Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $168.66/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 487 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.85/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 573 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.97/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 373 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	580	607	567
Feeder cattle	498	483	441
Slaughter cattle	56	100	113
Replacement cattle	26	24	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower with one outstanding cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	190.00	$190.00	$646	—
370	370	2	182.00–184.00	$183.00	$677	—
460	460	1	175.00	$175.00	$805	-5.66
505–545	532	10	165.00–171.00	$168.52	$897	+0.52
550–590	573	19	160.00–170.00	$167.85	$962	+0.40
610 value added	610	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,025	—
600–636	625	7	156.00–165.00	$159.55	$997	-2.45
680–695	688	2	144.00–147.00	$145.48	$1,001	-6.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	2	170.00–180.00	$175.10	$653	-8.90
415–435	425	3	167.00–175.00	$171.68	$730	-6.81
460–499	487	26	167.00–170.00	$168.66	$821	-1.34
517	517	4	156.00	$156.00	$807	-0.80
575	575	1	155.00	$155.00	$891	-0.65
615–645	630	2	137.00–146.00	$141.61	$892	-7.39
695	695	1	141.00	$141.00	$980	-0.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	165.00–175.00	$169.80	$531	-5.20
360–393	380	10	156.00–166.00	$162.94	$619	+5.94
410–441	437	7	160.00–164.00	$163.46	$714	+12.14
450–485	461	4	150.00–154.00	$150.98	$696	+1.11
505–545	531	7	145.00–153.00	$150.17	$797	—
560–595	574	4	137.00–145.00	$139.95	$803	-7.05
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
660	660	1	129.00	$129.00	$851	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	276	6	150.00–154.00	$151.28	$418	—
335	335	2	150.00	$150.00	$502	+2.00
355–390	373	15	145.00–152.00	$147.97	$552	-1.09
400–445	421	14	140.00–148.00	$144.26	$607	-1.38
455–490	474	7	138.00–140.00	$139.44	$661	-0.56
520	520	1	137.00	$137.00	$712	-1.87
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	-3.52
670	670	1	118.00	$118.00	$791	±0.00
760	760	1	117.00	$117.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	159.00	$159.00	$514	—
420	420	1	152.00	$152.00	$638	+1.35
450–495	473	8	143.00–150.00	$146.94	$695	+1.00
505–515	511	5	143.00–150.00	$146.01	$746	+0.99
560–598	580	14	147.00–151.00	$148.71	$863	+8.71
600	600	1	147.00	$147.00	$882	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	-2.18
280–295	285	3	140.00–147.00	$142.42	$406	-2.49
305–335	321	10	140.00–147.00	$142.99	$459	+7.07
355–395	378	8	137.00–145.00	$140.14	$530	-0.91
415	415	3	130.00	$130.00	$540	-8.76
455–490	473	2	135.00	$135.00	$639	-0.97
510–545	530	3	122.00–130.00	$127.10	$674	-1.90
710–730	720	2	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$774	+1.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	170.00	$170.00	$366	—
255–285	265	5	162.00–172.00	$167.62	$444	-6.02
300–340	313	3	150.00–160.00	$156.38	$489	-12.99
350–385	371	6	145.00–155.00	$150.02	$557	-4.75
405–445	421	8	142.00–150.00	$146.77	$618	-8.51
450–480	468	3	146.00–147.00	$146.34	$685	-3.04
505–540	522	3	144.00–145.00	$144.67	$755	+4.74
560–570	565	3	128.00–136.00	$131.31	$742	-0.69
605	605	1	124.00	$124.00	$750	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	177.00–180.00	$178.53	$482	-4.52
300–335	323	9	170.00–178.00	$174.49	$564	-5.13
350–370	362	6	167.00–175.00	$172.53	$625	—
415–440	423	4	160.00–170.00	$164.05	$694	-1.90
460–470	465	2	155.00–160.00	$157.47	$732	-0.27
500–535	511	7	147.00–152.00	$150.01	$767	-4.67
555	555	1	144.00	$144.00	$799	-2.03
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	177.00	$177.00	$628	—
410	410	1	172.00	$172.00	$705	-6.00
520	520	1	155.00	$155.00	$806	—
550–570	562	3	150.00–157.00	$153.00	$860	-1.00
605–635	618	3	146.00–149.00	$148.02	$915	+5.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1245	1158	80-85%	5	90.00–97.00	$91.63	$1,061	—
970–1470	1216	80-85%	13	83.00–89.00	$86.42	$1,051	—
1065–1685	1393	80-85%	3	75.00–77.00	$76.09	$1,060	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1115	988	85-90%	4	58.00–65.00	$60.69	$600	-3.03
970–1030	1000	85-90%	2	78.00	$78.00	$780	—
965–1505	1191	85-90%	5	67.00–74.00	$71.60	$853	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1645	1459	4	95.00–99.00	$97.23	$1,419	—
1405–2050	1766	5	104.00–110.00	$106.51	$1,881	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1235	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	800.00–1,025.00	$927.65	+63.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055–1395	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,525.00	$1,374.29	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.