Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $173.68/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 379 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.18/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 413 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	522	497	368
Feeder cattle	443	334	285
Slaughter cattle	79	128	83
Replacement cattle	—	35	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady with one outstanding cow at 93.00, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	334	8	175.00–180.00	$178.99	$598	+8.99
355–387	379	13	170.00–177.00	$173.68	$658	+3.68
440–445	443	4	154.00–160.00	$157.27	$697	-4.73
450–495	466	4	144.00–150.00	$147.32	$687	—
510–515	513	2	141.00–150.00	$145.52	$747	—
570–590	580	3	140.00–150.00	$145.30	$843	+7.30
680–690	685	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$829	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	413	3	172.00–174.00	$173.35	$716	+2.12
450–495	480	7	160.00–165.00	$163.66	$786	-5.84
500–525	517	3	155.00–156.00	$155.32	$803	-9.65
550–565	557	3	154.00–157.00	$155.33	$865	—
605–640	627	3	150.00–152.00	$151.02	$947	—
660	660	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,003	+10.00
735	735	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,000	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	2	177.00–179.00	$177.99	$735	—
455–495	470	3	170.00–174.00	$171.30	$805	—
530	530	1	166.00	$166.00	$880	-4.34
555	555	7	168.00	$168.00	$932	-3.97
605–635	622	3	160.00–166.00	$162.62	$1,011	+0.95
655–675	665	3	154.00–156.00	$155.32	$1,033	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	159.00	$159.00	$549	—
365–385	375	2	160.00–162.00	$160.97	$604	+3.16
410–414	413	11	155.00–156.00	$155.18	$641	+0.23
475–481	479	8	150.00–154.00	$152.88	$732	-1.95
515–545	541	8	147.00–156.00	$150.34	$813	-1.90
565–585	575	2	143.00–150.00	$146.44	$842	+1.62
610	610	1	136.00	$136.00	$830	-6.96
680	680	1	131.00	$131.00	$891	-2.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	7	151.00	$151.00	$518	-2.74
360–385	369	4	144.00–152.00	$147.06	$543	-2.79
400–430	416	4	140.00–150.00	$146.25	$608	+0.32
455–490	464	5	140.00–148.00	$143.05	$664	-3.20
505–545	523	4	134.00–142.00	$138.22	$723	+3.22
550–580	570	3	138.00–140.00	$139.36	$794	+2.37
625	625	1	131.00	$131.00	$819	—
670–695	683	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$823	+0.49
705–740	725	3	111.00–114.00	$112.36	$815	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	136.00–138.00	$137.01	$312	-7.37
260	260	2	140.00	$140.00	$364	-1.88
305–345	315	6	130.00–140.00	$137.31	$433	+5.31
355–390	373	2	140.00	$140.00	$522	+3.14
440–445	443	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$587	+4.49
470–490	480	2	130.00–138.00	$133.92	$643	+0.87
500–530	520	3	120.00–130.00	$123.21	$641	-1.90
585	585	1	128.00	$128.00	$749	+0.95
630–640	633	4	114.00–120.00	$118.48	$750	—
665	665	1	116.00	$116.00	$771	+10.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	364	4	166.00–175.00	$171.23	$623	+5.73
410	410	1	158.00	$158.00	$648	—
455–490	473	2	152.00–155.00	$153.44	$726	-1.60
520–545	533	2	150.00–152.00	$151.02	$805	+3.02
550	550	1	144.00	$144.00	$792	-5.00
600	600	1	137.00	$137.00	$822	—
660–690	680	4	122.00–126.00	$124.02	$843	—
715	715	3	117.00–120.00	$119.00	$851	—
755–770	760	3	113.00–116.00	$114.99	$874	-6.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	166.00	$166.00	$349	-4.00
335	335	1	165.00	$165.00	$553	+4.15
350–365	358	2	147.00–155.00	$151.08	$541	-1.79
430–445	435	3	142.00–150.00	$147.27	$641	-7.06
455–465	460	3	127.00–130.00	$128.68	$592	-9.22
505	505	1	137.00	$137.00	$692	-3.00
590	590	1	125.00	$125.00	$738	—
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	—
685–690	688	2	112.00–120.00	$116.01	$798	—
710–730	722	3	112.00–113.00	$112.33	$811	+2.33
790	790	1	101.00	$101.00	$798	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	178.00	$178.00	$650	—
400–445	418	3	172.00–176.00	$173.63	$726	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1435	1147	80-85%	7	70.00–77.00	$72.53	$832	—
955–1770	1284	80-85%	10	78.00–84.00	$80.39	$1,032	—
1050–1530	1288	80-85%	3	86.00–89.00	$87.39	$1,126	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1370	1066	85-90%	5	61.00–68.00	$64.06	$683	—
1135	1135	85-90%	2	77.00	$77.00	$874	+5.51
900–1270	1138	85-90%	12	69.00–75.00	$72.38	$824	+0.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,087	—
1600	1600	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,264	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1295	1128	6	84.00–90.00	$86.52	$976	—
1865	1865	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,052	—
1670–2115	1886	5	104.00–107.00	$105.29	$1,986	—

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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.