Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-03-28

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 28
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▼ 209 vs last sale 491▼ 70 vs year ago 352 · −19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 82▼ 39 vs year ago 87 · −44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 23▼ 2 vs year ago 17 · −11.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $229.44/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$229.44
83 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,086
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.01
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463239.281,10958
Medium and Large 2510215.391,09811thin
Medium and Large 3486199.7397114thin
One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $138 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 sale83 hd
229.44
—
GA average13 barns · 720 hd
220.44
+9.01
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—High1,638113.101,8535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25297.351,21920
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04585.8289713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49585.651,2813thin

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)820$1,0632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)765$8632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,0002thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 3—270183.58/cwt180.00–190.004963
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530170.05/cwt165.00–175.009012
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 3—413179.14/cwt172.00–182.007405
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518185.00/cwt185.00–185.009584
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479198.53/cwt195.00–202.009514
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424189.34/cwt187.00–192.008036
HeifersMedium and Large 1—590177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—438201.63/cwt200.00–202.008835
SteersMedium and Large 3—710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
SteersMedium and Large 3—530192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0181
SteersMedium and Large 3—420211.25/cwt210.00–215.008874
SteersMedium and Large 1—390248.54/cwt247.00–252.0096911
SteersMedium and Large 1—469239.33/cwt235.00–241.001,12222
SteersMedium and Large 1—610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2—635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2072
SteersMedium and Large 2—420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009662
SteersMedium and Large 3—470211.01/cwt210.00–212.009922
SteersMedium and Large 3—325225.31/cwt220.00–230.007322
SteersMedium and Large 3—368204.76/cwt200.00–210.007542
SteersMedium and Large 3—780158.51/cwt157.00–160.001,2362
SteersMedium and Large 1—535232.07/cwt225.00–235.001,24210
SteersMedium and Large 2—335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
SteersMedium and Large 2—380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
SteersMedium and Large 2—750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
SteersMedium and Large 2—285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
SteersMedium and Large 2—583209.76/cwt205.00–212.001,2233
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—355260.00/cwt260.00–260.009231
SteersMedium and Large 1—430240.35/cwt235.00–244.001,03410
SteersMedium and Large 1—569230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3092
BullsMedium and Large 1—518204.01/cwt200.00–210.001,0573
BullsMedium and Large 2—415213.58/cwt210.00–217.008862
BullsMedium and Large 2—540197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 2—385235.00/cwt235.00–235.009051
BullsMedium and Large 1—460202.00/cwt202.00–202.009291
BullsMedium and Large 1—335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,285104.94/cwt102.00–108.001,3487
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23395.93/cwt94.00–101.001,1838
CowsLean 85-90%—97479.87/cwt76.00–82.007784
CowsLean 85-90%—1,19093.98/cwt93.00–95.001,1182
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04586.88/cwt84.00–91.009087
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3741
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48882.98/cwt82.00–84.001,2352
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23689.01/cwt87.00–90.001,1005
Bulls——1,643121.10/cwt118.00–124.001,9902
Bulls——1,698111.15/cwt110.00–112.001,8872
Bulls——1,510101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—765863.48/head850.00–875.008632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8201,062.58/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
BullsMedium and Large 3—595162.00/cwt162.00–162.009641
BullsMedium and Large 3—465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
BullsMedium and Large 3—383214.87/cwt210.00–220.008234
BullsMedium and Large 2—468194.54/cwt192.00–197.009102
BullsMedium and Large 3—343220.99/cwt220.00–222.007582
BullsMedium and Large 3—670152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0182
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 2—553185.98/cwt182.00–190.001,0282
BullsMedium and Large 3—285235.93/cwt232.00–240.006722
BullsMedium and Large 3—725147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0661
BullsMedium and Large 2—625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 3—630162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0211
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465167.00/cwt167.00–167.007771
HeifersMedium and Large 3—620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 3—660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—317205.09/cwt200.00–210.006505
HeifersMedium and Large 1—343221.67/cwt220.00–225.007603
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368219.86/cwt215.00–225.008094
HeifersMedium and Large 3—223200.00/cwt200.00–200.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 3—765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 3—305190.00/cwt190.00–190.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 3—710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515181.35/cwt180.00–182.009343

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.