Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-08-02

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 2
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 259▲ 18 vs year ago 332 · +5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 67▼ 28 vs year ago 70 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 24▼ 13 vs year ago 28 · −46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves steady, heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.07/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$139.07
95 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.09
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558144.3580637
Medium and Large 2458141.3264725
Medium and Large 3449131.4659033
One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $216 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 sale95 hd
139.07
—
GA average15 barns · 1,266 hd
142.16
−3.09
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
Bulls—Average1,392101.861,4189thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27280.371,02211
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07066.6771411

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)735$6652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)859$76410

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1—477150.27/cwt147.00–152.007173
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423151.01/cwt147.00–154.006393
HeifersMedium and Large 2—466140.29/cwt136.00–145.006544
HeifersMedium and Large 2—386146.80/cwt144.00–151.005674
HeifersMedium and Large 1—627140.33/cwt134.00–141.0088019
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290151.00/cwt151.00–151.004381
HeifersMedium and Large 3—526132.39/cwt128.00–137.006965
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323149.89/cwt148.00–152.004842
SteersMedium and Large 2—515158.17/cwt155.00–160.008156
SteersMedium and Large 3—390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
SteersMedium and Large 1—528163.00/cwt163.00–163.008612
SteersMedium and Large 1—455176.00/cwt176.00–176.008011
HeifersMedium and Large 3—580124.02/cwt123.00–125.007192
HeifersMedium and Large 3—235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
SteersMedium and Large 2—650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
SteersMedium and Large 2—600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
SteersMedium and Large 3—525143.58/cwt140.00–150.007543
SteersMedium and Large 3—450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570131.04/cwt130.00–132.007472
HeifersMedium and Large 3—285142.00/cwt142.00–142.004051
SteersMedium and Large 2—720136.00/cwt136.00–136.009791
SteersMedium and Large 1—572162.33/cwt158.00–168.009295
SteersMedium and Large 2—470166.44/cwt165.00–168.007822
SteersMedium and Large 2—590144.00/cwt144.00–144.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424144.28/cwt140.00–146.006127
HeifersMedium and Large 1—725124.00/cwt124.00–124.008991
SteersMedium and Large 1—437178.98/cwt177.00–180.007823
SteersMedium and Large 2—388182.25/cwt182.00–182.507072
SteersMedium and Large 2—428170.99/cwt170.00–172.007322
SteersMedium and Large 1—674155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0457
SteersMedium and Large 3—410159.95/cwt158.00–162.006562
SteersMedium and Large 3—630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1—408176.05/cwt173.00–180.007183
BullsMedium and Large 2—690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
BullsMedium and Large 2—500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
BullsMedium and Large 2—369177.15/cwt172.00–180.006545
BullsMedium and Large 1—705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
BullsMedium and Large 1—343183.51/cwt182.00–185.006292
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31778.54/cwt76.00–81.001,0343
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16761.67/cwt61.00–62.007203
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03468.54/cwt66.00–73.007098
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39869.64/cwt65.00–72.009743
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17087.90/cwt86.00–91.001,0285
Bulls——1,266102.42/cwt100.00–106.001,2976
Bulls——1,50094.62/cwt94.00–95.001,4192
Bulls——1,930113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,1811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—735664.88/head575.00–750.006652
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—859764.20/head700.00–875.0076410
BullsMedium and Large 3—333158.51/cwt157.00–160.005282
BullsMedium and Large 3—277154.06/cwt150.00–160.004273
BullsMedium and Large 2—630133.48/cwt132.00–135.008412
BullsMedium and Large 2—790118.00/cwt118.00–118.009321
BullsMedium and Large 3—220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
BullsMedium and Large 2—430161.00/cwt161.00–161.006921
BullsMedium and Large 3—555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
BullsMedium and Large 3—470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
BullsMedium and Large 2—325174.97/cwt170.00–180.005693
BullsMedium and Large 2—268178.17/cwt175.00–180.004773
BullsMedium and Large 2—485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
BullsMedium and Large 3—426153.30/cwt150.00–159.006534
HeifersMedium and Large 3—426134.97/cwt130.00–139.005754
HeifersMedium and Large 1—511146.83/cwt146.00–148.007506
HeifersMedium and Large 1—587148.00/cwt148.00–148.008692
BullsMedium and Large 1—380184.00/cwt184.00–184.006991
BullsMedium and Large 3—370164.43/cwt162.00–167.006082
BullsMedium and Large 3—537136.61/cwt130.00–140.007343
HeifersMedium and Large 3—617116.38/cwt113.00–120.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320139.75/cwt139.00–140.004474
HeifersMedium and Large 2—630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 3—710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1—450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 3—478129.54/cwt127.00–133.006195
HeifersMedium and Large 1—362156.62/cwt154.00–158.005673
HeifersMedium and Large 2—505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007172
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675123.94/cwt122.00–126.008372
HeifersMedium and Large 3—366134.76/cwt130.00–140.004937

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.