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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 14, 2022

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.38/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 583 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.99/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 457 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.23/cwt -11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 417 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 517 407
Feeder cattle 298 410 305
Slaughter cattle 85 72 84
Replacement cattle 34 35 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 431 4 160.00–162.00 $160.49 $692 -5.44
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
505–540 512 11 152.00–155.00 $154.62 $792 —
550–595 563 9 144.00–151.00 $149.77 $843 -2.23
630–645 638 2 142.00–146.00 $144.02 $919 -1.98
735 735 1 127.00 $127.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
440–445 442 3 154.00–156.00 $154.67 $684 -0.14
495 495 1 146.00 $146.00 $723 -3.93
505–545 539 8 136.00–144.00 $141.74 $764 —
550–575 569 5 130.00–140.00 $133.74 $761 -8.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 3 148.00 $148.00 $944 —
650–655 652 5 140.00–148.00 $145.19 $947 —
953 953 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,144 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 3 144.00–151.00 $148.47 $564 -6.53
400–445 417 13 140.00–143.00 $141.23 $589 -11.43
450–460 457 16 135.00–143.00 $139.99 $640 -3.35
505–546 531 7 130.00–138.00 $133.69 $710 +1.36
555–580 572 3 129.00–135.00 $131.96 $755 -1.04
640 640 1 124.00 $124.00 $794 —
685–690 687 3 114.00–120.00 $117.99 $811 —
770 770 1 113.00 $113.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 465 3 144.00–148.00 $145.42 $676 -8.98
500–530 511 4 142.00–149.00 $145.50 $744 +0.78
555–595 583 17 137.00–144.00 $139.38 $813 -2.60
600–615 604 6 135.00–140.00 $137.99 $833 —
690 690 1 132.00 $132.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 146.00 $146.00 $394 -0.79
302–340 315 3 140.00–142.00 $141.28 $445 -1.37
375–390 383 2 132.00–140.00 $135.92 $521 -8.58
400–445 421 5 130.00–139.00 $135.48 $570 -6.31
450–475 467 3 122.00–132.00 $126.36 $590 -11.96
575–585 578 3 120.00–124.00 $121.35 $701 -6.65
610–635 623 2 110.00–114.00 $111.96 $698 —
670–685 678 2 102.00–104.00 $103.01 $698 —
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 150.00–157.00 $153.55 $545 +10.04
445 445 4 135.00–143.00 $141.00 $627 -0.26
450–495 468 5 130.00–140.00 $134.23 $628 -4.78
505 505 1 137.00 $137.00 $692 +3.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 -3.00
505–525 518 6 140.00–145.00 $142.13 $736 —
550–590 568 3 135.00–140.00 $137.28 $780 —
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 +1.00
605–620 613 2 138.00–141.00 $139.48 $855 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1395 1131 80-85% 8 74.00–81.00 $77.25 $874 —
995–1600 1251 80-85% 16 84.00–91.00 $88.07 $1,102 -5.07
1105–1740 1312 80-85% 11 92.00–97.00 $93.86 $1,231 +15.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1255 944 85-90% 11 60.00–67.00 $63.37 $598 +2.54
910–985 948 85-90% 2 76.00 $76.00 $720 +15.17
850–1530 1102 85-90% 7 68.00–75.00 $70.03 $772 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $945 —
1200–1615 1441 75-80% 5 81.00–85.00 $83.15 $1,198 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1565 1332 3 97.00–99.00 $98.28 $1,309 —
1365–2000 1683 3 110.00–112.00 $111.46 $1,876 +15.09

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.