Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.95/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 420 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.24/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 507 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.00/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 518 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	497	632	456
Feeder cattle	334	541	406
Slaughter cattle	128	68	37
Replacement cattle	35	23	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 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
300	300	1	196.00	$196.00	$588	+8.03
360–395	382	3	190.00–193.00	$191.03	$730	+7.06
510–545	530	3	170.00–171.00	$170.34	$903	-0.39
565–595	575	3	170.00–174.00	$171.97	$989	+3.54
620–645	632	3	157.00–164.00	$161.67	$1,022	+0.71
710	710	1	140.00	$140.00	$994	+10.00
808–815	810	6	136.00–138.00	$136.50	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	187.00	$187.00	$486	—
355	355	1	187.00	$187.00	$664	+7.00
410–420	418	4	170.00–175.00	$171.23	$716	-1.06
475–490	484	4	166.00–172.00	$169.50	$820	+1.93
500–515	505	3	162.00–168.00	$164.97	$833	+1.46
670	670	1	142.00	$142.00	$951	—
770	770	1	129.00	$129.00	$993	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	±0.00
360	360	1	170.00	$170.00	$612	+9.49
410	410	1	162.00	$162.00	$664	+4.47
570	570	1	138.00	$138.00	$787	+3.00
720	720	1	120.00	$120.00	$864	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	159.00	$159.00	$485	+1.51
360–390	378	5	155.00–160.00	$157.81	$597	+2.10
405–440	420	18	151.00–158.00	$154.95	$651	+3.18
450–470	458	5	152.00–158.00	$154.83	$709	+5.62
500–540	507	16	149.00–154.00	$152.24	$772	+6.04
563–595	569	6	140.00–147.00	$144.82	$824	+0.26
605–620	613	2	140.00–146.00	$142.96	$876	+6.16
650–660	655	2	130.00–137.00	$133.47	$874	+5.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	154.00	$154.00	$323	-2.61
270–280	276	4	151.00–158.00	$153.22	$423	-3.22
310–330	316	7	148.00–158.00	$153.74	$486	+2.18
355–380	367	6	144.00–153.00	$149.85	$550	-1.15
415–445	426	7	140.00–150.00	$145.93	$622	+2.10
450–465	456	8	140.00–150.00	$146.25	$667	+5.34
525	525	1	135.00	$135.00	$709	-5.00
580–595	588	2	136.00–138.00	$136.99	$806	-0.35
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	3	140.00–147.00	$144.38	$347	-1.10
250–295	259	5	140.00–145.00	$141.88	$367	+1.88
320	320	1	132.00	$132.00	$422	-8.28
350–380	368	5	130.00–140.00	$136.86	$504	+2.51
430	430	1	128.00	$128.00	$550	-9.00
460–475	468	2	130.00–136.00	$133.05	$623	+2.03
500–545	517	3	122.00–129.00	$125.11	$647	-1.41
560–593	582	7	120.00–129.00	$127.05	$739	+1.39
650–685	668	2	103.00–108.00	$105.43	$704	-5.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	186.00	$186.00	$595	—
495	495	1	162.00	$162.00	$802	—
500–545	518	12	152.00–162.00	$157.00	$813	—
550–580	570	7	150.00–156.00	$153.58	$875	+0.59
605–635	620	2	148.00–153.00	$150.44	$933	+3.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	170.00	$170.00	$400	+2.01
255–265	260	2	165.00–166.00	$165.51	$430	+0.37
320–340	330	2	156.00–166.00	$160.85	$531	+8.48
350–375	357	7	150.00–156.00	$152.87	$546	+7.90
405–440	422	6	152.00–157.00	$154.33	$651	+9.31
455–490	467	3	134.00–140.00	$137.90	$644	-9.15
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	+1.03
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	-1.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	-9.46
305–320	313	2	168.00–170.00	$168.98	$529	-6.53
380–385	383	2	165.00–166.00	$165.50	$634	-1.50
450–490	469	7	150.00–159.00	$155.04	$727	+1.99
500	500	1	148.00	$148.00	$740	-4.46
570	570	1	149.00	$149.00	$849	+1.00
770	770	1	121.00	$121.00	$932	—
800	800	1	122.00	$122.00	$976	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1185	1105	85-90%	11	59.00–66.00	$64.06	$708	—
980–1385	1135	85-90%	32	67.00–74.00	$71.49	$811	—
1145	1145	85-90%	4	75.00	$75.00	$859	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1435	1201	80-85%	15	80.00–87.00	$82.81	$995	+4.34
1015–1475	1305	80-85%	15	75.00–79.00	$77.67	$1,014	-9.67
1170–1465	1363	80-85%	6	88.00–93.00	$90.50	$1,234	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,350	—
1160–1880	1545	4	101.00–108.00	$104.36	$1,612	—
1645–1745	1695	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$1,906	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	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 $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1405–1610	1489	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,325.00–1,650.00	$1,467.18	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1280–1335	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,216.60	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.