Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.13/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 481 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.09/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 510 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.55/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 561 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	727	603	444
Feeder cattle	547	512	376
Slaughter cattle	136	75	59
Replacement cattle	44	16	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer and 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
466–474	471	8	184.00–185.00	$184.63	$870	-7.88
508–530	510	11	177.00–178.00	$177.09	$903	+0.61
555–570	561	11	168.00–170.00	$168.55	$946	-3.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–335	324	4	195.00	$195.00	$632	+3.00
385–396	392	3	187.00–190.00	$189.02	$741	-5.98
410	410	5	184.00	$184.00	$754	-4.30
453–490	460	7	170.00–177.00	$174.66	$803	-0.34
550	550	3	166.00	$166.00	$913	—
660	660	1	140.00	$140.00	$924	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	175.00–180.00	$177.69	$480	—
330–333	332	3	178.00–180.00	$178.66	$593	—
350	350	1	182.00	$182.00	$637	—
425–440	430	3	167.00–175.00	$170.66	$734	+3.09
505–530	518	2	150.00–159.00	$154.39	$800	-0.59
568	568	4	158.00	$158.00	$897	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	383	3	160.00	$160.00	$613	+0.02
405–445	427	7	156.00–160.00	$157.58	$673	-1.05
460–495	481	15	153.00–158.00	$157.13	$756	+2.00
505–535	517	8	152.00–156.00	$154.08	$797	-0.92
557	557	4	156.00	$156.00	$869	+4.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	154.00–158.00	$156.01	$535	+1.01
350–385	371	7	150.00–157.00	$152.03	$564	-0.98
420–433	430	5	149.00–155.00	$150.78	$648	-1.45
465–490	482	3	144.00–148.00	$145.63	$702	-3.60
515	515	2	148.00	$148.00	$762	—
570–580	578	4	143.00–144.00	$143.25	$828	+4.25
600–625	608	3	128.00–135.00	$131.71	$801	+4.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	148.00–155.00	$151.85	$339	-8.15
255–290	273	2	145.00–152.00	$148.72	$406	-1.28
370–395	383	2	140.00–148.00	$144.13	$552	+0.13
400–445	425	9	137.00–146.00	$141.91	$603	+0.53
450–495	465	6	132.00–139.00	$135.62	$631	+1.39
510–540	525	2	135.00–141.00	$137.91	$724	+3.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	216	5	165.00–170.00	$167.08	$361	-8.88
270	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	-2.96
315–345	338	4	160.00–170.00	$162.33	$549	+0.33
400–440	417	5	157.00–167.00	$162.44	$677	+7.54
460–487	482	6	148.00–153.00	$150.18	$724	-2.25
520–545	527	5	140.00–148.00	$143.57	$757	+6.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	182.00	$182.00	$491	—
310–345	332	3	180.00–185.00	$181.73	$603	+0.09
365–395	383	4	175.00–185.00	$180.44	$691	+5.44
410–445	432	3	170.00–176.00	$173.62	$750	+5.68
455–475	465	2	167.00–168.00	$167.49	$779	+3.20
515–535	525	2	150.00	$150.00	$788	-3.15
550–575	559	5	146.00–150.00	$148.19	$828	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	190.00–200.00	$194.95	$532	-2.13
350–360	355	2	188.00–195.00	$191.55	$680	-1.28
400–445	417	3	180.00–185.00	$182.26	$760	-8.45
450–480	465	3	170.00–180.00	$173.23	$806	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1065	933	85-90%	3	79.00–80.00	$79.38	$741	—
855–1160	988	85-90%	25	71.00–78.00	$74.62	$737	—
805–1085	1011	85-90%	15	63.00–70.00	$66.55	$673	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1240	1050	80-85%	11	74.00–81.00	$78.38	$823	—
835–1410	1112	80-85%	19	82.00–89.00	$85.51	$951	—
1075–1345	1241	80-85%	9	91.00–95.00	$93.19	$1,156	+12.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725	1725	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,363	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1765	1289	4	98.00–100.00	$99.36	$1,281	—
1345–1610	1451	4	102.00–107.00	$104.91	$1,522	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–985	921	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	575.00–825.00	$707.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.