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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 314 414 381
Feeder cattle 259 340 288
Slaughter cattle 55 66 93
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 432 3 167.00 $167.00 $721 +5.00
515–520 518 2 145.00 $145.00 $751 -1.64
565 565 1 142.00 $142.00 $802 +3.72
601 601 5 125.00 $125.00 $751 —
670 670 1 121.00 $121.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 ±0.00
375–390 382 5 157.00–162.00 $159.80 $610 +1.36
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 +11.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 385 4 132.00–140.00 $137.23 $528 +7.23
410–445 433 5 125.00–135.00 $130.32 $564 +4.13
455–470 462 5 125.00–131.00 $126.98 $587 —
500–515 505 4 117.00–122.00 $119.76 $605 +3.52
550–570 562 5 115.00–120.00 $116.37 $654 +3.09
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 +2.16
350–395 375 3 120.00–130.00 $124.80 $468 +1.75
480–485 483 4 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $568 +0.26
500–525 514 9 107.00–115.00 $114.14 $587 +4.89
600–620 610 2 100.00–102.00 $100.98 $616 +0.98
705 705 1 95.00 $95.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 110.00 $110.00 $253 —
395 395 1 112.00 $112.00 $442 -3.00
445 445 1 112.00 $112.00 $498 -0.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 3 167.00–172.00 $169.68 $492 —
305–345 330 5 160.00–170.00 $165.48 $546 +1.50
375–395 382 3 157.00–165.00 $162.38 $620 +4.62
405–430 409 6 150.00–157.00 $153.96 $630 +3.29
455–490 470 7 145.00–152.00 $149.69 $704 +11.18
505–525 511 5 135.00–145.00 $140.43 $718 —
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 —
780 780 1 101.00 $101.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 ±0.00
330–335 333 2 155.00–157.00 $156.01 $520 -1.15
350–395 373 3 147.00–155.00 $151.24 $564 +1.24
490–495 493 2 127.00–135.00 $130.98 $646 +1.82
540 540 2 125.00 $125.00 $675 +4.32
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 —
250–265 257 3 130.00–137.00 $132.27 $340 —
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 -5.00
355–375 363 3 130.00–135.00 $133.37 $484 -1.63
465–490 478 2 110.00–112.00 $110.97 $530 -6.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1615 1396 80-85% 8 70.00–76.00 $72.23 $1,008 —
955–1730 1412 80-85% 9 63.00–69.00 $66.57 $940 —
1270–1955 1711 80-85% 6 55.00–60.00 $57.23 $979 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1470 1119 85-90% 12 52.00–59.00 $56.13 $628 +13.33
1400–1670 1535 85-90% 2 45.00–51.00 $48.26 $741 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 78.00 $78.00 $959 —
1530–1890 1710 2 86.00–93.00 $89.13 $1,524 —
1975 1975 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,975 —

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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.