Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-04-12

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
15 vs last sale 483 57 vs year ago 441 · +12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
44 vs last sale 100 57 vs year ago 113 · 50.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
2 vs last sale 24 13 vs year ago 13 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower with one outstanding cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.81/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$162.81
118 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.37
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561167.0093643
Medium and Large 2494165.4881839
Medium and Large 3462154.9271636
One grade step is worth $12.08/cwt here — about $221 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 sale118 hd
162.81
GA average15 barns · 957 hd
165.18
−2.37
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
BullsAverage1,630102.391,6689thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22786.181,05821
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08268.8074511

Every lot, as filed

82 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 3720107.53/cwt105.00–110.007742
HeifersMedium and Large 1473146.94/cwt143.00–150.006958
HeifersMedium and Large 1600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1625159.55/cwt156.00–165.009977
HeifersMedium and Large 2276151.28/cwt150.00–154.004186
HeifersMedium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005032
HeifersMedium and Large 2760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 2474139.44/cwt138.00–140.006617
HeifersMedium and Large 2421144.26/cwt140.00–148.0060714
SteersMedium and Large 3531150.17/cwt145.00–153.007977
SteersMedium and Large 3380162.94/cwt156.00–166.0061910
SteersMedium and Large 2425171.68/cwt167.00–175.007303
SteersMedium and Large 1340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
HeifersMedium and Large 2575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 2373147.97/cwt145.00–152.0055215
SteersMedium and Large 2630141.61/cwt137.00–146.008922
SteersMedium and Large 3437163.46/cwt160.00–164.007147
SteersMedium and Large 3313169.80/cwt165.00–175.005312
SteersMedium and Large 3660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1420152.00/cwt152.00–152.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 1580148.71/cwt147.00–151.0086314
SteersMedium and Large 2373175.10/cwt170.00–180.006532
SteersMedium and Large 1688145.48/cwt144.00–147.001,0012
SteersMedium and Large 3461150.98/cwt150.00–154.006964
SteersMedium and Large 2575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1573167.85/cwt160.00–170.0096219
SteersMedium and Large 1532168.52/cwt165.00–171.0089710
SteersMedium and Large 2487168.66/cwt167.00–170.0082126
SteersMedium and Large 2517156.00/cwt156.00–156.008074
SteersMedium and Large 1370183.00/cwt182.00–184.006772
SteersMedium and Large 2695141.00/cwt141.00–141.009801
SteersMedium and Large 3574139.95/cwt137.00–145.008034
SteersMedium and Large 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added610168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
BullsMedium and Large 2555144.00/cwt144.00–144.007991
BullsMedium and Large 2511150.01/cwt147.00–152.007677
BullsMedium and Large 1520155.00/cwt155.00–155.008061
BullsMedium and Large 2270178.53/cwt177.00–180.004822
BullsMedium and Large 2362172.53/cwt167.00–175.006256
BullsMedium and Large 1618148.02/cwt146.00–149.009153
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15891.63/cwt90.00–97.001,0615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21686.42/cwt83.00–89.001,05113
CowsLean 85-90%98860.69/cwt58.00–65.006004
CowsLean 85-90%1,00078.00/cwt78.00–78.007802
CowsLean 85-90%1,19171.60/cwt67.00–74.008535
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39376.09/cwt75.00–77.001,0603
Bulls1,766106.51/cwt104.00–110.001,8815
Bulls1,45997.23/cwt95.00–99.001,4194
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3770750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,8402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,139927.65/cwt800.00–1,025.0010,56614
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,374.29/cwt1,175.00–1,525.0016,8354
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3755900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,7952
BullsMedium and Large 3265167.62/cwt162.00–172.004445
BullsMedium and Large 2423164.05/cwt160.00–170.006944
BullsMedium and Large 3522144.67/cwt144.00–145.007553
BullsMedium and Large 1410172.00/cwt172.00–172.007051
BullsMedium and Large 3468146.34/cwt146.00–147.006853
BullsMedium and Large 3313156.38/cwt150.00–160.004893
BullsMedium and Large 2465157.47/cwt155.00–160.007322
BullsMedium and Large 1562153.00/cwt150.00–157.008603
BullsMedium and Large 1355177.00/cwt177.00–177.006281
BullsMedium and Large 2323174.49/cwt170.00–178.005649
BullsMedium and Large 3421146.77/cwt142.00–150.006188
BullsMedium and Large 3371150.02/cwt145.00–155.005576
HeifersMedium and Large 3220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 3321142.99/cwt140.00–147.0045910
BullsMedium and Large 3215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003662
BullsMedium and Large 3565131.31/cwt128.00–136.007423
BullsMedium and Large 3605124.00/cwt124.00–124.007501
BullsMedium and Large 2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 3378140.14/cwt137.00–145.005308
HeifersMedium and Large 1323159.00/cwt159.00–159.005143
HeifersMedium and Large 3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005403
HeifersMedium and Large 3530127.10/cwt122.00–130.006743
HeifersMedium and Large 3473135.00/cwt135.00–135.006392
HeifersMedium and Large 2520137.00/cwt137.00–137.007121
HeifersMedium and Large 1511146.01/cwt143.00–150.007465
HeifersMedium and Large 2670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 3285142.42/cwt140.00–147.004063

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.