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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.43/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 565 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.56/cwt -4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 562 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.62/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 482 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 632 580 318
Feeder cattle 541 498 232
Slaughter cattle 68 56 72
Replacement cattle 23 26 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 2,00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 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
300–340 319 5 187.00–190.00 $187.97 $600 -2.03
365–380 370 3 182.00–186.00 $183.97 $681 +0.97
465 465 2 172.00 $172.00 $800 -3.00
500–545 527 15 169.00–172.00 $170.73 $900 +2.21
553–595 565 23 161.00–170.00 $168.43 $952 +0.58
600–645 613 9 158.00–167.00 $160.96 $987 +1.41
660 660 1 148.00 $148.00 $977 +2.52
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 185.00 $185.00 $592 —
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 +4.90
400–445 434 8 169.00–174.00 $172.29 $748 +0.61
460–496 484 16 160.00–170.00 $167.57 $811 -1.09
515–525 520 2 162.00–165.00 $163.51 $850 +7.51
595 595 1 157.00 $157.00 $934 +2.00
600–620 608 4 137.00–142.00 $139.00 $845 -2.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 187.00 $187.00 $411 —
275–290 282 3 180.00–188.00 $184.26 $520 —
320 320 3 170.00 $170.00 $544 +0.20
355–385 365 3 155.00–165.00 $160.51 $586 -2.43
410–420 415 2 155.00–160.00 $157.53 $654 -5.93
485 485 1 158.00 $158.00 $766 +7.02
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 -4.95
685 685 1 127.00 $127.00 $870 -2.00
710 710 1 128.00 $128.00 $909 —
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 160.00–165.00 $162.36 $466 —
325–345 335 2 157.00–158.00 $157.49 $528 -1.51
355–395 373 9 154.00–158.00 $155.71 $581 —
415–445 426 4 150.00–156.00 $151.77 $647 -0.23
450–488 478 13 147.00–155.00 $149.21 $713 +2.27
492 value added 492 6 160.00 $160.00 $787 —
500–540 526 16 142.00–152.00 $146.20 $769 +0.19
550–585 562 21 139.00–147.00 $144.56 $812 -4.15
610–620 614 5 136.00–137.00 $136.80 $840 -10.20
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 207 3 155.00–160.00 $156.61 $324 —
260–280 270 2 155.00–158.00 $156.44 $422 +5.16
300–340 318 6 146.00–156.00 $151.56 $482 +1.56
360 360 1 151.00 $151.00 $544 +3.03
420–440 430 11 140.00–149.00 $143.83 $618 -0.43
455–495 469 9 137.00–146.00 $140.91 $661 +1.47
505–520 513 2 140.00 $140.00 $718 +3.00
570–595 578 3 137.00–138.00 $137.34 $794 +7.34
625 625 1 129.00 $129.00 $806 —
755–780 768 2 110.00–113.00 $111.52 $856 -5.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 8 140.00–150.00 $145.48 $335 -4.52
255–295 275 2 140.00 $140.00 $385 -2.42
300–345 316 5 135.00–145.00 $140.28 $443 -2.71
350–385 370 5 130.00–140.00 $134.35 $497 -5.79
420–425 423 3 137.00 $137.00 $580 +7.00
450–465 458 2 130.00–132.00 $131.02 $600 -3.98
515–520 518 2 123.00–130.00 $126.52 $655 -0.58
585–595 592 3 125.00–127.00 $125.66 $744 —
615–645 630 2 112.00 $112.00 $706 —
679 679 5 111.00 $111.00 $754 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 220 4 165.00–170.00 $167.99 $370 -2.01
255–270 263 4 160.00–170.00 $165.14 $434 -2.48
325–335 331 5 150.00–155.00 $152.37 $504 -4.01
365–370 368 2 140.00–150.00 $144.97 $533 -5.05
420–430 425 3 140.00–150.00 $145.02 $616 -1.75
460–475 468 2 144.00–150.00 $147.05 $688 +0.71
510–520 515 2 136.00–142.00 $138.97 $716 -5.70
560 560 1 126.00 $126.00 $706 -5.31
710–740 727 3 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $814 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 3 185.00–190.00 $187.18 $427 —
280–290 285 2 177.00–182.00 $179.46 $511 +0.93
310–315 311 4 175.00–177.00 $175.51 $546 +1.02
360 360 1 167.00 $167.00 $601 -5.53
460–495 472 3 152.00–155.00 $153.05 $722 -4.42
520–535 528 2 150.00–155.00 $152.46 $805 +2.45
590 590 1 148.00 $148.00 $873 +4.00
640 640 1 136.00 $136.00 $870 —
720 720 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 190.00 $190.00 $551 —
390 390 1 181.00 $181.00 $706 +4.00
555–565 560 2 152.00–154.00 $152.99 $857 -0.01
610 610 1 147.00 $147.00 $897 -1.02
670 670 1 137.00 $137.00 $918 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1485 1215 80-85% 17 75.00–81.00 $78.47 $953 -7.95
1060–1425 1240 80-85% 7 67.00–74.00 $71.29 $884 -15.13
1015–1645 1315 80-85% 10 85.00–91.00 $87.34 $1,149 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1120 975 85-90% 6 63.00–70.00 $65.70 $641 +5.01
860–1320 998 85-90% 7 55.00–61.00 $57.65 $575 -3.04
1195 1195 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $920 +5.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1690 1470 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.57 $1,096 —
1540 1540 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1820 1505 3 95.00–99.00 $97.35 $1,465 —
1245–1930 1555 4 100.00–104.00 $102.13 $1,588 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–1100 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–800.00 $741.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.