Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.80/cwt +11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 588 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.24/cwt +8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 488 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	323	373	285
Feeder cattle	263	305	243
Slaughter cattle	45	68	42
Replacement cattle	15	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers, heifers, and bulls steady. Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	4	170.00–174.00	$172.12	$642	—
400–410	405	4	160.00–168.00	$164.05	$664	—
500–545	527	5	150.00–158.00	$154.96	$817	—
550–596	583	7	150.00–156.00	$154.38	$900	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	471	7	170.00–173.00	$172.59	$813	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	4	170.00–174.00	$172.06	$551	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	376	6	140.00–150.00	$145.47	$547	—
400–425	410	3	140.00–149.00	$143.76	$589	+7.06
480–496	488	17	140.00–145.00	$143.24	$699	+8.65
555–592	588	18	130.00–139.00	$136.80	$804	+11.80
765–770	768	3	100.00–110.00	$106.33	$817	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–531	516	5	140.00–147.00	$143.89	$742	+1.71
575–590	582	6	140.00–147.00	$143.03	$832	—
608–640	618	7	130.00–138.00	$133.79	$827	+6.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	407	6	130.00–139.00	$133.72	$544	—
450–475	463	4	130.00–135.00	$132.57	$614	+9.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	4	170.00–178.00	$174.13	$667	—
400–443	421	7	170.00–178.00	$174.16	$733	+14.96
485–490	488	4	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$793	—
500–545	518	6	150.00–157.00	$154.35	$800	—
555–590	572	6	140.00–150.00	$144.57	$827	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	361	8	160.00–170.00	$164.47	$594	—
410–426	418	4	160.00–166.00	$163.06	$682	+14.15
470–490	478	5	150.00–155.00	$152.36	$728	+6.36
550–590	568	9	130.00–138.00	$134.43	$764	+4.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–345	332	4	160.00–166.00	$163.12	$542	+10.47
380–395	388	4	150.00–157.00	$153.43	$595	+0.29
400–425	413	4	150.00–154.00	$152.06	$628	—
450–470	458	6	135.00–145.00	$140.60	$644	+10.84
500–510	503	6	130.00–136.00	$133.68	$672	+12.67

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1015	905	85-90%	2	64.00–66.00	$64.88	$587	—
835–1100	955	85-90%	4	50.00–55.00	$52.77	$504	—
1030–1090	1060	85-90%	2	56.00–60.00	$57.94	$614	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1340	1260	80-85%	3	62.00–68.00	$65.21	$822	—
1295	1295	80-85%	1	77.00	$77.00	$997	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,099	—
1560–1740	1650	75-80%	2	62.00–66.00	$63.89	$1,054	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1405	1325	2	80.00–85.00	$82.35	$1,091	—
1455–1610	1523	3	89.00–92.00	$91.04	$1,387	-9.52
1640–1755	1698	2	100.00–101.00	$100.48	$1,706	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–665	648	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	84.00–101.00	$92.27	$598
755–780	768	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	82.00–100.00	$90.85	$698
795–1000	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	80.00–82.00	$81.11	$728

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	64.00	$64.00	$621
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	66.00	$66.00	$683

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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.