Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2022-12-13

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Dec 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
505 head
30 vs last sale 535 121 vs year ago 384 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
27 vs last sale 68 25 vs year ago 70 · +35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
3 vs last sale 20 7 vs year ago 24 · 29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: This market will not be covered for the next two weeks due to holidays. Market coverage will resume January 3, 2023.

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.02/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$151.02
172 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.88
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458158.01723110
Medium and Large 2450145.4565431
Medium and Large 3414131.7554631
One grade step is worth $26.26/cwt here — about $177 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 sale172 hd
151.02
GA average16 barns · 2,011 hd
148.14
+2.88
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
BullsAverage1,53994.141,44912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17570.1782429
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02060.4461623

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)835$5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$7894thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
BullsMedium and Large 1519160.79/cwt160.00–162.008355
BullsMedium and Large 1271203.42/cwt200.00–207.0055114
BullsMedium and Large 1478171.01/cwt167.00–177.008174
BullsMedium and Large 1326197.44/cwt192.00–202.006444
BullsMedium and Large 1570158.06/cwt152.00–162.009013
BullsMedium and Large 1364190.85/cwt187.00–197.0069519
SteersMedium and Large 1487184.43/cwt182.00–185.008985
SteersMedium and Large 2513171.27/cwt170.00–175.008794
SteersMedium and Large 2484170.99/cwt170.00–175.008285
SteersMedium and Large 2605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
SteersMedium and Large 2388183.49/cwt182.00–185.007122
SteersMedium and Large 2425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007652
SteersMedium and Large 2568157.47/cwt155.00–160.008942
SteersMedium and Large 3430167.00/cwt167.00–167.007181
SteersMedium and Large 3470167.00/cwt167.00–167.007851
SteersMedium and Large 3540147.00/cwt147.00–147.007941
SteersMedium and Large 3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
SteersMedium and Large 3630142.00/cwt142.00–142.008951
SteersMedium and Large 3385172.00/cwt172.00–172.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1369163.10/cwt160.00–165.0060227
SteersMedium and Large 1630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
SteersMedium and Large 1745152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1321
SteersMedium and Large 1655158.29/cwt158.00–160.001,0377
SteersMedium and Large 1583176.80/cwt175.00–180.001,0315
SteersMedium and Large 1421191.29/cwt187.00–195.008053
HeifersMedium and Large 2285157.32/cwt152.00–160.004484
HeifersMedium and Large 1479158.31/cwt150.00–160.0075852
HeifersMedium and Large 1343161.01/cwt160.00–162.005522
HeifersMedium and Large 1518150.33/cwt146.00–155.007799
HeifersMedium and Large 1565148.20/cwt142.00–149.008379
HeifersMedium and Large 1430160.98/cwt160.00–165.0069210
HeifersMedium and Large 3463131.11/cwt127.00–135.006074
HeifersMedium and Large 3271137.31/cwt135.00–145.003726
HeifersMedium and Large 2385156.00/cwt155.00–157.006012
HeifersMedium and Large 2573131.16/cwt127.00–135.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 2537140.00/cwt140.00–140.007523
HeifersMedium and Large 2706126.00/cwt126.00–126.008903
HeifersMedium and Large 2315154.27/cwt150.00–157.004864
HeifersMedium and Large 3740113.00/cwt113.00–113.008361
CowsLean 85-90%94953.25/cwt50.00–57.005056
CowsLean 85-90%1,17372.16/cwt69.00–75.008462
CowsLean 85-90%1,02861.75/cwt58.00–65.0063515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08678.71/cwt76.00–83.008555
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18570.09/cwt67.00–74.0083117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21464.27/cwt62.00–66.007807
Bulls1,57093.25/cwt90.00–97.001,4645
Bulls1,32585.81/cwt82.00–88.001,1373
Bulls1,661101.51/cwt100.00–103.001,6864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3835525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,070789.02/head625.00–950.007894
BullsMedium and Large 3395162.00/cwt162.00–162.006401
BullsMedium and Large 3263169.05/cwt167.00–170.004453
BullsMedium and Large 3715115.92/cwt112.00–120.008292
BullsMedium and Large 3610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
BullsMedium and Large 3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
BullsMedium and Large 3320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
BullsMedium and Large 3245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
BullsMedium and Large 3467145.00/cwt145.00–145.006774
BullsMedium and Large 2390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
BullsMedium and Large 2523151.02/cwt150.00–152.007902
BullsMedium and Large 2485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1223202.53/cwt200.00–205.004522
BullsMedium and Large 2322185.06/cwt180.00–190.005965
BullsMedium and Large 2445169.00/cwt167.00–170.007523
BullsMedium and Large 2280193.90/cwt187.00–197.005433
BullsMedium and Large 1418179.81/cwt177.00–185.007525
BullsMedium and Large 1620141.72/cwt140.00–145.008794
BullsMedium and Large 1650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 3383141.19/cwt135.00–145.005414
HeifersMedium and Large 3310147.00/cwt147.00–147.004561
HeifersMedium and Large 3225132.00/cwt132.00–132.002974
HeifersMedium and Large 3434132.31/cwt130.00–140.005744
HeifersMedium and Large 3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 2469142.38/cwt140.00–147.006688
HeifersMedium and Large 2430150.26/cwt145.00–155.006465
HeifersMedium and Large 3674118.00/cwt118.00–118.007953
HeifersMedium and Large 3517125.03/cwt120.00–130.006463

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.