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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.15/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 482 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.19/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 415 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.63/cwt +13.63 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 609 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 478 0
Feeder cattle 387 384 0
Slaughter cattle 62 70 0
Replacement cattle 14 24 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous two weeks for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 415 16 180.00–190.00 $181.19 $752 -1.58
450–485 470 7 175.00–180.00 $177.56 $835 +10.13
509–540 515 12 159.00–169.00 $162.39 $836 +2.39
565 value added 565 1 161.00 $161.00 $910 —
570 570 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $846 -16.50
605–625 615 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $889 +2.49
715 715 1 137.00 $137.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 196.00 $196.00 $568 —
340 340 1 190.00 $190.00 $646 +7.02
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 ±0.00
440 440 1 166.00 $166.00 $730 —
460–490 480 3 167.00–170.00 $169.04 $811 +17.55
505–540 523 2 155.00–157.00 $156.03 $816 —
570 570 1 138.00 $138.00 $787 -10.00
610 610 1 134.00 $134.00 $817 +1.99
680–685 683 2 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 —
305–310 308 2 170.00–176.00 $173.02 $533 —
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 -10.00
505–525 515 2 132.00–140.00 $135.92 $700 -8.08
605 605 1 126.00 $126.00 $762 —
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 -5.00
700–725 713 2 112.00–116.00 $113.96 $813 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 152.00–156.00 $154.13 $421 —
320–340 324 6 150.00–160.00 $152.97 $496 +5.97
355–390 381 9 147.00–155.00 $153.29 $584 +8.37
400–445 422 10 142.00–149.00 $146.11 $617 +3.67
473–495 482 17 136.00–146.00 $142.86 $689 +7.23
485 value added 485 1 148.00 $148.00 $718 —
510–535 517 5 134.00–137.00 $135.79 $702 +2.19
550–564 559 6 136.00–139.00 $138.02 $772 +3.86
607–630 609 14 133.00–140.00 $138.63 $844 +13.63
660 660 2 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 3 140.00–146.00 $142.35 $403 —
305–345 333 6 138.00–148.00 $143.52 $478 +4.10
375–385 380 2 132.00–137.00 $134.53 $511 -1.78
425–445 437 3 130.00–139.00 $135.64 $593 —
455–490 473 2 132.00–135.00 $133.44 $631 +6.44
540 540 1 124.00 $124.00 $670 -0.73
560–590 575 2 122.00–132.00 $126.87 $730 +6.37
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 225 3 132.00–136.00 $134.37 $302 +3.36
325–345 335 2 124.00–130.00 $126.91 $425 —
360–395 371 4 118.00–124.00 $120.46 $447 -3.53
450–495 473 2 120.00–127.00 $123.67 $585 +3.67
505–545 527 5 115.00–121.00 $117.78 $621 +3.78
585 585 2 120.00 $120.00 $702 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
720 720 1 107.00 $107.00 $770 —
750 750 1 104.00 $104.00 $780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 170.00–175.00 $172.72 $389 -5.90
250–290 268 3 171.00–176.00 $173.11 $464 +2.82
310 310 1 167.00 $167.00 $518 —
350 350 1 147.00 $147.00 $514 -4.00
435 435 1 143.00 $143.00 $622 +3.00
460–465 463 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $641 —
540 540 1 139.00 $139.00 $751 +19.66
575–590 582 3 125.00–132.00 $129.02 $751 +9.02
610–615 613 2 120.00–128.00 $124.02 $760 —
710–730 720 2 110.00–115.00 $112.53 $810 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 4 199.00–204.00 $200.47 $652 +16.62
360–375 368 2 182.00–192.00 $187.10 $689 +14.02
400–405 402 3 178.00–180.00 $179.00 $720 +6.77
450–490 469 5 167.00–172.00 $169.77 $796 +4.82
530–535 533 2 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $837 +14.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 187.00 $187.00 $514 +7.00
300 300 1 180.00 $180.00 $540 —
385 385 1 174.00 $174.00 $670 +13.11
410–415 413 2 164.00–172.00 $167.98 $694 +7.98
535 535 1 147.00 $147.00 $786 +22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1705 1313 80-85% 22 64.00–71.00 $66.25 $870 -8.74
1170–1630 1330 80-85% 8 73.00–80.00 $76.03 $1,011 +1.04
940–1720 1360 80-85% 12 58.00–63.00 $60.34 $821 +2.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $847 —
1230–1845 1573 75-80% 3 60.00–65.00 $62.00 $975 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1020 957 85-90% 3 51.00–56.00 $52.94 $507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,409 —
1015–2155 1745 5 88.00–90.00 $89.01 $1,553 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1035 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–725.00 $699.25

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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.