Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-09-27

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 27
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
19 vs last sale 361 114 vs year ago 494 · 23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
33 vs last sale 88 26 vs year ago 81 · 32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
8 vs last sale 4 11 vs year ago 23 · 47.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows lightly.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.94/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$135.94
119 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.14
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533141.1675360
Medium and Large 2484134.9765335
Medium and Large 3460124.3157224
One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $181 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 sale119 hd
135.94
GA average15 barns · 1,566 hd
138.08
−2.14
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
BullsLow1,81899.071,8014thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62786.081,4013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32873.1497124
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21462.867639thin

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)1,150$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$7752thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 3377168.14/cwt162.00–170.006344
HeifersMedium and Large 2469136.80/cwt132.00–142.006428
HeifersMedium and Large 2713115.96/cwt114.00–118.008272
HeifersMedium and Large 2673122.51/cwt121.00–124.008242
HeifersMedium and Large 3409123.59/cwt120.00–130.005056
HeifersMedium and Large 3620116.61/cwt110.00–120.007233
SteersMedium and Large 2390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 2581128.04/cwt126.00–129.007444
HeifersMedium and Large 1517136.14/cwt135.00–140.007048
HeifersMedium and Large 2295152.00/cwt152.00–152.004481
HeifersMedium and Large 2430138.78/cwt135.00–142.005976
HeifersMedium and Large 3383129.75/cwt127.00–132.004974
SteersMedium and Large 1515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
SteersMedium and Large 2476166.07/cwt160.00–170.007904
SteersMedium and Large 1470172.00/cwt172.00–172.008081
HeifersMedium and Large 1616130.41/cwt130.00–132.008035
HeifersMedium and Large 1487147.00/cwt147.00–147.0071610
HeifersMedium and Large 1437150.12/cwt148.00–157.0065610
SteersMedium and Large 3235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
SteersMedium and Large 3418158.43/cwt155.00–165.006623
SteersMedium and Large 3460142.53/cwt140.00–145.006562
SteersMedium and Large 3570137.00/cwt137.00–137.007811
SteersMedium and Large 2553144.50/cwt144.00–145.007992
SteersMedium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
SteersMedium and Large 3503143.98/cwt140.00–148.007242
SteersMedium and Large 1666146.00/cwt146.00–146.009728
SteersMedium and Large 2517154.27/cwt152.00–155.007984
SteersMedium and Large 2705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
SteersMedium and Large 2618137.55/cwt135.00–140.008504
SteersMedium and Large 2419172.79/cwt166.00–174.007249
SteersMedium and Large 1645153.00/cwt153.00–153.009873
SteersMedium and Large 1555158.18/cwt156.00–164.0087819
SteersMedium and Large 1380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007221
BullsMedium and Large 1625139.00/cwt136.00–142.008692
BullsMedium and Large 2578137.37/cwt132.00–142.007946
BullsMedium and Large 1675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
BullsMedium and Large 1414172.32/cwt170.00–180.007137
BullsMedium and Large 1295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
BullsMedium and Large 1370186.53/cwt180.00–190.006903
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62786.08/cwt83.00–88.001,4013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36880.68/cwt80.00–82.001,1043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33775.51/cwt72.00–79.001,01012
CowsLean 85-90%1,20557.59/cwt54.00–60.006944
CowsLean 85-90%1,22267.07/cwt64.00–71.008205
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30367.46/cwt64.00–71.008799
Bulls1,75092.63/cwt90.00–95.001,6212
Bulls1,885105.51/cwt105.00–106.001,9892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,100775.00/head775.00–775.007752
BullsMedium and Large 2467150.68/cwt147.00–157.007049
BullsMedium and Large 3365157.53/cwt155.00–160.005752
BullsMedium and Large 2523144.50/cwt138.00–147.007564
BullsMedium and Large 3560124.58/cwt120.00–130.006984
BullsMedium and Large 2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
BullsMedium and Large 3462133.36/cwt130.00–140.006163
BullsMedium and Large 1520151.01/cwt150.00–152.007852
BullsMedium and Large 2368176.73/cwt175.00–178.006504
BullsMedium and Large 3695116.00/cwt116.00–116.008061
BullsMedium and Large 3533132.64/cwt130.00–136.007073
BullsMedium and Large 3421149.53/cwt144.00–154.006304
BullsMedium and Large 3755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008081
BullsMedium and Large 2433157.57/cwt155.00–160.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 1577135.61/cwt133.00–138.0078213
BullsMedium and Large 3328163.53/cwt160.00–167.005362
BullsMedium and Large 2650126.00/cwt126.00–126.008191
BullsMedium and Large 2323174.44/cwt172.00–177.005632
BullsMedium and Large 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 2620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 2535132.79/cwt130.00–134.007104
HeifersMedium and Large 1716133.77/cwt125.00–135.009588
HeifersMedium and Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004412
BullsMedium and Large 1575144.00/cwt144.00–144.008281
BullsMedium and Large 1343191.96/cwt187.00–197.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 2358141.09/cwt138.00–148.005056
HeifersMedium and Large 2310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
HeifersMedium and Large 3575118.00/cwt118.00–118.006791
HeifersMedium and Large 3512121.67/cwt120.00–128.006236
HeifersMedium and Large 3458122.54/cwt120.00–125.005612
HeifersMedium and Large 1387154.00/cwt154.00–154.005966

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.