Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.68/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 484 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $133.89/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 595 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.90/cwt -2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 422 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	504	537	403
Feeder cattle	413	446	262
Slaughter cattle	72	66	133
Replacement cattle	19	25	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	382	3	155.00–162.00	$157.60	$602	-8.40
405–445	416	7	149.00–154.00	$151.40	$630	-8.60
450–495	467	8	142.00–150.00	$146.58	$685	-3.04
545	545	1	144.00	$144.00	$785	+4.00
550–599	595	15	130.00–136.00	$133.89	$797	-4.11
605	605	1	122.00	$122.00	$738	—
725	725	1	116.00	$116.00	$841	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	171.00	$171.00	$607	+1.00
405–420	413	2	161.00–167.00	$164.05	$678	-0.27
450–490	470	2	152.00–158.00	$154.87	$728	-7.71
500–520	513	4	147.00–155.00	$150.96	$774	+0.63
565–575	568	3	144.00–147.00	$145.99	$829	-1.34
600–630	613	5	133.00–141.00	$136.38	$836	+0.38
660–669	668	7	131.00–136.00	$131.71	$880	-5.60
793	793	4	126.00	$126.00	$999	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	158.00	$158.00	$545	—
375–395	390	5	142.00–150.00	$145.58	$568	-6.10
400–435	419	4	142.00–146.00	$144.26	$604	-5.74
455–495	471	5	128.00–133.00	$130.79	$616	-9.21
515–530	523	2	130.00–133.00	$131.52	$688	-2.48
570–595	583	2	118.00–123.00	$120.55	$703	+0.55
785	785	1	101.00	$101.00	$793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	142.00	$142.00	$469	+6.00
375–380	377	3	134.00–135.00	$134.33	$506	-3.59
405–425	422	11	130.00–134.00	$131.90	$557	-2.74
460–497	484	20	124.00–132.00	$128.68	$623	-1.17
500–545	519	9	121.00–131.00	$127.59	$662	+0.16
555	555	2	125.00–132.00	$128.50	$713	+6.49
610–628	623	8	112.00–118.00	$115.88	$722	+2.11
660	660	9	120.00	$120.00	$792	+10.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	144.00	$144.00	$331	—
265–295	288	4	132.00–138.00	$135.43	$390	+3.86
305–345	330	4	129.00–134.00	$131.61	$434	+0.61
355–380	364	8	127.00–132.00	$129.46	$471	+0.78
405–440	429	6	122.00–128.00	$126.04	$541	-1.04
455–495	484	6	118.00–124.00	$120.50	$583	-2.21
525–545	536	7	116.00–120.00	$118.16	$633	+0.57
585	585	1	116.00	$116.00	$679	+6.00
685	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	284	11	125.00–128.00	$125.26	$356	+0.68
300–320	310	2	120.00–128.00	$123.87	$384	+3.87
360–385	373	4	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$457	—
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	+5.00
530	530	2	110.00	$110.00	$583	+0.80
575–590	586	4	99.00–101.00	$99.49	$583	-7.00
626–645	631	4	96.00–99.00	$96.77	$611	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	6	157.00–160.00	$158.68	$520	+2.49
355–395	372	8	150.00–157.00	$153.73	$572	+3.02
400–445	424	9	144.00–151.00	$147.46	$625	+1.46
460–485	475	3	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$646	-4.23
520–530	525	2	127.00–130.00	$128.51	$675	-0.49
550–575	560	3	121.00–126.00	$123.69	$693	+1.10
610	610	1	122.00	$122.00	$744	+2.31
665	665	1	119.00	$119.00	$791	+7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	160.00–161.00	$160.50	$599	-6.64
405–440	425	4	152.00–156.00	$153.99	$654	-2.11
450–460	456	4	146.00–150.00	$148.76	$678	-2.61
505–540	517	3	135.00–144.00	$140.02	$724	+2.02
600–630	621	4	126.00–130.00	$127.47	$792	+1.74
705	705	1	119.00	$119.00	$839	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	150.00–154.00	$152.02	$438	+7.08
305–325	312	7	144.00–154.00	$149.98	$468	+4.97
360–385	373	3	138.00–142.00	$139.97	$522	-1.08
405–440	422	3	134.00–136.00	$135.03	$570	+8.09
470	470	1	128.00	$128.00	$602	+2.47
550	550	1	116.00	$116.00	$638	+2.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1440	1169	80-85%	16	62.00–69.00	$65.56	$766	-4.03
950–1405	1225	80-85%	5	71.00–74.00	$72.80	$892	—
1210–1460	1308	80-85%	3	54.00–61.00	$58.15	$761	+2.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1025	937	85-90%	5	41.00–46.00	$43.48	$407	—
885–1520	1122	85-90%	10	53.00–60.00	$56.50	$634	+11.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	75-80%	1	58.00	$58.00	$710	—
1330–1760	1545	75-80%	2	50.00	$50.00	$772	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,054	—
1315–1920	1566	14	87.00–92.00	$89.90	$1,408	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–820	782	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	58.00–70.00	$62.65	$490

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$900

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1270	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–975.00	$872.10	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260–1305	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,088.60	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.