Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.85/cwt ≈ $882/hd at 622 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $161.07/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 526 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.47/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 526 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	725	650	594
Feeder cattle	593	505	540
Slaughter cattle	120	122	45
Replacement cattle	12	23	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with out standing cows 98.00 to 106.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	180.00–185.00	$182.52	$617	—
402–435	422	16	170.00–176.00	$172.59	$728	-5.49
485	485	3	159.00–168.00	$164.00	$795	-4.68
503–538	526	36	156.00–164.00	$161.07	$847	-0.85
625–630	628	2	146.00–149.00	$147.51	$926	—
675	675	1	144.00	$144.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	180.00	$180.00	$738	-11.04
455–493	473	9	170.00–174.00	$170.43	$806	-16.22
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	-13.19
575–595	587	6	159.00–166.00	$161.16	$946	-5.63
600–645	613	9	150.00–160.00	$154.15	$945	—
660–683	675	14	149.00–159.00	$150.28	$1,014	-3.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	170.00	$170.00	$536	-4.96
395	395	1	171.00	$171.00	$675	—
455–490	470	6	147.00–151.00	$149.47	$703	—
500–520	510	2	130.00–132.00	$130.98	$668	—
580	580	3	138.00	$138.00	$800	—
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	—
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	166.00	$166.00	$332	—
345	345	1	168.00	$168.00	$580	+3.16
395	395	2	154.00–164.00	$159.00	$628	-5.39
400–426	419	6	148.00–158.00	$149.63	$627	-17.57
475	475	1	152.00	$152.00	$722	-5.84
501–541	526	34	144.00–154.00	$146.47	$770	-2.88
555–565	563	9	142.00–148.00	$144.22	$812	-5.26
600–638	622	43	139.00–145.00	$141.85	$882	—
660–675	669	4	134.00–137.00	$135.26	$905	—
705	705	11	127.00	$127.00	$895	-12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	155.00	$155.00	$380	-1.00
280	280	1	156.00	$156.00	$437	—
330	330	1	148.00	$148.00	$488	-2.00
370–390	380	3	142.00–152.00	$146.25	$556	-8.68
400–440	428	6	140.00–146.00	$143.37	$614	-5.63
450–480	469	16	136.00–144.00	$141.52	$664	-4.96
512–540	518	5	130.00–138.00	$131.67	$682	-4.97
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	-6.00
645	645	1	127.00	$127.00	$819	-5.24
660	660	1	112.00	$112.00	$739	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	275	4	140.00–142.00	$140.50	$386	-3.47
330–340	335	2	137.00–142.00	$139.46	$467	-6.54
355–380	363	13	130.00–140.00	$134.56	$488	+0.56
400–445	413	6	120.00–130.00	$127.68	$527	-8.94
480–485	482	7	120.00–130.00	$124.56	$600	-0.54
506	506	3	125.00	$125.00	$632	+9.86
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	+4.00
720	720	1	100.00	$100.00	$720	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$462	-9.47
300–330	312	3	172.00–178.00	$175.10	$546	-11.23
350–390	364	5	170.00–180.00	$173.98	$633	-10.74
400–435	422	5	160.00–168.00	$166.07	$701	-4.61
450–495	467	5	150.00–158.00	$154.28	$720	-5.72
515–545	530	2	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$755	-7.57
585–590	588	3	138.00–142.00	$139.66	$821	—
605–630	618	2	137.00–138.00	$137.51	$850	—
675	675	1	131.00	$131.00	$884	+11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	170.00	$170.00	$413	—
260	260	1	169.00	$169.00	$439	-1.00
355–390	373	2	160.00	$160.00	$597	-6.21
440–445	443	2	154.00–158.00	$155.99	$691	+0.95
460–475	470	3	140.00	$140.00	$658	-10.63
515	515	1	126.00	$126.00	$649	-8.02
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	-12.02
600–620	610	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$726	+1.90
675	675	1	118.00	$118.00	$796	+6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	185.00–187.00	$185.99	$591	-14.01
410–425	419	5	170.00–176.00	$172.00	$721	-10.00
455	455	1	168.00	$168.00	$764	-19.00
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	-10.00
555	555	1	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
640–645	643	2	142.00–144.00	$143.00	$919	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1345	1130	80-85%	5	71.00–79.00	$74.89	$846	—
1010–1345	1189	80-85%	23	90.00–97.00	$93.69	$1,114	+2.27
885–1620	1252	80-85%	18	81.00–89.00	$85.29	$1,068	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1120	960	85-90%	6	76.00–80.00	$78.22	$751	—
845–1095	971	85-90%	15	68.00–74.00	$70.05	$680	—
810–1340	1048	85-90%	6	60.00–66.00	$64.58	$677	-6.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,035	—
1595–1620	1608	75-80%	2	68.00–70.00	$69.01	$1,110	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1390	1220	4	94.00–100.00	$96.55	$1,178	—
1080–1560	1343	8	101.00–108.00	$105.14	$1,412	—
1210–2370	1696	4	110.00–114.00	$112.14	$1,902	+11.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–960	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–600.00	$581.47	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.