Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.90/cwt +7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 537 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	353	467	486
Feeder cattle	284	296	364
Slaughter cattle	52	83	88
Replacement cattle	17	88	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls , feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–432	416	4	237.00	$237.00	$986	—
485	485	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,164	+5.04
500 value added	500	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,210	—
520	520	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,196	—
550–560	555	4	230.00–235.00	$232.75	$1,292	+6.75
610 value added	610	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,372	—
600–635	622	6	210.00–217.00	$211.45	$1,315	+1.45
655	655	2	205.00–207.00	$206.00	$1,349	—
790	790	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
320–335	328	2	250.00	$250.00	$820	—
380	380	2	245.00–247.00	$246.00	$935	+6.00
410	410	1	232.00	$232.00	$951	—
470–475	473	2	222.00–227.00	$224.51	$1,062	-5.49
575	575	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,236	+3.96
635	635	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,302	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–490	480	2	205.00–210.00	$207.55	$996	-7.45
580	580	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,102	+2.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	225.00	$225.00	$810	—
450–480	466	7	210.00–218.00	$215.58	$1,005	+15.26
516–545	537	17	205.00–209.00	$206.90	$1,111	+7.51
551–580	563	7	195.00–205.00	$202.08	$1,138	+12.08
610	610	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,190	+7.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	225.00–235.00	$230.13	$651	—
305–330	323	4	215.00–220.00	$218.06	$704	—
370–390	380	2	220.00–222.00	$220.97	$840	+20.97
405–430	419	4	200.00–202.00	$200.51	$840	+0.51
455–495	464	8	195.00–205.00	$202.84	$941	+12.84
540	540	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,026	-0.68
650	650	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,020	—
725	725	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,102	+2.00
750	750	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	210.00	$210.00	$578	+10.00
345	345	1	200.00	$200.00	$690	+2.62
365–395	375	3	190.00–195.00	$191.76	$719	+4.64
430	430	1	175.00	$175.00	$752	-9.21
480	480	1	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
600–635	618	3	160.00–167.00	$162.34	$1,003	—
695	695	1	142.00	$142.00	$987	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	220.00–222.00	$221.00	$530	—
250	250	1	220.00	$220.00	$550	-10.00
335	335	3	220.00	$220.00	$737	—
400–430	413	3	192.00–200.00	$197.23	$815	-2.77
450–495	478	6	190.00–200.00	$198.43	$948	-5.77
530	530	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,007	—
560–590	575	2	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$1,078	-2.57
610	610	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	—
650	650	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,138	+15.00
710	710	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	242.00–245.00	$243.42	$669	-2.77
300–345	322	3	237.00–245.00	$241.52	$778	—
395	395	1	237.00	$237.00	$936	—
410–435	423	2	220.00–225.00	$222.43	$941	+3.43
475	475	1	210.00	$210.00	$998	-4.32
510–515	513	2	207.00–210.00	$208.49	$1,070	+5.12
570	570	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,140	+0.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	240.00–245.00	$242.40	$921	-3.26
475–485	480	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,080	+3.00
505	505	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,086	±0.00
550–560	557	3	210.00–212.00	$211.34	$1,177	+6.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1550	1285	80-85%	14	89.00–96.00	$91.62	$1,177	+2.73
1085–1630	1358	80-85%	2	102.00–105.00	$103.20	$1,401	—
1035–1865	1419	80-85%	5	78.00–86.00	$82.18	$1,166	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	956	85-90%	6	70.00–77.00	$73.65	$704	—
835–1170	983	85-90%	8	78.00–85.00	$82.46	$811	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,205	—
1690	1690	75-80%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,369	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,218	—
1255–1695	1474	4	108.00–113.00	$110.83	$1,634	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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.