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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.50/cwt ≈ $974/hd at 741 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.57/cwt -18.58 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 520 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.32/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 463 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 603 496 417
Feeder cattle 469 412 370
Slaughter cattle 105 77 34
Replacement cattle 29 7 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–430 425 6 165.00–168.50 $167.91 $714 —
475–495 482 6 152.00–156.00 $154.66 $745 -7.55
505–521 520 17 141.00–151.00 $141.57 $736 -18.58
565–595 585 4 135.00–138.00 $136.52 $799 +2.54
615–640 630 4 133.00–136.00 $134.25 $846 +5.25
650–675 656 4 130.00–134.00 $132.51 $869 +4.77
741 741 68 131.50 $131.50 $974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 152.00 $152.00 $524 —
420–440 430 2 147.00–150.00 $148.53 $639 -1.56
450–475 464 4 140.00–144.00 $141.51 $657 -5.30
520–535 528 3 135.00–142.00 $137.70 $727 -9.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 145.00 $145.00 $541 +10.02
425 425 2 137.00 $137.00 $582 -2.27
490 490 1 127.00 $127.00 $622 -3.89
500–525 518 4 120.00–130.00 $126.33 $654 -8.67
565 565 1 114.00 $114.00 $644 -2.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 276 6 135.00–137.00 $135.33 $374 —
300–315 309 6 135.00–140.00 $138.19 $427 —
360–395 383 4 137.00–140.00 $138.45 $530 +3.45
410 value added 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 —
405–445 422 5 127.00–137.00 $131.21 $554 —
450–490 478 6 125.00–129.00 $127.18 $608 +2.18
500–540 516 7 124.00–127.00 $125.86 $649 +4.87
555–590 578 3 114.00–120.00 $116.04 $671 +1.04
620–645 633 2 110.00–120.00 $114.90 $727 —
655 655 2 105.00–115.00 $110.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 130.00–132.00 $131.04 $308 -5.96
285 285 1 132.00 $132.00 $376 —
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 -3.30
375–395 384 7 120.00–130.00 $124.84 $479 +1.67
410–435 421 5 120.00–125.00 $122.02 $514 +2.02
450–480 462 3 120.00–122.00 $120.66 $557 +3.33
500–525 519 4 110.00–120.00 $116.33 $604 +7.35
590 590 1 107.00 $107.00 $631 -1.33
615 615 1 105.00 $105.00 $646 ±0.00
775 775 1 92.00 $92.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 120.00 $120.00 $276 -12.00
250 250 1 117.00 $117.00 $292 -6.79
300–305 303 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $336 -10.47
415 415 1 112.00 $112.00 $465 +0.08
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 +1.53
570–585 578 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $593 +12.53
620 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 —
675 675 1 90.00 $90.00 $608 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 -10.00
300–340 324 4 160.00–167.00 $162.11 $525 -7.89
350–395 374 9 155.00–160.00 $156.70 $586 -3.30
400–445 428 8 147.00–157.00 $151.94 $650 -2.92
450–480 463 12 145.00–155.00 $149.32 $691 -0.68
500–505 503 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $656 -9.50
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -15.00
625–645 630 4 114.00–116.00 $114.74 $723 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 4 155.00–162.00 $158.44 $444 -9.02
305–345 329 4 152.00–157.00 $155.20 $511 -10.26
355–395 372 6 147.00–152.00 $149.65 $557 +2.03
410–445 433 5 140.00–147.00 $143.83 $623 +1.84
465–495 480 5 130.00–137.00 $135.17 $649 +0.93
500–540 511 7 120.00–130.00 $125.12 $639 -4.16
585–590 588 2 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $662 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 -5.31
765 765 1 96.00 $96.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 217 3 150.00–155.00 $151.77 $329 —
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 -3.37
360–395 378 2 130.00–135.00 $132.38 $500 +3.30
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 -0.99
485–495 491 5 115.00–125.00 $119.59 $587 -0.41
505–545 523 3 110.00–119.00 $114.73 $600 -5.27
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 -9.03
610–640 625 2 95.00 $95.00 $594 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1710 1335 80-85% 32 59.00–66.00 $62.22 $831 -11.21
1070–1495 1335 80-85% 7 68.00–75.00 $69.65 $930 -3.78
1360–1810 1568 80-85% 7 50.00–57.00 $54.90 $861 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1495 1086 85-90% 24 51.00–58.00 $54.78 $595 —
1055–1510 1190 85-90% 7 47.00–50.00 $48.93 $582 -11.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $791 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1895 1680 4 78.00–83.00 $81.10 $1,362 —
2380 2380 1 85.00 $85.00 $2,023 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1220 1089 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 66.00–80.00 $70.71 $770
1125–1280 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 63.00–70.00 $67.20 $806
1120–1420 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 65.00–69.00 $66.22 $834
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–970 853 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 55.00–64.00 $60.46 $516
1035–1290 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 55.00–57.00 $56.23 $671

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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
1000–1260 1161 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 800.00–975.00 $865.63 —

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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.