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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.18/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 555 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.61/cwt -7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 577 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.12/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 437 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 447 453 598
Feeder cattle 380 361 494
Slaughter cattle 55 88 81
Replacement cattle 12 4 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows lightly.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 190.00 $190.00 $722 -5.00
470 470 1 172.00 $172.00 $808 —
515 515 1 160.00 $160.00 $824 -5.00
552–561 555 19 156.00–164.00 $158.18 $878 -5.81
645 645 3 153.00 $153.00 $987 -10.51
666 666 8 146.00 $146.00 $972 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 175.00 $175.00 $682 -12.00
405–441 419 9 166.00–174.00 $172.79 $724 -7.21
460–485 476 4 160.00–170.00 $166.07 $790 +0.07
505–521 517 4 152.00–155.00 $154.27 $798 -2.73
550–555 553 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $799 -10.75
605–630 618 4 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $850 —
705 705 1 131.00 $131.00 $924 -14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 175.00 $175.00 $411 —
350–386 377 4 162.00–170.00 $168.14 $634 —
400–430 418 3 155.00–165.00 $158.43 $662 -2.86
455–465 460 2 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $656 -10.49
500–505 503 2 140.00–148.00 $143.98 $724 -8.02
570 570 1 137.00 $137.00 $781 -3.00
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 154.00 $154.00 $596 —
410–448 437 10 148.00–157.00 $150.12 $656 -3.88
487 487 10 147.00 $147.00 $716 -11.00
508–545 517 8 135.00–140.00 $136.14 $704 -14.45
555–590 577 13 133.00–138.00 $135.61 $782 -7.91
612–630 616 5 130.00–132.00 $130.41 $803 -9.09
705–717 716 8 125.00–135.00 $133.77 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 152.00 $152.00 $448 —
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 -3.42
350–380 358 6 138.00–148.00 $141.09 $505 -12.90
410–445 430 6 135.00–142.00 $138.78 $597 -8.85
460–490 469 8 132.00–142.00 $136.80 $642 -4.98
510–545 535 4 130.00–134.00 $132.79 $710 -12.71
550–595 581 4 126.00–129.00 $128.04 $744 -9.94
620 620 1 128.00 $128.00 $794 -4.50
670–675 673 2 121.00–124.00 $122.51 $824 -4.49
700–725 713 2 114.00–118.00 $115.96 $827 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 140.00 $140.00 $441 -1.94
380–385 383 4 127.00–132.00 $129.75 $497 -11.89
400–415 409 6 120.00–130.00 $123.59 $505 -16.62
450–465 458 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $561 -7.46
505–545 512 6 120.00–128.00 $121.67 $623 -9.38
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 -9.00
615–630 620 3 110.00–120.00 $116.61 $723 -9.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 180.00 $180.00 $378 —
315–330 323 2 172.00–177.00 $174.44 $563 -6.65
360–380 368 4 175.00–178.00 $176.73 $650 +1.66
420–445 433 2 155.00–160.00 $157.57 $682 -4.43
450–495 467 9 147.00–157.00 $150.68 $704 -5.60
505–530 523 4 138.00–147.00 $144.50 $756 -5.23
565–585 578 6 132.00–142.00 $137.37 $794 -5.30
650 650 1 126.00 $126.00 $819 —
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 160.00–167.00 $163.53 $536 -1.51
360–370 365 2 155.00–160.00 $157.53 $575 +2.43
410–430 421 4 144.00–154.00 $149.53 $630 —
460–465 462 3 130.00–140.00 $133.36 $616 -7.09
525–545 533 3 130.00–136.00 $132.64 $707 -2.19
550–570 560 4 120.00–130.00 $124.58 $698 -2.42
695 695 1 116.00 $116.00 $806 —
755 755 1 107.00 $107.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 190.00 $190.00 $560 —
340–345 343 2 187.00–197.00 $191.96 $658 -0.04
350–385 370 3 180.00–190.00 $186.53 $690 -0.47
411–420 414 7 170.00–180.00 $172.32 $713 -11.19
515–525 520 2 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $785 —
575 575 1 144.00 $144.00 $828 —
625 625 2 136.00–142.00 $139.00 $869 —
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1405 1303 80-85% 9 64.00–71.00 $67.46 $879 —
1165–1550 1337 80-85% 12 72.00–79.00 $75.51 $1,010 —
1315–1400 1368 80-85% 3 80.00–82.00 $80.68 $1,104 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1305 1205 85-90% 4 54.00–60.00 $57.59 $694 —
1040–1320 1222 85-90% 5 64.00–71.00 $67.07 $820 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1710 1627 75-80% 3 83.00–88.00 $86.08 $1,401 +12.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1840 1750 2 90.00–95.00 $92.63 $1,621 —
1850–1920 1885 2 105.00–106.00 $105.51 $1,989 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.