Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.75/cwt +6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 469 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.88/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 431 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	515	820	639
Feeder cattle	430	740	555
Slaughter cattle	85	67	84
Replacement cattle	—	13	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers, bulls, and steers mostly steady, steer calves 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	324	4	185.00–195.00	$189.75	$615	—
390	390	2	178.00–187.00	$182.50	$712	+4.50
405–435	428	4	172.00–179.00	$173.66	$743	+2.83
460–495	468	6	161.00–168.00	$162.35	$760	+5.16
510–520	515	2	148.00–156.00	$152.04	$783	+5.34
555–585	561	9	148.00–153.00	$151.53	$850	+5.69
605–625	619	7	138.00–146.00	$141.09	$873	-0.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	432	9	160.00–168.00	$166.02	$717	+2.98
480–490	485	2	154.00–156.00	$155.01	$752	+6.89
505–530	521	8	137.00–145.00	$140.13	$730	+1.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	371	6	142.00–144.00	$143.13	$531	-0.14
420–445	431	11	135.00–140.00	$136.88	$590	-1.84
455–485	469	13	130.00–138.00	$134.75	$632	+6.10
505–530	520	7	125.00–130.00	$127.16	$661	+0.42
560–568	564	8	128.00–132.00	$130.51	$736	+5.55
610–620	618	5	124.00–131.00	$127.40	$787	+3.39
655–675	665	4	124.00–126.00	$124.98	$831	+3.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	140.00–142.00	$141.02	$317	-8.98
320–330	325	4	139.00–143.00	$141.25	$459	+0.61
360–395	374	6	132.00–139.00	$134.78	$504	-2.21
410–420	415	2	130.00–134.00	$132.02	$548	+1.42
475–495	485	3	122.00–127.00	$124.30	$603	+0.19
510–545	525	3	115.00–125.00	$120.66	$633	+0.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	370	3	120.00–122.00	$120.65	$446	-2.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	310	3	177.00–185.00	$182.25	$565	+6.25
380–395	389	4	165.00–172.00	$169.78	$660	+1.01
455–495	469	4	148.00–158.00	$151.23	$709	-0.75
510–530	517	6	143.00–147.00	$144.52	$747	—
605–615	610	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$790	-3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	3	168.00–174.00	$170.65	$551	+5.96
360–375	365	3	156.00–162.00	$159.95	$584	+3.53
420–430	423	3	140.00–148.00	$142.71	$604	-2.27
455–475	465	5	136.00–146.00	$139.45	$648	+0.45
520–530	523	3	128.00–134.00	$131.34	$687	+2.99
705–710	708	2	100.00–110.00	$105.02	$744	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	155.00–164.00	$159.57	$519	+14.46
405–410	408	2	133.00–138.00	$135.48	$553	+5.48
675–685	682	3	106.00–110.00	$107.32	$732	-6.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1520	1224	80-85%	11	56.00–63.00	$59.88	$733	—
1205–1420	1313	80-85%	4	45.00–53.00	$49.33	$648	—
1420–1430	1425	80-85%	2	64.00–66.00	$65.00	$926	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–930	840	85-90%	10	50.00–54.00	$51.54	$433	—
1005–1205	1080	85-90%	4	41.00–46.00	$43.67	$472	-6.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1605	1602	75-80%	3	50.00–55.00	$51.67	$828	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.