Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-11-01

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 1
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
617 head
354 vs last sale 263 201 vs year ago 416 · +48.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
2 vs last sale 45 4 vs year ago 47 · 8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
4 vs last sale 15 5 vs year ago 24 · 20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.90/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$157.90
97 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.64
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553164.0290726
Medium and Large 2484163.8979325
Medium and Large 3446151.1967546
One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about $232 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 sale97 hd
157.90
GA average15 barns · 708 hd
161.54
−3.64
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
BullsHigh1,70494.671,6139thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43570.001,0051thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36267.8592421
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29255.337153thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$6906

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1420150.24/cwt146.00–152.006314
HeifersMedium and Large 2465138.38/cwt136.00–141.006433
HeifersMedium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
HeifersMedium and Large 3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 2730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
HeifersMedium and Large 2525134.37/cwt130.00–139.007052
HeifersMedium and Large 2355146.00/cwt146.00–146.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 2245154.00/cwt154.00–154.003771
HeifersMedium and Large 1351154.28/cwt150.00–155.005427
HeifersMedium and Large 1625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008381
HeifersMedium and Large 2437140.67/cwt138.00–144.0061518
HeifersMedium and Large 2334146.91/cwt144.00–150.0049113
SteersMedium and Large 3482136.00/cwt135.00–140.006565
SteersMedium and Large 3700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
SteersMedium and Large 3380161.90/cwt160.00–168.0061512
SteersMedium and Large 1630159.01/cwt158.00–160.001,0022
SteersMedium and Large 1390190.00/cwt190.00–190.007411
SteersMedium and Large 1335192.00/cwt192.00–192.006431
SteersMedium and Large 3330174.66/cwt174.00–176.005766
SteersMedium and Large 2790132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0431
SteersMedium and Large 3615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
SteersMedium and Large 3436158.58/cwt158.00–161.0069112
SteersMedium and Large 3520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
SteersMedium and Large 3565124.38/cwt120.00–125.007038
SteersMedium and Large 2441166.40/cwt165.00–172.007345
SteersMedium and Large 2685151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0343
SteersMedium and Large 2480163.24/cwt159.00–165.007846
SteersMedium and Large 1468168.00/cwt168.00–168.007864
SteersMedium and Large 1660156.00/cwt154.00–159.001,0303
Dairy SteersLarge 3305127.00/cwt127.00–127.003877
SteersMedium and Large 2513150.00/cwt150.00–150.007703
SteersMedium and Large 1513164.46/cwt163.00–166.008442
SteersMedium and Large 2376178.70/cwt178.00–180.006727
SteersMedium and Large 1578161.20/cwt159.00–166.0093213
BullsMedium and Large 2580139.00/cwt139.00–139.008062
BullsMedium and Large 1460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
BullsMedium and Large 1345176.00/cwt176.00–176.006071
BullsMedium and Large 1625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008381
BullsMedium and Large 1408172.04/cwt168.00–176.007026
BullsMedium and Large 1375175.32/cwt172.00–178.006573
CowsLean 85-90%1,27046.00/cwt46.00–46.005841
CowsLean 85-90%1,30360.00/cwt60.00–60.007822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31666.13/cwt64.00–71.0087010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40658.40/cwt56.00–61.008214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40475.71/cwt74.00–78.001,0637
Bulls1,957103.97/cwt100.00–106.002,0353
Bulls1,51080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2082
Bulls1,61195.03/cwt90.00–98.001,5314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-379066.00/cwt66.00–66.005211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-387078.00/cwt78.00–78.006791
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-285079.00/cwt79.00–79.006721
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3975575.00/head575.00–575.005752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,138746.81/head700.00–800.007474
BullsMedium and Large 3373146.70/cwt140.00–150.005473
BullsMedium and Large 2315169.19/cwt167.00–173.005333
BullsMedium and Large 3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
BullsMedium and Large 2545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007851
BullsMedium and Large 3305162.00/cwt162.00–162.004942
BullsMedium and Large 3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
BullsMedium and Large 3260162.00/cwt162.00–162.004211
BullsMedium and Large 3478135.99/cwt135.00–137.006502
BullsMedium and Large 2625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2384160.05/cwt155.00–165.006155
BullsMedium and Large 3530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 3435132.00/cwt132.00–132.005741
HeifersMedium and Large 1558140.76/cwt139.00–144.007854
HeifersMedium and Large 1524142.82/cwt142.00–146.007485
BullsMedium and Large 2285172.00/cwt172.00–172.004901
BullsMedium and Large 2415156.00/cwt156.00–156.006471
BullsMedium and Large 3228163.64/cwt158.00–168.003736
HeifersMedium and Large 1467146.39/cwt146.00–150.0068410
HeifersMedium and Large 3323134.24/cwt130.00–140.0043410
HeifersMedium and Large 3576129.00/cwt129.00–129.007433
HeifersMedium and Large 3218145.50/cwt140.00–148.003173
BullsMedium and Large 2474150.86/cwt146.00–155.007158
BullsMedium and Large 2670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 2283153.03/cwt152.00–154.004332
HeifersMedium and Large 3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006185
HeifersMedium and Large 3285134.00/cwt134.00–134.003821

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.