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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.48/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 534 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.04/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 414 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.52/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 470 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 581 578 297
Feeder cattle 491 449 273
Slaughter cattle 73 94 20
Replacement cattle 17 35 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 162.00 $162.00 $567 +5.67
435 435 2 156.00–157.00 $156.50 $681 +0.85
455–485 477 8 144.00–154.00 $148.86 $710 -4.20
505–540 525 10 140.00–144.00 $141.59 $743 -7.90
550–575 560 3 139.00–142.00 $140.69 $788 -7.31
615–635 625 15 132.00–138.00 $132.99 $831 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 1 192.00 $192.00 $495 —
310 310 1 202.00 $202.00 $626 —
385 385 1 188.00 $188.00 $724 +18.00
415–430 423 5 162.00–165.00 $163.42 $691 +2.10
470–475 471 8 156.00–159.00 $158.24 $745 -3.26
517–535 518 13 146.00–153.00 $152.44 $790 -4.34
610–625 619 4 138.00–139.00 $138.75 $859 -5.75
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 —
730 730 4 124.00 $124.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
460–470 463 6 134.00–142.00 $137.67 $637 -0.62
500–545 526 8 130.00–138.00 $133.96 $705 -2.04
550–575 561 7 125.00–133.00 $128.98 $724 +3.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $355 —
270–285 277 3 152.00–158.00 $155.39 $430 +1.39
295 value added 295 1 168.00 $168.00 $496 —
320–335 328 3 148.00–152.00 $150.01 $492 +1.95
350–395 372 7 144.00–150.00 $147.80 $550 +2.75
400–440 414 19 140.00–148.00 $145.04 $600 +1.98
455–480 470 18 135.00–144.00 $138.52 $651 -0.44
505–548 534 21 130.00–134.00 $132.48 $707 -0.02
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -2.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 +12.00
305–345 325 2 142.00–144.00 $142.94 $465 +3.41
350–395 368 3 138.00 $138.00 $508 +4.00
400–435 413 5 136.00–137.00 $136.79 $565 —
450–495 465 7 127.00–134.00 $131.38 $611 +1.82
505–543 524 12 121.00–129.00 $126.51 $663 -1.01
575–595 585 2 120.00–124.00 $122.03 $714 +3.24
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 +4.00
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 135.00 $135.00 $324 —
270–280 275 2 128.00–138.00 $133.09 $366 —
325–335 330 2 130.00–136.00 $133.05 $439 +3.05
380 380 3 125.00–130.00 $127.33 $484 -0.58
400–445 424 4 122.00–129.00 $126.62 $537 —
450–495 460 7 115.00–124.00 $119.05 $548 +6.07
500–505 503 2 110.00–120.00 $115.02 $579 +2.48
565 565 1 107.00 $107.00 $605 -3.22
635–645 640 4 106.00–107.00 $106.25 $680 -3.75
655 655 1 107.00 $107.00 $701 +1.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 173.00 $173.00 $398 +9.00
265 265 1 166.00 $166.00 $440 +6.00
310–345 334 4 162.00–168.00 $165.84 $554 +15.84
350–365 359 7 155.00–159.00 $157.27 $565 -0.74
415–435 426 8 148.00–154.00 $151.36 $645 +7.36
450–490 467 10 136.00–147.00 $141.63 $661 +3.90
515–545 531 10 128.00–138.00 $130.57 $693 -2.31
550–585 564 5 127.00–129.00 $128.20 $723 +1.20
600 600 2 124.00 $124.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 3 154.00–160.00 $157.04 $440 +5.25
325–345 338 4 146.00–154.00 $148.95 $503 +7.58
370–390 382 5 144.00–153.00 $149.03 $569 +8.07
410–445 430 8 134.00–141.00 $138.79 $597 +2.71
455–490 476 8 124.00–132.00 $126.01 $600 +1.39
505–530 515 4 120.00–125.00 $122.30 $630 +2.29
575–590 584 7 120.00–125.00 $121.55 $710 +11.55
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 —
650–670 660 2 110.00 $110.00 $726 +15.00
700 700 2 105.00–106.00 $105.50 $738 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 200.00 $200.00 $460 +4.95
250–255 253 2 190.00–200.00 $195.05 $493 +1.62
270 value added 270 1 206.00 $206.00 $556 —
320 value added 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 —
315–335 325 2 180.00–182.00 $180.97 $588 —
360 value added 360 1 186.00 $186.00 $670 +10.00
350–395 367 9 168.00–178.00 $171.62 $630 +2.13
400–445 423 2 158.00–168.00 $162.73 $688 -5.61
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 —
500–520 513 4 134.00 $134.00 $687 -17.00
595 595 1 133.00 $133.00 $791 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1495 1205 80-85% 14 70.00–76.00 $72.56 $874 —
1000–1595 1319 80-85% 7 64.00–69.00 $66.70 $880 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1295 1059 85-90% 10 63.00–70.00 $66.05 $699 —
1135–1630 1263 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $53.20 $672 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1170 1153 75-80% 2 68.00–70.00 $68.98 $795 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1505 1455 2 100.00–101.00 $100.52 $1,463 +14.48
1460–1865 1607 3 84.00–90.00 $87.75 $1,410 —
1415–1795 1633 4 93.00–97.00 $94.62 $1,545 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–745 705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 72.00–76.00 $73.89 $521
815–965 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 70.00–74.00 $71.19 $651

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.