Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.51/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 612 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.50/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 538 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.52/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 569 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	453	465	515
Feeder cattle	361	383	424
Slaughter cattle	88	54	80
Replacement cattle	4	28	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	195.00	$195.00	$760	-10.24
400–425	413	2	185.00–187.00	$185.97	$768	-7.64
543	543	6	165.00	$165.00	$896	-6.00
556–561	558	10	161.00–166.00	$163.99	$915	-3.18
606–623	612	15	158.00–165.00	$163.51	$1,001	-1.45
655–660	658	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	190.00	$190.00	$608	—
390	390	1	187.00	$187.00	$729	-3.00
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	—
465	465	1	166.00	$166.00	$772	-6.29
540	540	2	157.00	$157.00	$848	-4.13
560–590	578	4	150.00–159.00	$155.25	$897	-2.89
700	700	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,015	+7.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	180.00	$180.00	$621	+2.27
405–445	418	3	160.00–162.00	$161.29	$674	-0.72
455–475	465	2	152.00–154.00	$153.02	$712	-2.99
535	535	2	152.00	$152.00	$813	+3.35
575	575	1	140.00	$140.00	$805	-2.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	152.00–155.00	$153.42	$496	-6.80
355–390	382	6	146.00–156.00	$153.99	$588	+2.02
420–440	433	3	145.00–150.00	$147.63	$639	-3.52
465–485	477	9	139.00–148.00	$141.78	$676	-7.35
535–538	538	12	140.00–146.00	$145.50	$783	+1.59
565–585	575	2	137.00–139.00	$137.98	$793	-3.04
625–630	628	2	132.00–133.00	$132.50	$832	-6.50
675	675	1	127.00	$127.00	$857	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	154.00	$154.00	$647	-10.00
455	455	1	158.00	$158.00	$719	—
500–513	510	5	150.00–153.00	$150.59	$768	—
550–580	569	11	140.00–146.00	$143.52	$817	-4.30
610–620	615	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$858	—
670	670	1	138.00	$138.00	$925	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	278	3	137.00–147.00	$143.20	$398	-11.89
315–335	330	4	140.00–146.00	$141.94	$468	—
365–375	370	3	138.00–145.00	$141.64	$524	-7.29
400–445	421	6	134.00–142.00	$140.21	$590	+1.37
460	460	1	130.00	$130.00	$598	-7.98
510–545	530	3	127.00–136.00	$131.05	$695	-5.64
550	550	1	127.00	$127.00	$698	-7.95
615	615	1	126.00	$126.00	$775	-1.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	177.00–185.00	$181.09	$612	—
355–365	360	2	170.00–180.00	$175.07	$630	+1.52
410	410	1	162.00	$162.00	$664	-3.37
470–490	483	3	154.00–160.00	$156.28	$755	-7.11
525–545	539	7	147.00–154.00	$149.73	$807	-3.96
550–580	569	9	139.00–147.00	$142.67	$812	-4.99
630–635	633	2	132.00–136.00	$133.99	$848	-7.69
740	740	1	124.00	$124.00	$918	-6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	182.00	$182.00	$437	+7.00
290	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	—
325–330	328	2	160.00–170.00	$165.04	$541	-4.96
365–380	373	2	150.00–160.00	$155.10	$579	-9.90
480–495	488	2	137.00–144.00	$140.45	$685	-9.75
510–545	528	2	130.00–140.00	$134.83	$712	-2.65
595	595	1	127.00	$127.00	$756	-8.09
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	+0.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	192.00	$192.00	$659	—
370	370	1	187.00	$187.00	$692	-5.53
430–435	433	2	182.00–185.00	$183.51	$795	-0.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1560	1294	80-85%	16	66.00–72.00	$69.33	$897	—
980–1825	1412	80-85%	22	72.00–79.00	$75.19	$1,062	—
1455	1455	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,193	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1405	1164	85-90%	5	56.00–62.00	$59.43	$692	—
895–1565	1191	85-90%	21	63.00–70.00	$66.23	$789	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1835	1622	75-80%	3	70.00–76.00	$73.61	$1,194	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1755	1512	5	88.00–95.00	$92.36	$1,396	—
1225–2290	1663	3	109.00–110.00	$109.46	$1,820	—
1585–2310	1948	2	99.00–100.00	$99.59	$1,940	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	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.