Cattle Market Pulse

Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.34/cwt +8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 518 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.04/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 569 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.01/cwt +5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 447 343
Feeder cattle 390 380 295
Slaughter cattle 79 55 22
Replacement cattle 18 12 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady 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
445 445 1 178.00 $178.00 $792 +5.21
467–489 485 12 160.00–162.00 $161.68 $784 -4.39
555–575 558 8 144.00 $144.00 $804 -0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 186.00 $186.00 $670 -4.00
401 401 3 184.00 $184.00 $738 —
613 613 6 145.00 $145.00 $889 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
537 537 4 150.00 $150.00 $806 +6.02
555–595 575 2 132.00–137.00 $134.41 $773 -2.59
645 645 2 134.00 $134.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 154.00 $154.00 $624 +3.88
460 460 3 153.00 $153.00 $704 +6.00
500–545 518 17 141.00–148.00 $144.34 $748 +8.20
554–595 570 12 135.00–145.00 $141.01 $804 +5.40
618–637 626 9 130.00 $130.00 $814 -0.41
715 715 1 119.00 $119.00 $851 -14.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 158.00–159.00 $158.50 $349 —
250–260 255 2 154.00–156.00 $154.98 $395 —
315–340 332 5 142.00–146.00 $143.16 $475 -6.84
350–395 368 5 137.00–146.00 $140.29 $516 -0.80
435–445 441 7 137.00–147.00 $144.86 $639 +6.08
460–486 477 6 136.00–142.00 $139.70 $666 +2.90
528 528 5 137.00 $137.00 $723 +4.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
255–295 282 5 135.00–142.00 $139.39 $393 —
300–335 318 3 138.00–140.00 $139.30 $443 -0.70
370–385 381 4 127.00–130.00 $129.27 $493 -0.48
405–415 408 3 130.00–136.00 $132.03 $539 +8.44
455–465 462 3 127.00–130.00 $128.32 $593 +5.78
540 540 1 128.00 $128.00 $691 +6.33
555–590 578 3 126.00–127.00 $126.68 $732 +8.68
620–630 625 2 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $703 -4.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 177.00–182.00 $179.45 $458 —
330–340 335 2 172.00–176.00 $174.03 $583 -0.41
350–375 363 2 170.00–175.00 $172.41 $626 -4.32
455–485 472 3 150.00–159.00 $153.92 $727 +3.24
529–545 532 9 133.00–140.00 $137.66 $732 -6.84
550–579 569 14 132.00–142.00 $134.04 $763 -3.33
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 267 3 160.00–170.00 $166.63 $445 —
315 315 1 167.00 $167.00 $526 +3.47
365–385 377 3 157.00–160.00 $157.97 $596 +0.44
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 +0.47
460–495 478 10 140.00–148.00 $142.89 $683 +9.53
505–540 523 3 125.00–131.00 $128.35 $671 -4.29
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
725–730 728 2 104.00–108.00 $105.99 $772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 185.00 $185.00 $472 —
395 395 1 185.00 $185.00 $731 -1.53
425–426 426 4 180.00–182.00 $180.50 $769 +8.18
570 570 1 147.00 $147.00 $838 +3.00
613 613 4 137.00 $137.00 $840 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1390 1248 80-85% 12 70.00–77.00 $74.26 $927 —
1170–1375 1283 80-85% 7 64.00–69.00 $67.24 $863 —
1205–1570 1437 80-85% 6 80.00–87.00 $82.69 $1,188 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1275 1075 85-90% 6 54.00–61.00 $58.06 $624 —
1025–1175 1108 85-90% 13 62.00–69.00 $65.03 $721 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1415 1403 75-80% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.50 $1,101 —
1470–1495 1483 75-80% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.49 $986 —
1580 1580 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,106 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1540 1435 2 90.00–97.00 $93.76 $1,345 —
1460 1460 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,694 —
1480–1845 1660 4 102.00–108.00 $104.53 $1,735 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–850 843 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–750.00 $688.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.