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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

289 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (282)

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.31/cwt -9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 567 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.29/cwt +12.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 482 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $283.84/cwt ≈ $1,774/hd at 625 lb · 13 head
Hawkinsville 5-weight heifers sold at $309/cwt, in line with the state average—$1/cwt below the GA average ($310) and $12/cwt under Donalsonville, GA ($321). GA 5-weight heifers are down $47/cwt from their mid-July peak of $356. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 437 503
Feeder cattle 239 398 382
Slaughter cattle 40 26 50
Replacement cattle 10 13 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls and feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and feeder bulls unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–478 470 10 375.00–380.00 $376.44 $1,769 -23.56
586 586 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,992 —
748 748 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,094 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,418 +30.00
380 380 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 +40.00
415 415 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,390 -7.81
475–480 478 2 310.00–325.00 $317.54 $1,518 -24.95
570 570 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 -37.43
610–615 613 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,532 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 468 4 335.00–350.00 $346.23 $1,620 -11.75
500–530 515 2 315.00–320.00 $317.57 $1,635 -12.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,292 —
330 330 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,485 +50.00
375 375 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 +43.49
422 422 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,582 +33.83
450–499 482 17 320.00–350.00 $325.29 $1,568 +12.63
500 500 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,575 -0.79
558–579 567 18 300.00–310.00 $307.31 $1,742 -4.50
645 645 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,967 +16.69
650–675 667 3 290.00–295.00 $293.38 $1,957 -3.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 440.00–470.00 $454.86 $1,196 —
335 335 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,306 +2.50
350 350 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,260 —
425 425 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,360 -0.02
530–540 535 2 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $1,618 -2.48
630 630 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,394 +65.00
385 385 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 -10.00
450 450 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,305 -2.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 480.00–490.00 $484.82 $1,333 -13.03
310–340 327 8 455.00–480.00 $460.02 $1,504 +17.31
390 390 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 +28.51
440–447 446 5 340.00–350.00 $341.97 $1,525 -22.63
450–480 468 4 320.00–350.00 $340.21 $1,592 +17.45
506 506 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,518 -16.41
620–630 625 13 275.00–285.00 $283.84 $1,774 —
680 680 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,127 +20.00
288 288 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,152 —
315 315 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,323 +25.23
391 391 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,290 -7.28
420–425 423 2 275.00–295.00 $284.94 $1,205 -39.89
480 480 6 275.00–285.00 $276.67 $1,328 -29.87
510–535 523 2 270.00–280.00 $275.12 $1,439 —
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 -27.60
620 620 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 -27.44
680 680 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 218 3 710.00–750.00 $736.87 $1,606 +135.50
288 288 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,498 -52.67
340 340 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,802 +40.92
350–370 357 3 450.00–480.00 $459.81 $1,642 +15.88
440 440 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,628 —
457 457 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,737 +5.00
618–630 620 7 290.00–295.00 $294.27 $1,824 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1580 1046 80-85% 6 140.00–146.00 $143.84 $1,505 —
1100–1410 1271 80-85% 4 168.00–177.00 $171.92 $2,185 —
1035–1765 1563 80-85% 6 150.00–155.00 $152.18 $2,379 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1685 1123 85-90% 6 125.00–135.00 $129.71 $1,457 —
1025–1250 1153 85-90% 5 138.00–145.00 $141.55 $1,632 +0.39
1200 1200 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,824 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,730 —
1190–1740 1538 3 183.00–190.00 $187.10 $2,878 —
1895–1900 1898 2 209.00–212.00 $210.50 $3,995 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
930–1310 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,200.00 $2,033.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
665–835 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–1,750.00 $1,639.17 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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Price trend

high 550.00 low 370.00 Sep 2025 Sep 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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