 3560147.00/cwt147.00–147.008231
SteersMedium and Large 2572155.65/cwt155.00–159.008906
SteersMedium and Large 3475149.87/cwt147.00–153.007122
HeifersMedium and Large 1270168.00/cwt168.00–168.004541
HeifersMedium and Large 2567133.52/cwt130.00–137.0075710
HeifersMedium and Large 2412145.64/cwt144.00–148.006003
HeifersMedium and Large 1482145.94/cwt145.00–146.0070317
SteersMedium and Large 1725140.99/cwt140.00–142.001,0224
SteersMedium and Large 1673152.45/cwt150.00–155.001,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 2690118.00/cwt118.00–118.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 2625132.48/cwt130.00–135.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 2328148.00/cwt148.00–148.004853
HeifersMedium and Large 1814118.00/cwt118.00–118.009618
HeifersMedium and Large 1527145.02/cwt144.00–150.0076433
HeifersMedium and Large 1205172.00/cwt172.00–172.003531
HeifersMedium and Large 3225152.18/cwt150.00–156.003423
HeifersMedium and Large 2372149.06/cwt146.00–155.005556
HeifersMedium and Large 2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 3775106.00/cwt106.00–106.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 3630115.04/cwt110.00–120.007252
SteersMedium and Large 3345175.00/cwt175.00–175.006041
SteersMedium and Large 1417185.00/cwt185.00–185.007715
SteersMedium and Large 2516156.80/cwt152.00–160.008094
SteersMedium and Large 3375157.00/cwt157.00–157.005891
SteersMedium and Large 2682141.95/cwt140.00–146.009683
SteersMedium and Large 2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
SteersMedium and Large 2285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
SteersMedium and Large 2645149.00/cwt149.00–149.0096113
SteersMedium and Large 1605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1465180.66/cwt178.00–182.0084028
SteersMedium and Large 1581167.45/cwt161.00–169.0097314
SteersMedium and Large 1505168.00/cwt168.00–168.008485
SteersMedium and Large 2365184.00/cwt184.00–184.006722
SteersMedium and Large 2418178.49/cwt170.00–180.007469
SteersMedium and Large 1780138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0761
BullsMedium and Large 2257183.05/cwt182.00–185.004703
BullsMedium and Large 2240192.00/cwt192.00–192.004611
BullsMedium and Large 1635143.00/cwt143.00–143.009081
BullsMedium and Large 1473168.49/cwt167.00–170.007972
BullsMedium and Large 1560154.00/cwt154.00–154.008621
BullsMedium and Large 1445178.00/cwt178.00–178.007921
CowsLean 85-90%96763.72/cwt59.00–66.006167
CowsLean 85-90%1,10479.48/cwt78.00–82.008777
CowsLean 85-90%1,06572.35/cwt70.00–77.007717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27377.10/cwt74.00–80.009813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28978.81/cwt74.00–81.001,01614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32594.28/cwt91.00–96.001,2493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33484.85/cwt83.00–90.001,13221
Bulls1,561107.39/cwt105.00–109.001,6769
Bulls1,29099.47/cwt99.00–100.001,2832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,005825.87/cwt800.00–850.008,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,5401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,010831.44/cwt775.00–875.008,3982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0731,033.04/cwt975.00–1,075.0011,0852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,097833.13/cwt800.00–900.009,1393
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,123863.75/cwt800.00–925.009,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,3332
BullsMedium and Large 3431155.28/cwt152.00–160.006694
BullsMedium and Large 3272173.64/cwt170.00–176.004723
BullsMedium and Large 3335169.37/cwt165.00–174.005672
BullsMedium and Large 3538139.93/cwt135.00–145.007532
BullsMedium and Large 3555132.00/cwt132.00–132.007331
BullsMedium and Large 3374154.77/cwt150.00–160.005798
BullsMedium and Large 3635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007751
BullsMedium and Large 2465157.74/cwt153.00–160.007334
BullsMedium and Large 2575146.03/cwt145.00–148.008403
BullsMedium and Large 2530154.68/cwt153.00–156.008203
BullsMedium and Large 2312179.62/cwt177.00–183.005603
BullsMedium and Large 3473149.38/cwt146.00–152.007075
HeifersMedium and Large 3745106.00/cwt106.00–106.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 3323135.92/cwt134.00–140.004393
HeifersMedium and Large 1408150.65/cwt150.00–152.006153
HeifersMedium and Large 1560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007842
HeifersMedium and Large 1615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008731
BullsMedium and Large 2440165.95/cwt162.00–170.007302
HeifersMedium and Large 3540129.00/cwt124.00–132.006974
HeifersMedium and Large 3480135.97/cwt134.00–137.006534
HeifersMedium and Large 2483140.00/cwt140.00–140.006764
HeifersMedium and Large 3285144.91/cwt140.00–150.004134
HeifersMedium and Large 3422138.76/cwt137.00–142.005863
HeifersMedium and Large 3375141.05/cwt137.00–142.0052912
HeifersMedium and Large 2511138.87/cwt136.00–140.007107

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.