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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $152.49/cwt +9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 476 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 304 286 367
Feeder cattle 243 212 299
Slaughter cattle 58 65 61
Replacement cattle 3 9 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and replacement cows lightly tested, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 476 16 149.00–153.00 $152.49 $726 +9.26
520 520 1 143.00 $143.00 $744 +7.00
550–585 564 5 132.00–136.00 $133.59 $753 +1.57
670 670 1 128.00 $128.00 $858 -1.73
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
800 800 1 118.00 $118.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 147.00–154.00 $150.55 $497 —
365–390 382 3 149.00–152.00 $151.04 $577 —
400–415 410 3 136.00–140.00 $138.02 $566 —
470–495 483 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $650 —
500–545 530 5 130.00–134.00 $132.37 $702 —
585–595 590 2 117.00–122.00 $119.48 $705 —
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 162.00 $162.00 $543 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 +7.34
560–585 573 3 123.00–129.00 $126.65 $726 —
650 650 1 123.00 $123.00 $800 —
700–725 708 3 115.00–118.00 $116.98 $828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 142.00 $142.00 $398 —
310–320 315 2 134.00–136.00 $134.98 $425 —
415–435 425 2 127.00–130.00 $128.46 $546 +2.75
450–495 472 7 122.00–125.00 $123.23 $582 -1.23
505–520 512 5 120.00–125.00 $121.98 $625 +4.22
550–575 567 3 115.00–116.00 $115.68 $656 +0.84
665 665 1 111.00 $111.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $322 —
365–395 380 2 128.00–130.00 $128.96 $490 +6.61
445 445 2 124.00 $124.00 $552 +2.94
465–480 473 2 117.00–121.00 $118.97 $563 +3.59
510–535 521 4 114.00–116.00 $114.49 $596 +1.87
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 275 4 130.00–136.00 $134.04 $369 —
360–390 375 2 123.00–126.00 $124.56 $467 —
460–475 470 3 110.00–115.00 $111.68 $525 +5.71
550 550 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $608 —
790 790 1 91.00 $91.00 $719 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 317 9 148.00–154.00 $151.20 $479 +3.60
350–395 371 4 145.00–149.00 $146.81 $545 +6.43
415–440 425 5 140.00–146.00 $141.66 $602 +1.42
450–470 455 7 130.00–138.00 $133.71 $608 +2.94
510–540 527 5 120.00–123.00 $120.61 $636 +8.45
550–575 560 3 112.00–120.00 $116.61 $653 +11.02
785 785 1 95.00 $95.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $366 —
255–290 280 4 140.00–150.00 $145.92 $409 —
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 —
385–395 393 6 136.00–140.00 $138.33 $544 —
400–430 415 2 123.00–124.00 $123.48 $512 -3.53
450–480 460 5 120.00–125.00 $121.45 $559 —
505–545 521 5 108.00–118.00 $111.99 $583 —
580–585 583 2 107.00–108.00 $107.50 $627 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 163.00 $163.00 $505 —
355–395 371 4 152.00–158.00 $154.42 $573 +3.62
420–430 425 2 147.00–149.00 $147.99 $629 -2.86
455 455 1 146.00 $146.00 $664 +6.29
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 +9.03
650–665 658 2 112.00–113.00 $112.49 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1530 1188 80-85% 16 71.00–77.00 $74.27 $882 —
1155–1925 1395 80-85% 14 60.00–67.00 $62.94 $878 —
1360–1500 1430 80-85% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.52 $1,137 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $759 —
1065–1255 1146 85-90% 4 52.00–59.00 $56.04 $642 —
1080–1605 1237 85-90% 11 61.00–68.00 $64.21 $794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $884 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,720 —
1825–1845 1835 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,798 —

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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
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.