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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.19/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 409 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 678 343
Feeder cattle 340 586 252
Slaughter cattle 66 65 67
Replacement cattle 8 27 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 155.00 $155.00 $442 +5.00
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 —
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 +3.21
400–435 423 3 130.00–137.00 $134.80 $570 —
455–470 461 7 117.00–127.00 $121.11 $558 -5.77
505–540 517 3 110.00–120.00 $116.52 $602 +0.01
550 550 1 112.00 $112.00 $616 +12.00
680–685 683 2 100.00–107.00 $103.51 $707 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 160.00 $160.00 $520 -3.48
355–385 370 2 157.00–160.00 $158.44 $586 +6.88
420–435 430 3 140.00–150.00 $144.94 $623 +4.94
460–497 482 8 135.00–145.00 $138.97 $670 —
505–525 515 3 130.00–137.00 $133.99 $690 +3.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 167.00 $167.00 $509 —
435 435 1 162.00 $162.00 $705 -0.69
455 value added 455 1 170.00 $170.00 $774 —
520–540 529 5 144.00–150.00 $146.64 $776 +6.64
550–590 572 3 135.00–140.00 $138.28 $791 +8.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 135.00–142.00 $138.64 $441 -1.36
365–380 373 2 130.00 $130.00 $485 -11.83
400–430 409 14 125.00–130.00 $126.19 $516 -4.32
500–530 513 4 115.00–117.00 $116.24 $596 -2.74
560–595 577 3 110.00–115.00 $113.28 $654 -1.59
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 -3.80
655 655 1 109.00 $109.00 $714 +5.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 122.00–132.00 $127.84 $424 +1.60
370–395 380 7 120.00–127.00 $123.05 $468 -1.06
400–445 433 6 116.00–120.00 $118.38 $513 +1.38
465–485 477 5 112.00–120.00 $117.25 $559 +3.83
525–535 531 4 107.00–110.00 $109.25 $580 -0.75
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 259 8 112.00–120.00 $116.52 $302 -4.22
310–320 315 4 110.00–120.00 $114.92 $362 -0.01
370 370 1 115.00 $115.00 $426 +0.31
400–420 410 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $461 +5.90
455–470 463 2 100.00–105.00 $102.46 $474 +2.46
510–530 520 4 100.00 $100.00 $520 -2.00
585 585 1 90.00 $90.00 $526 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 —
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437 ±0.00
305–335 315 3 152.00–160.00 $157.16 $495 +4.80
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 +1.61
410–415 413 3 140.00–147.00 $144.69 $598 +2.23
450–490 478 4 125.00–135.00 $129.16 $617 -5.10
520–535 525 3 120.00–122.00 $120.68 $634 +0.41
570–575 573 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $665 +6.00
600–620 610 2 107.00–109.00 $107.98 $659 —
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 315 3 162.00–165.00 $163.98 $517 -1.02
355–395 370 5 155.00–162.00 $157.76 $584 +1.09
440–445 442 3 150.00–152.00 $150.67 $666 -0.74
490–495 493 4 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $683 -6.49
650 650 1 109.00 $109.00 $708 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 145.00 $145.00 $486 +1.08
360–370 365 2 135.00 $135.00 $493 +0.03
415 415 2 120.00–127.00 $123.50 $513 +3.50
450 450 1 117.00 $117.00 $526 -3.68
505–540 523 2 110.00–115.00 $112.42 $588 +0.42
595 595 1 102.00 $102.00 $607 —
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 +12.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1295 1211 80-85% 4 69.00–73.00 $70.28 $851 —
1025–1470 1281 80-85% 9 50.00–57.00 $53.21 $682 +0.02
1010–1595 1282 80-85% 12 58.00–65.00 $61.19 $784 +8.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1625 1090 85-90% 14 52.00–57.00 $55.19 $602 +1.67
985–1470 1144 85-90% 7 40.00–47.00 $42.80 $490 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1545 1306 4 70.00–75.00 $72.95 $953 —
1235–1570 1438 3 78.00–85.00 $81.90 $1,178 —
1595–1725 1660 2 89.00–94.00 $91.40 $1,517 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 56.00 $56.00 $602
1150–1310 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 63.00–66.00 $64.60 $795
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190–1245 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 70.00–71.00 $70.51 $859

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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
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.