Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-04-11

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 11
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 492▼ 7 vs year ago 498 · −1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 63▲ 25 vs year ago 56 · +44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 14 vs year ago 26 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steers calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.98/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$195.98
159 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.70
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482202.3697599
Medium and Large 2463190.3088143
Medium and Large 3448173.2277617thin
One grade step is worth $29.14/cwt here — about $199 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 sale159 hd
195.98
—
GA average15 barns · 1,835 hd
195.28
+0.70
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—Average1,639120.101,9695thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23798.011,21238
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45394.721,3779thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12383.8894218

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,34112

Every lot, as filed

92 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—527166.71/cwt160.00–170.008793
HeifersMedium and Large 2—459189.17/cwt185.00–190.008686
HeifersMedium and Large 2—263212.33/cwt210.00–215.005583
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478198.67/cwt195.00–202.009506
HeifersMedium and Large 3—580157.56/cwt155.00–160.009142
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 3—263190.99/cwt190.00–192.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 3—240185.00/cwt185.00–185.004442
SteersMedium and Large 1—600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—391222.00/cwt222.00–222.008684
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0533
HeifersMedium and Large 2—240212.00/cwt212.00–212.005091
HeifersMedium and Large 2—324211.89/cwt210.00–215.006877
HeifersMedium and Large 2—509185.03/cwt180.00–190.009426
SteersMedium and Large 3—467208.00/cwt205.00–212.009713
SteersMedium and Large 3—270231.22/cwt227.00–235.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372216.52/cwt210.00–220.008057
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324222.58/cwt220.00–230.007218
SteersMedium and Large 1—767182.31/cwt181.00–183.001,39813
SteersMedium and Large 1—402240.00/cwt240.00–240.009652
SteersMedium and Large 2—770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
SteersMedium and Large 2—327238.21/cwt235.00–242.007797
HeifersMedium and Large 1—712161.31/cwt160.00–162.001,1493
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,1442
SteersMedium and Large 2—552208.99/cwt207.00–210.001,1543
SteersMedium and Large 3—413216.03/cwt215.00–217.008922
SteersMedium and Large 1—523222.42/cwt220.00–225.001,1634
SteersMedium and Large 2—530212.39/cwt210.00–215.001,1263
SteersMedium and Large 3—650177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1511
SteersMedium and Large 3—539197.41/cwt195.00–205.001,0644
SteersMedium and Large 3—565182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0281
SteersMedium and Large 3—620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
SteersMedium and Large 3—394227.58/cwt227.00–230.008975
SteersMedium and Large 2—663188.57/cwt185.00–192.001,2502
SteersMedium and Large 2—611198.03/cwt195.00–200.001,2104
SteersMedium and Large 2—380236.25/cwt235.00–240.008984
SteersMedium and Large 1—576222.42/cwt220.00–225.001,2814
SteersMedium and Large 2—485221.52/cwt217.00–226.001,0744
SteersMedium and Large 2—436230.99/cwt227.00–237.001,0074
BullsMedium and Large 2—420218.85/cwt215.00–220.009197
BullsMedium and Large 2—337233.09/cwt230.00–240.007867
BullsMedium and Large 1—533205.11/cwt200.00–210.001,0933
BullsMedium and Large 1—423229.03/cwt227.00–230.009693
BullsMedium and Large 1—582190.34/cwt190.00–191.001,1089
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—321257.00/cwt257.00–257.008254
CowsLean 85-90%—1,19592.47/cwt91.00–95.001,1056
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04787.48/cwt82.00–90.009166
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,67082.95/cwt80.00–86.001,3852
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,321104.90/cwt104.00–106.001,3864
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24196.82/cwt93.00–102.001,20219
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16690.55/cwt88.00–92.001,05611
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12871.69/cwt70.00–76.008096
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3223
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,323111.11/cwt107.00–116.001,4708
Bulls——1,660119.74/cwt114.00–124.001,9882
Bulls——1,883131.02/cwt128.00–134.002,4672
Bulls——1,11099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0561,388.80/head1,250.00–1,475.001,38910
BullsMedium and Large 2—540197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 3—585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
BullsMedium and Large 3—420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008822
BullsMedium and Large 2—372235.00/cwt235.00–235.008743
BullsMedium and Large 3—320220.95/cwt215.00–225.007075
BullsMedium and Large 2—285235.00/cwt235.00–235.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420183.54/cwt182.00–185.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620174.59/cwt170.00–177.001,0823
HeifersMedium and Large 2—773144.89/cwt140.00–150.001,1204
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615155.12/cwt150.00–160.009543
HeifersMedium and Large 2—360207.00/cwt207.00–207.007451
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
HeifersMedium and Large 3—490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—416195.02/cwt190.00–200.008119
HeifersMedium and Large 1—230225.00/cwt225.00–225.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569193.36/cwt190.00–195.001,10023
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516197.35/cwt195.00–200.001,01826
BullsMedium and Large 3—680157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0682
BullsMedium and Large 1—325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007961
BullsMedium and Large 1—375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419209.98/cwt203.00–213.0088018
BullsMedium and Large 1—272250.00/cwt250.00–250.006804
BullsMedium and Large 3—470198.35/cwt195.00–202.009322
BullsMedium and Large 1—465212.00/cwt212.00–212.009861
BullsMedium and Large 1—615192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1813
BullsMedium and Large 3—278227.39/cwt225.00–230.006322
BullsMedium and Large 2—470208.98/cwt207.00–210.009823
BullsMedium and Large 3—378221.01/cwt215.00–225.008359
BullsMedium and Large 3—530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071

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.