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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.45/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 463 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $116.87/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 468 lb · 10 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.43/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $446/hd at 370 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 512 304 172
Feeder cattle 378 243 144
Slaughter cattle 110 58 26
Replacement cattle 24 3 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
400–435 427 6 146.00–151.00 $148.01 $632 —
450–490 464 9 137.00–146.00 $141.22 $655 +1.22
500–540 520 10 130.00–140.00 $132.21 $687 -3.79
555–585 572 3 124.00–129.00 $127.04 $727 +0.39
670 670 3 125.00 $125.00 $838 +2.00
735 735 8 120.00 $120.00 $882 +3.02
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 152.00 $152.00 $403 —
310–345 325 5 150.00–157.00 $153.43 $499 +2.88
375–390 382 3 140.00–146.00 $143.96 $550 -7.08
400–435 414 4 135.00–140.00 $137.92 $571 -0.10
450–485 464 5 124.00–129.00 $127.79 $593 -6.72
577–590 581 6 114.00–123.00 $120.64 $701 +1.16
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 -5.00
660 660 1 114.00 $114.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
405 405 1 157.00 $157.00 $636 —
455–475 462 3 150.00–157.00 $153.67 $710 +1.18
500–515 507 6 140.00–145.00 $142.34 $722 -0.66
560–580 567 3 133.00–137.00 $135.35 $767 +1.76
615–630 623 2 129.00 $129.00 $804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 —
300–320 311 5 134.00–139.00 $136.84 $426 +1.86
405 405 1 129.00 $129.00 $522 +0.54
450–490 463 25 122.00–126.00 $122.45 $567 -0.78
555 555 1 116.00 $116.00 $644 +0.32
605–620 613 3 111.00–118.00 $114.36 $701 —
655–690 667 3 111.00–115.00 $113.29 $756 +2.29
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 138.00 $138.00 $310 —
250–260 255 2 134.00 $134.00 $342 -0.04
330–340 336 4 120.00–126.00 $122.47 $411 —
350–395 370 10 117.00–124.00 $120.43 $446 -4.13
410–445 421 5 110.00–120.00 $116.69 $491 —
460–485 477 3 114.00–117.00 $116.03 $553 +4.35
530 530 3 105.00–109.00 $106.33 $564 —
570–590 577 3 101.00–108.00 $105.36 $608 -5.14
685 685 1 95.00 $95.00 $651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 136.00 $136.00 $381 —
300–330 310 3 130.00–132.00 $130.71 $405 —
390 390 1 126.00 $126.00 $491 -2.96
405–440 428 4 122.00–126.00 $123.94 $530 -0.06
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 +1.03
525–535 530 3 117.00–119.00 $118.34 $627 +3.85
550–590 569 7 110.00–114.00 $111.68 $635 -3.32
600–620 610 2 106.00–108.00 $106.98 $653 —
685 685 1 107.00 $107.00 $733 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 140.00–146.00 $143.19 $398 -2.73
320–340 328 3 146.00–148.00 $146.98 $482 +16.98
355–385 373 6 135.00–142.00 $137.74 $514 -0.59
415–430 427 5 130.00–136.00 $133.18 $569 +9.70
450–495 468 10 110.00–120.00 $116.87 $547 -4.58
510–545 527 7 107.00–115.00 $109.17 $575 -2.82
555–590 576 5 105.00–110.00 $107.15 $617 -0.35
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 —
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —
725 725 1 94.00 $94.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 160.00–163.00 $161.47 $379 —
290 290 1 160.00 $160.00 $464 —
310–345 324 7 155.00–160.00 $157.83 $511 +6.63
365–395 383 3 154.00–158.00 $155.96 $597 +9.15
400–445 418 6 140.00–146.00 $142.09 $594 +0.43
455–490 476 4 125.00–135.00 $128.93 $614 -4.78
500–530 515 2 125.00–131.00 $127.91 $659 +7.30
555–580 568 2 118.00–124.00 $121.07 $688 +4.46
610 610 1 113.00 $113.00 $689 —
650 650 1 106.00 $106.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 170.00 $170.00 $374 —
280–290 285 2 164.00–170.00 $166.95 $476 —
300–340 318 5 162.00–170.00 $166.08 $528 +3.08
355–365 362 5 159.00–165.00 $161.62 $585 +7.20
405–440 423 2 148.00–152.00 $150.08 $635 +2.09
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1520 1223 80-85% 7 65.00–68.00 $66.73 $816 —
1090–1485 1280 80-85% 4 78.00–83.00 $79.15 $1,013 —
935–1650 1301 80-85% 25 70.00–77.00 $72.70 $946 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1285 1020 85-90% 12 52.00–59.00 $56.50 $576 —
840–1245 1038 85-90% 18 60.00–67.00 $64.05 $665 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1485 1361 75-80% 6 66.00–72.00 $68.42 $931 —
935–1845 1398 75-80% 6 60.00–62.00 $60.72 $849 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,290 —
1795–1865 1830 2 96.00–98.00 $96.98 $1,775 -1.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 78.00 $78.00 $772
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $756
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1055 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 54.00–68.00 $60.95 $639

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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
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.