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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.05/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 418 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.72/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 479 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.62/cwt -7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 575 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 448 617 463
Feeder cattle 353 505 387
Slaughter cattle 89 95 62
Replacement cattle 6 17 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 217.00 $217.00 $662 —
360–395 386 10 205.00–215.00 $209.75 $810 —
400–425 413 2 200.00–210.00 $205.15 $847 +13.86
460–490 480 6 180.00–182.00 $180.83 $868 -3.60
525 525 1 180.00 $180.00 $945 —
567–585 575 13 165.00–170.00 $169.62 $975 -7.18
600–638 630 11 160.00–168.00 $166.33 $1,048 -3.67
665 665 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,064 +1.71
755 755 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 —
440 440 1 182.00 $182.00 $801 +2.00
480 480 8 179.00 $179.00 $859 +8.01
515 515 1 170.00 $170.00 $876 -1.27
629–635 631 3 145.00–155.00 $148.35 $936 -1.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 175.00 $175.00 $604 —
520–535 528 2 160.00–164.00 $162.03 $856 +15.03
715 715 1 138.00 $138.00 $987 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 313 6 160.00–161.00 $160.82 $503 -0.19
360–395 373 3 160.00–169.00 $165.17 $616 +2.07
410–430 418 18 155.00–158.00 $156.05 $652 -4.93
450–498 479 15 155.00–160.00 $157.72 $755 -0.59
505–544 534 10 150.00–158.00 $155.38 $830 +5.05
565 565 2 151.00–153.00 $152.00 $859 +3.80
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
650–690 674 5 145.00 $145.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 162.00 $162.00 $437 +4.68
305–338 334 9 152.00–158.00 $157.03 $524 +2.76
420–432 431 10 150.00 $150.00 $646 -0.26
450–495 465 4 145.00–150.00 $148.79 $692 +6.41
607 607 2 135.00 $135.00 $819 —
655–690 673 2 125.00–135.00 $129.87 $874 —
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 150.00 $150.00 $300 +18.00
255–270 263 2 140.00–150.00 $145.14 $382 +7.83
310–315 313 2 140.00–150.00 $145.04 $454 -1.96
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 +3.81
405–415 410 2 140.00–145.00 $142.47 $584 +10.16
450–462 457 7 130.00–140.00 $134.00 $612 +2.89
523 523 3 132.00 $132.00 $690 +6.97
555–575 570 4 120.00–130.00 $122.43 $698 -2.57
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 187.00 $187.00 $552 -6.90
310–315 313 2 180.00–190.00 $185.04 $579 -0.02
355–390 359 10 182.00 $182.00 $653 +7.00
440 440 1 176.00 $176.00 $774 +7.00
470–490 481 9 160.00–170.00 $163.07 $784 -1.93
550–590 570 2 149.00–152.00 $150.45 $858 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 -3.42
300–310 305 2 202.00–205.00 $203.48 $621 +6.04
380 value added 380 1 210.00 $210.00 $798 —
390 390 1 200.00 $200.00 $780 +9.15
405–410 value added 408 2 206.00–208.00 $206.99 $845 —
410 410 6 187.00 $187.00 $767 +7.19
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 +4.21
550–555 553 2 160.00–167.00 $163.48 $904 +5.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 +10.95
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 -10.00
485–495 490 2 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $747 +7.53
520–545 532 3 142.00–150.00 $147.39 $784 —
595 595 1 137.00 $137.00 $815 —
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1475 1210 80-85% 11 63.00–70.00 $68.58 $830 +4.31
930–1690 1324 80-85% 28 72.00–79.00 $75.91 $1,005 —
1195–1700 1384 80-85% 5 80.00–84.00 $81.33 $1,126 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1685 1223 85-90% 9 62.00–69.00 $64.71 $791 —
815–1750 1407 85-90% 3 54.00–61.00 $57.43 $808 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,124 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1650 1461 5 91.00–95.00 $93.22 $1,362 —
1575–1905 1740 2 106.00–107.00 $106.55 $1,854 —
1220–2050 1750 6 98.00–102.00 $99.91 $1,748 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–985 963 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 575.00–620.00 $598.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1460 1460 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.