Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-02-28

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 28
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
▼ 204 vs last sale 513▼ 196 vs year ago 505 · −38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 86▼ 36 vs year ago 122 · −29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 12 vs year ago 23 · −52.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.37/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$174.37
127 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.92
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545176.7496296
Medium and Large 2467175.4181917thin
Medium and Large 3476156.8374614thin
One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $217 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 sale127 hd
174.37
—
GA average15 barns · 1,631 hd
177.29
−2.92
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—Low1,592105.251,6767thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27392.131,17334
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02482.0384026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56279.071,2353thin

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)940$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$9336

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3—378171.56/cwt170.00–175.006483
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
SteersMedium and Large 1—603196.13/cwt190.00–199.001,1836
SteersMedium and Large 1—469218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0225
HeifersMedium and Large 3—490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007842
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615137.00/cwt137.00–137.008431
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 2—440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007702
SteersMedium and Large 2—520192.00/cwt192.00–192.009981
SteersMedium and Large 2—632179.92/cwt175.00–185.001,1373
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1—536178.06/cwt175.00–184.0095435
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580155.00/cwt155.00–155.008991
HeifersMedium and Large 3—700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
SteersMedium and Large 1—540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2—685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573173.04/cwt167.00–175.009927
HeifersMedium and Large 1—414193.72/cwt190.00–195.008024
HeifersMedium and Large 2—518164.88/cwt160.00–170.008542
SteersMedium and Large 1—580211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2242
SteersMedium and Large 1—715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Dairy SteersLarge 3—422125.00/cwt125.00–125.005282
SteersMedium and Large 3—655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
SteersMedium and Large 3—560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—340252.00/cwt252.00–252.008571
SteersMedium and Large 3—465192.00/cwt192.00–192.008931
SteersMedium and Large 1—445222.50/cwt220.00–225.009902
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—330247.00/cwt247.00–247.008151
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—280245.00/cwt245.00–245.006861
BullsMedium and Large 1—595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1312
BullsMedium and Large 1—468195.98/cwt192.00–200.009174
BullsMedium and Large 1—438209.26/cwt207.00–210.009174
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,355101.01/cwt98.00–105.001,3694
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33093.11/cwt90.00–97.001,23820
CowsLean 85-90%—1,26688.25/cwt88.00–89.001,1174
CowsLean 85-90%—99683.88/cwt80.00–87.0083513
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56279.07/cwt75.00–81.001,2353
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12686.63/cwt83.00–89.0097510
CowsLean 85-90%—95876.59/cwt72.00–79.007349
Bulls——1,47797.67/cwt97.00–98.001,4433
Bulls——2,048116.56/cwt115.00–118.002,3872
Bulls——1,310105.31/cwt102.00–108.001,3802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—940775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,098932.59/head725.00–1,050.009336
BullsMedium and Large 3—538170.00/cwt170.00–170.009152
BullsMedium and Large 2—472181.71/cwt180.00–185.008583
BullsMedium and Large 3—430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
BullsMedium and Large 3—277200.06/cwt195.00–205.005543
BullsMedium and Large 2—233227.47/cwt225.00–230.005302
BullsMedium and Large 2—260212.00/cwt212.00–212.005512
BullsMedium and Large 2—370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007404
HeifersMedium and Large 3—245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 3—410162.00/cwt162.00–162.006641
BullsMedium and Large 1—371212.01/cwt210.00–215.007875
BullsMedium and Large 1—521197.45/cwt192.00–202.001,0298
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—482177.85/cwt172.00–179.008576
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373188.51/cwt187.00–190.007034
HeifersMedium and Large 1—640164.84/cwt160.00–165.001,05529
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007047
HeifersMedium and Large 3—290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005371
HeifersMedium and Large 3—785122.00/cwt122.00–122.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—466183.68/cwt180.00–190.0085610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—667154.01/cwt152.00–155.001,0273
HeifersMedium and Large 3—650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—730136.00/cwt136.00–136.009931

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.