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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.17/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 526 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $171.56/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 473 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $200.41/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 378 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 427 562 389
Feeder cattle 388 486 301
Slaughter cattle 29 61 70
Replacement cattle 10 15 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 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
330 330 1 205.00 $205.00 $676 +3.00
370–395 387 3 195.00–200.00 $197.28 $763 +0.66
420 420 1 195.00 $195.00 $819 +4.34
450–495 477 10 180.00–189.00 $182.32 $870 -1.66
523–540 526 5 179.00–182.00 $179.62 $945 -0.38
560 560 1 170.00 $170.00 $952 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 190.00 $190.00 $604 +3.00
375 375 1 172.00 $172.00 $645 -10.31
400–445 424 10 172.00–180.00 $175.88 $746 -1.94
475–490 483 2 172.00–175.00 $173.48 $838 —
540 540 3 159.00 $159.00 $859 —
555 555 1 157.00 $157.00 $871 -0.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 212.00–215.00 $213.54 $668 —
350 350 1 207.00 $207.00 $724 —
415 415 1 199.00 $199.00 $826 +1.00
460–490 475 2 190.00–197.00 $193.39 $919 +1.38
550 value added 550 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,072 —
575–590 583 3 174.00–183.00 $177.63 $1,036 +2.48
630–635 633 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,076 —
695 695 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,195 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 3 170.00–172.00 $170.65 $538 +3.87
360–372 367 11 165.00–170.00 $168.20 $617 +5.25
405–440 425 12 165.00–170.00 $167.63 $712 +3.86
455–498 478 15 165.00–168.00 $166.04 $794 +4.45
511–533 526 29 160.00–169.00 $167.17 $879 +6.82
550–555 555 11 152.00–162.00 $152.90 $849 -0.84
575 value added 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 —
660 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–296 286 7 165.00–170.00 $168.94 $483 +1.94
320–340 330 2 160.00–167.00 $163.61 $540 +3.12
390–398 395 10 155.00–164.00 $160.61 $634 +1.65
410–435 422 9 152.00–162.00 $158.79 $670 —
465–490 482 3 150.00–157.00 $152.25 $734 -0.02
505–535 520 2 150.00–152.00 $150.97 $785 +0.97
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 +8.50
625–630 628 2 132.00–135.00 $133.49 $838 +0.94
655–670 665 3 130.00 $130.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–233 228 5 150.00 $150.00 $342 —
250–290 263 3 155.00–160.00 $156.84 $412 +1.02
320 320 2 147.00 $147.00 $470 -8.00
420–425 424 4 140.00–145.00 $141.24 $599 -8.76
460–495 472 3 140.00–145.00 $141.75 $669 +11.75
585–590 588 2 120.00–130.00 $125.02 $735 +4.02
600–635 618 2 125.00–130.00 $127.57 $788 +2.57
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 —
280–290 288 4 195.00–200.00 $196.22 $565 -3.78
320–340 330 2 200.00 $200.00 $660 ±0.00
355–390 371 4 185.00–192.00 $187.34 $695 -0.81
415–435 428 3 175.00–180.00 $176.61 $756 -5.68
450–498 473 18 170.00–175.00 $171.56 $811 +1.56
520–530 525 2 160.00–167.00 $163.47 $858 -1.56
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
745 745 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 4 207.00–215.00 $211.02 $703 -1.16
350–385 378 15 195.00–205.00 $200.41 $758 -0.25
400–410 406 5 192.00–200.00 $195.98 $796 +5.56
615 615 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,015 +5.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 185.00 $185.00 $509 +11.58
350–365 355 3 170.00–180.00 $173.43 $616 -2.00
425–430 428 2 165.00–170.00 $167.51 $717 -5.08
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 —
510–520 515 2 140.00–150.00 $145.05 $747 -11.95
620–625 623 2 135.00–142.00 $138.51 $863 +8.65
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $891 —
960–1640 1318 80-85% 11 74.00–80.00 $77.48 $1,021 —
1130–1520 1373 80-85% 6 82.00–86.00 $84.28 $1,157 -0.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–940 915 85-90% 3 54.00–59.00 $56.32 $515 —
935 935 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $617 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,599 +2.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–860 771 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 525.00–775.00 $630.76

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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
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.