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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $178.06/cwt -2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 439 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.52/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 471 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.11/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 512 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 389 432 678
Feeder cattle 301 333 586
Slaughter cattle 70 88 65
Replacement cattle 18 11 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, bull calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher and replacement cow lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 315 3 200.00–206.00 $202.03 $636 —
405–440 420 6 182.00–190.00 $186.73 $784 +4.54
460–495 472 9 172.00–180.00 $176.21 $832 -5.42
520–525 523 2 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $894 +7.56
555–590 563 10 165.00–174.00 $171.42 $965 +11.42
605–625 615 2 169.00–170.00 $169.49 $1,042 —
665–685 668 7 146.00–156.00 $154.53 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 192.00 $192.00 $653 —
350–395 373 3 180.00–184.00 $181.41 $677 -1.09
420–445 435 4 170.00–175.00 $172.49 $750 -2.51
475–485 480 2 167.00–170.00 $168.48 $809 —
506 506 4 147.00 $147.00 $744 —
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
731 731 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 170.00–180.00 $175.19 $473 +3.14
315–340 328 2 176.00–178.00 $177.04 $581 -0.27
380 380 1 177.00 $177.00 $673 +4.48
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 -20.00
450–465 458 3 140.00–150.00 $144.05 $660 —
610–620 615 2 126.00–132.00 $129.02 $793 —
715 715 1 122.00 $122.00 $872 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 271 5 157.00–162.00 $158.38 $429 —
325–335 330 3 150.00–152.00 $151.34 $499 —
355–395 375 5 149.00–157.00 $152.62 $572 +2.22
415–440 422 9 150.00–154.00 $151.89 $641 +1.58
450–485 471 11 145.00–151.00 $147.52 $695 -0.78
505–535 512 11 144.00–152.00 $147.11 $753 +3.16
560–595 567 9 143.00–145.00 $143.57 $814 -2.59
605 605 1 139.00 $139.00 $841 -2.54
660–690 675 2 136.00 $136.00 $918 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 277 3 148.00–154.00 $150.64 $417 +1.66
360–375 368 2 145.00–148.00 $146.47 $539 +10.24
405–420 412 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $580 +0.66
450–485 476 8 130.00–140.00 $135.22 $644 —
515 515 1 134.00 $134.00 $690 +1.02
555 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 —
615 615 1 122.00 $122.00 $750 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
740 740 1 122.00 $122.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 242 3 140.00–146.00 $142.65 $345 +12.65
260 260 1 138.00 $138.00 $359 +2.06
385–395 390 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $530 —
505 505 1 122.00 $122.00 $616 +14.00
610 610 2 110.00–114.00 $112.00 $683 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —
700 700 1 97.00 $97.00 $679 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 272 3 200.00–207.00 $203.12 $552 —
325–345 335 2 190.00–196.00 $193.09 $647 —
360–380 368 3 190.00–192.00 $190.65 $702 +7.75
420–445 439 11 172.00–182.00 $178.06 $782 -2.96
450–490 470 5 168.00–174.00 $172.39 $810 +5.37
500–530 518 3 166.00–168.00 $167.00 $865 +3.63
555–560 558 2 160.00–164.00 $161.99 $904 +2.99
630 630 1 139.00 $139.00 $876 —
660 660 1 137.00 $137.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 182.00 $182.00 $592 +2.59
370–380 375 2 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $671 +9.09
465–485 475 2 165.00–167.00 $166.02 $789 +7.40
555–590 573 4 146.00–154.00 $150.46 $862 +13.46
675 675 1 126.00 $126.00 $850 —
775 775 1 124.00 $124.00 $961 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 276 4 167.00–172.00 $169.84 $469 +6.33
345 345 1 148.00 $148.00 $511 —
460–480 473 3 140.00–150.00 $143.38 $678 -3.62
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
655–695 675 2 112.00–118.00 $114.91 $776 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1600 1244 80-85% 20 71.00–78.00 $74.64 $929 —
1090–1430 1265 80-85% 12 79.00–85.00 $81.67 $1,033 +0.30
1040–1405 1273 80-85% 3 64.00–70.00 $67.65 $861 -13.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1070 931 85-90% 4 66.00–70.00 $68.34 $636 —
855–1165 943 85-90% 10 58.00–64.00 $61.26 $578 —
920–1175 1014 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $53.28 $540 -2.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,021 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,161 —
1455–1635 1543 3 92.00–98.00 $95.45 $1,473 —
1705 1705 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,756 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1050–1210 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 775.00–825.00 $801.77 -78.25

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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.