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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.31/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 416 lb · 14 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.73/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $477/hd at 332 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.60/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 570 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 432 463 527
Feeder cattle 333 387 454
Slaughter cattle 88 62 69
Replacement cattle 11 14 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 427 6 179.00–186.00 $182.19 $778 +1.00
455–485 464 8 177.00–185.00 $181.63 $843 +4.07
500–545 526 4 160.00–168.00 $163.44 $860 +1.05
535 value added 535 1 172.00 $172.00 $920 —
580 580 1 160.00 $160.00 $928 +11.50
720 720 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,066 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 167.00–177.00 $172.05 $478 -2.95
325–345 337 3 175.00–179.00 $177.31 $598 +4.29
360–375 369 4 169.00–176.00 $172.52 $637 —
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 182.00–183.00 $182.50 $717 +2.50
420 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 +9.00
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 175.00 $175.00 $350 —
365–385 375 9 146.00–153.00 $150.40 $564 -2.89
400–445 416 14 144.00–153.00 $150.31 $625 +4.20
455–485 475 3 146.00–150.00 $148.30 $704 +5.44
510–530 519 5 140.00–148.00 $143.95 $747 +8.16
550 value added 550 1 151.00 $151.00 $830 —
550–597 572 10 144.00–148.00 $146.16 $836 +8.14
600–610 605 2 137.00–146.00 $141.54 $856 +2.91
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 ±0.00
715 715 1 124.00 $124.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $417 +6.63
305–340 332 13 140.00–147.00 $143.73 $477 +0.21
360–380 374 4 134.00–138.00 $136.23 $510 +1.70
420–445 438 4 138.00–142.00 $140.00 $613 +4.36
510–545 530 4 128.00–138.00 $132.98 $705 +8.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 -4.37
260–285 278 4 130.00–140.00 $135.94 $378 —
305–335 320 8 130.00–137.00 $131.85 $422 +4.94
455–495 470 3 115.00–120.00 $117.59 $553 -6.08
515 515 1 108.00 $108.00 $556 -9.78
585 585 1 107.00 $107.00 $626 -13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 285 3 180.00 $180.00 $513 -7.00
300–335 327 8 177.00–182.00 $179.41 $587 -0.59
355–390 378 9 165.00–173.00 $169.90 $642 -4.10
405–430 418 2 170.00–174.00 $172.06 $719 +4.08
455–485 470 3 156.00–160.00 $158.62 $746 —
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 +3.00
555 555 1 137.00 $137.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 371 4 180.00–190.00 $182.90 $679 -4.20
425–430 428 2 177.00–185.00 $181.02 $775 +2.02
465–485 476 4 165.00–170.00 $167.02 $795 -2.75
500–530 515 2 159.00–168.00 $163.37 $841 +6.37
550 550 1 159.00 $159.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 170.00–180.00 $175.21 $412 +2.49
270–295 284 6 160.00–170.00 $163.51 $464 -9.60
360–375 368 2 150.00–157.00 $153.43 $565 +6.43
400–445 423 2 149.00–152.00 $150.58 $637 +7.58
490 490 1 147.00 $147.00 $720 +8.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1350 1262 80-85% 14 78.00–85.00 $81.37 $1,027 —
895–1990 1307 80-85% 13 62.00–69.00 $66.09 $864 -0.16
940–1640 1347 80-85% 8 70.00–77.00 $73.32 $988 -2.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1320 1011 85-90% 13 53.00–60.00 $56.24 $569 —
990–1300 1078 85-90% 4 45.00–51.00 $49.15 $530 —
1020–1215 1139 85-90% 6 61.00–68.00 $63.59 $724 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $855 -7.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1240 1225 2 87.00–90.00 $88.52 $1,084 —
1325–1710 1473 8 93.00–100.00 $96.35 $1,419 —
1530–2135 1833 2 105.00–107.00 $106.17 $1,946 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1165 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 750.00–1,000.00 $880.02 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 575.00 $575.00 —

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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.