Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2023-07-18

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 18
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
143 vs last sale 565 144 vs year ago 278 · +51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
42 vs last sale 66 90 vs year ago 114 · 78.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
1 vs last sale 18 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady. feeder steers, heifers, bulls 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 $217.31/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$217.31
104 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.88
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464229.911,06734
Medium and Large 2473214.641,01553
Medium and Large 3482200.4396517thin
One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $102 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 sale104 hd
217.31
GA average16 barns · 2,010 hd
218.19
−0.88
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
BullsLow1,450115.701,6784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,535100.331,5403thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19484.721,01211

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)1,025$7252thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3465206.74/cwt200.00–210.009613
BullsMedium and Large 2512226.12/cwt220.00–230.001,1588
BullsMedium and Large 2435232.31/cwt230.00–237.001,0113
BullsMedium and Large 3380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
BullsMedium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
BullsMedium and Large 1565222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 2423218.05/cwt215.00–220.009225
HeifersMedium and Large 1683199.45/cwt197.00–202.001,3622
HeifersMedium and Large 1430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0111
HeifersMedium and Large 2328228.16/cwt225.00–235.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 2625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
HeifersMedium and Large 3435205.11/cwt200.00–210.008924
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 2580204.73/cwt200.00–207.001,1874
HeifersMedium and Large 1454231.24/cwt230.00–235.001,0504
HeifersMedium and Large 2387221.66/cwt220.00–225.008589
HeifersMedium and Large 1360240.00/cwt240.00–240.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 1285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
SteersMedium and Large 1565241.98/cwt240.00–250.001,3675
SteersMedium and Large 1377295.97/cwt290.00–300.001,1165
SteersMedium and Large 1668227.31/cwt225.00–230.001,5183
HeifersMedium and Large 1630204.77/cwt200.00–207.001,2904
HeifersMedium and Large 1322246.46/cwt240.00–250.007949
HeifersMedium and Large 1569213.49/cwt210.00–220.001,2154
SteersMedium and Large 3578213.39/cwt210.00–217.001,2332
SteersMedium and Large 3380244.92/cwt240.00–250.009315
SteersMedium and Large 3337242.05/cwt240.00–250.008165
SteersMedium and Large 3510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 3730195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,4242
SteersMedium and Large 1260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
SteersMedium and Large 1315297.58/cwt295.00–300.009374
SteersMedium and Large 2421252.96/cwt247.00–255.001,0654
SteersMedium and Large 2665207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3771
SteersMedium and Large 3433240.76/cwt240.00–242.001,0425
SteersMedium and Large 2473244.97/cwt240.00–250.001,1597
SteersMedium and Large 2275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
SteersMedium and Large 1720212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5261
SteersMedium and Large 1405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
SteersMedium and Large 2550235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2931
SteersMedium and Large 2369266.27/cwt260.00–270.009834
SteersMedium and Large 3255255.00/cwt255.00–255.006501
SteersMedium and Large 2325285.08/cwt280.00–290.009272
SteersMedium and Large 1510245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,2508
BullsMedium and Large 1750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
BullsMedium and Large 1475242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1377262.51/cwt260.00–270.009905
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added705217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1412251.88/cwt247.00–257.001,0383
BullsMedium and Large 1313267.40/cwt265.00–270.008372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,650100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,535106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6271
CowsLean 85-90%1,23781.06/cwt77.00–85.001,0036
CowsLean 85-90%1,14389.12/cwt87.00–92.001,0195
Bulls1,198106.89/cwt105.00–109.001,2812
Bulls1,520125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9001
Bulls1,885124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3371
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,025725.00/head725.00–725.007252
BullsMedium and Large 3308229.01/cwt225.00–232.007053
BullsMedium and Large 3670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
BullsMedium and Large 3520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 3400215.00/cwt215.00–215.008602
BullsMedium and Large 3628190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1932
BullsMedium and Large 2625205.68/cwt205.00–207.001,2863
BullsMedium and Large 1290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
BullsMedium and Large 2371245.08/cwt240.00–250.009094
BullsMedium and Large 2652191.68/cwt190.00–195.001,2503
BullsMedium and Large 2478230.15/cwt225.00–235.001,10020
BullsMedium and Large 1650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 2313252.95/cwt250.00–257.007923
HeifersMedium and Large 3240235.00/cwt235.00–235.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 3488202.54/cwt200.00–205.009882
BullsMedium and Large 1608212.49/cwt210.00–215.001,2922
BullsMedium and Large 1510237.00/cwt232.00–242.001,2093
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added760212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6111
HeifersMedium and Large 2735182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3381
HeifersMedium and Large 3519195.95/cwt190.00–200.001,0175
HeifersMedium and Large 1509225.97/cwt220.00–230.001,1505
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added640212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3571
HeifersMedium and Large 2785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4131
HeifersMedium and Large 2472215.42/cwt210.00–220.001,01717
HeifersMedium and Large 3570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0832
HeifersMedium and Large 3383212.55/cwt210.00–215.008142
HeifersMedium and Large 2515212.73/cwt205.00–215.001,09611
HeifersMedium and Large 3730162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1831

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.