Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2024-02-27

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 27
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 716▲ 210 vs year ago 309 · +68.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 75▼ 41 vs year ago 86 · −47.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 24▲ 14 vs year ago 11 · +127.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.02/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$236.02
145 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.23
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2486242.771,18045
Medium and Large 1594234.051,39070
Medium and Large 3463230.511,06830
One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $112 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 sale145 hd
236.02
—
GA average16 barns · 1,860 hd
245.25
−9.23
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—Low1,440131.831,8988thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,253118.281,48226
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10095.871,0546thin

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)940$1,4853thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)829$1,0826

Every lot, as filed

88 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—757184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3932
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430253.26/cwt250.00–260.001,0893
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424271.24/cwt265.00–275.001,1504
HeifersMedium and Large 1—355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009941
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415240.45/cwt235.00–247.009984
HeifersMedium and Large 2—386263.48/cwt260.00–265.001,0179
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578227.45/cwt225.00–230.001,3152
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570216.47/cwt210.00–220.001,2345
HeifersMedium and Large 2—650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325249.15/cwt245.00–250.008106
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460264.28/cwt255.00–270.001,2164
HeifersMedium and Large 1—725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
SteersMedium and Large 1—560283.35/cwt277.00–285.001,5878
SteersMedium and Large 1—336349.81/cwt349.00–352.001,1755
SteersMedium and Large 2—637248.39/cwt246.00–250.001,5825
SteersMedium and Large 1—466321.74/cwt320.00–325.001,4994
HeifersMedium and Large 1—771200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5425
HeifersMedium and Large 2—622218.91/cwt215.00–222.001,3623
SteersMedium and Large 2—677246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6652
SteersMedium and Large 2—467305.73/cwt300.00–310.001,4283
SteersMedium and Large 1—732233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7064
SteersMedium and Large 1—505318.00/cwt310.00–322.001,6064
HeifersMedium and Large 2—533232.81/cwt230.00–235.001,2419
SteersMedium and Large 1—380342.47/cwt339.00–355.001,30111
SteersMedium and Large 3—448300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3443
SteersMedium and Large 3—333315.11/cwt310.00–320.001,0492
SteersMedium and Large 2—519296.17/cwt290.00–298.001,53711
SteersMedium and Large 3—685218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4932
SteersMedium and Large 1—415330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 1—625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6251
SteersMedium and Large 3—495295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4601
SteersMedium and Large 3—770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6172
SteersMedium and Large 3—378312.42/cwt310.00–315.001,1812
SteersMedium and Large 2—430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
SteersMedium and Large 2—571275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5706
SteersMedium and Large 2—355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
SteersMedium and Large 3—522264.13/cwt260.00–280.001,3795
SteersMedium and Large 3—632230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4542
BullsMedium and Large 1—607250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5182
BullsMedium and Large 3—280342.59/cwt340.00–345.009592
BullsMedium and Large 3—538255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,3722
BullsMedium and Large 3—745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
BullsMedium and Large 3—323300.00/cwt300.00–300.009692
BullsMedium and Large 3—370306.39/cwt300.00–310.001,1344
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,183114.98/cwt110.00–119.001,36013
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,258102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2832
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17394.28/cwt93.00–95.001,1062
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,335125.13/cwt121.00–135.001,67011
CowsLean 85-90%—95388.61/cwt87.00–90.008442
CowsLean 85-90%—1,173104.73/cwt103.00–106.001,2282
Bulls——1,630122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9891
Bulls——1,562136.63/cwt134.00–138.002,1343
Bulls——1,301130.68/cwt128.00–133.001,7004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9201,223.91/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—7841,011.60/head900.00–1,150.001,0124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9401,485.28/head1,350.00–1,575.001,4853
BullsMedium and Large 2—618242.49/cwt240.00–245.001,4992
BullsMedium and Large 1—345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
BullsMedium and Large 1—476304.82/cwt300.00–310.001,4516
BullsMedium and Large 2—473290.94/cwt287.00–295.001,3762
BullsMedium and Large 3—765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1—720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5842
BullsMedium and Large 1—560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
BullsMedium and Large 3—595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1—360334.94/cwt330.00–345.001,2063
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474244.79/cwt242.00–250.001,16016
HeifersMedium and Large 1—657227.40/cwt220.00–229.001,4947
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330270.00/cwt270.00–270.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 2—720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
HeifersMedium and Large 1—514244.46/cwt242.00–246.001,2579
HeifersMedium and Large 1—622229.23/cwt225.00–230.001,42632
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378242.58/cwt240.00–245.009172
HeifersMedium and Large 3—505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
BullsMedium and Large 2—427301.45/cwt300.00–305.001,2877
BullsMedium and Large 3—460274.89/cwt270.00–280.001,2642
HeifersMedium and Large 3—605207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2524
HeifersMedium and Large 3—287266.74/cwt260.00–270.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569233.41/cwt232.00–237.001,3287
BullsMedium and Large 1—423314.95/cwt310.00–325.001,3325
BullsMedium and Large 2—325334.69/cwt330.00–340.001,0882
BullsMedium and Large 3—415280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1623
BullsMedium and Large 2—390317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,2382
BullsMedium and Large 2—535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4451
HeifersMedium and Large 3—461223.32/cwt220.00–230.001,0303
BullsMedium and Large 2—570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4825
BullsMedium and Large 1—500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1—660237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5641

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.