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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 21, 2026

487 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (276)

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $416.59/cwt -42.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 430 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $393.20/cwt -52.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 467 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.31/cwt -20.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,103/hd at 553 lb · 19 head
Hawkinsville 4-weight heifers sold at $405/cwt, running $5/cwt below the GA average ($410) and $22/cwt under Ashburn, GA ($427). The class is down $42 from its early-July peak of $426/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 651 349
Feeder cattle 450 569 317
Slaughter cattle 24 60 24
Replacement cattle 13 22 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sharply lower and 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
368 368 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,950 -25.93
459–468 462 7 440.00–450.00 $445.67 $2,059 -48.60
500–538 514 17 420.00–435.00 $432.27 $2,222 -42.04
555–575 558 13 400.00–410.00 $408.41 $2,279 -39.58
620–635 628 2 370.00–395.00 $382.35 $2,401 -30.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 -60.00
325 325 3 470.00–520.00 $503.33 $1,636 -11.67
388–390 389 10 430.00–460.00 $443.97 $1,727 -59.23
422–440 426 5 430.00–435.00 $433.97 $1,849 -32.23
450–490 469 13 400.00–435.00 $420.90 $1,974 -34.08
570 570 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,194 -35.00
645 645 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 -29.79
715 715 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,292 —
331 331 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,390 -80.00
350–398 384 12 400.00–425.00 $414.07 $1,590 —
400–445 422 6 375.00–420.00 $401.11 $1,693 —
465–495 480 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 -85.00
540 540 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 -60.00
560–580 570 2 315.00–320.00 $317.54 $1,810 —
620–625 623 2 280.00–300.00 $289.96 $1,806 -5.04
730 730 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,044 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 600.00–650.00 $626.09 $1,440 -43.91
250 250 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,575 -18.62
407–442 430 21 400.00–440.00 $416.59 $1,791 -42.17
453–485 467 21 380.00–405.00 $393.20 $1,836 -52.91
513–518 514 8 390.00 $390.00 $2,005 -31.95
553–555 553 19 350.00–386.00 $380.31 $2,103 -20.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 -34.74
330–345 339 7 395.00–400.00 $398.55 $1,351 —
380–390 385 4 350.00–370.00 $360.00 $1,386 -60.91
415–445 433 7 335.00–350.00 $347.08 $1,503 —
455–485 476 9 310.00–330.00 $326.66 $1,555 -38.55
500–515 508 2 300.00–310.00 $304.93 $1,549 —
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 —
615–625 622 3 290.00–300.00 $296.70 $1,845 —
710 710 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,218 —
315–340 333 5 420.00–430.00 $421.98 $1,405 -124.94
365–398 383 4 400.00–410.00 $402.38 $1,541 -55.87
403–440 420 11 370.00–390.00 $381.70 $1,603 -48.30
455–480 468 2 350.00–365.00 $357.30 $1,672 -67.68
500–545 527 3 340.00–350.00 $343.16 $1,808 -38.51
570 570 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 —
615–645 630 2 325.00–335.00 $329.88 $2,078 -25.12
690 690 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,242 —
770 770 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,645 -40.00
260–280 270 3 600.00–650.00 $619.38 $1,672 -53.95
370–375 373 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,753 -91.43
400–418 410 4 435.00–450.00 $442.64 $1,815 -52.19
460–495 475 16 410.00–435.00 $421.74 $2,003 -33.27
500–545 523 15 400.00–415.00 $405.30 $2,120 -38.29
560–575 569 8 380.00–400.00 $391.90 $2,230 -22.73
605 605 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,178 -33.90
695 695 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,363 -20.09
785 785 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,276 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,372 -50.00
365–390 378 3 435.00–450.00 $444.85 $1,682 -55.19
410–440 421 6 400.00–430.00 $419.88 $1,768 -25.06
460–495 469 8 380.00–405.00 $389.39 $1,826 -50.61
518–545 528 7 370.00–390.00 $382.81 $2,021 -40.19
550–590 574 4 365.00–370.00 $368.74 $2,117 -22.04
610–630 620 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,046 -27.46
650–660 655 2 310.00–320.00 $314.96 $2,063 —
750–755 753 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 470.00–510.00 $491.15 $1,071 -18.85
285 285 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,254 -46.32
315–320 316 4 420.00–430.00 $427.47 $1,351 -32.08
365–395 380 2 350.00–380.00 $364.41 $1,385 -60.43
430–435 433 3 350.00–390.00 $376.77 $1,631 —
465–480 472 6 320.00–370.00 $347.77 $1,641 -22.23
525 525 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 —
570–585 579 5 300.00–330.00 $319.15 $1,848 -0.85
745 745 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,012 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1355 1133 80-85% 4 140.00–173.00 $163.86 $1,857 —
1170–1220 1192 80-85% 3 178.00–184.00 $180.70 $2,154 —
1125–1345 1230 80-85% 5 190.00–199.00 $194.78 $2,396 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–935 912 85-90% 3 135.00–140.00 $137.27 $1,252 —
1020–1300 1160 85-90% 2 160.00–164.00 $161.76 $1,876 -7.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1835 1708 75-80% 2 184.00–188.00 $186.15 $3,179 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,768 —
1720–1755 1738 2 230.00–232.00 $230.99 $4,015 +2.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1300 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,550.00–3,950.00 $3,736.01

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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
1130–1390 1297 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,350.00–3,800.00 $3,581.23 —

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Price trend

high 550.00 low 370.00 Aug 2025 Jul 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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