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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.54/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 431 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.92/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 473 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.20/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 515 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 581 407
Feeder cattle 329 491 378
Slaughter cattle 50 73 25
Replacement cattle 13 17 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 210.00 $210.00 $620 —
315–320 318 2 200.00–202.00 $200.99 $639 -1.01
365–395 383 4 178.00–188.00 $184.56 $707 -3.44
400 value added 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 —
400–435 414 6 168.00–178.00 $172.95 $716 +9.53
450 value added 450 1 168.00 $168.00 $756 —
450–470 460 4 155.00–165.00 $160.18 $737 +1.94
510 value added 510 1 157.00 $157.00 $801 —
540 540 1 146.00 $146.00 $788 -6.44
550 550 1 152.00 $152.00 $836 —
630–635 633 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $956 +12.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
385–395 390 2 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $628 —
425–440 433 5 150.00–160.00 $156.18 $676 -0.32
455–485 464 4 148.00–153.00 $150.22 $697 +1.36
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -1.59
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 -10.69
605 605 1 136.00 $136.00 $823 +3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
315 315 1 157.00 $157.00 $495 —
375 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 —
460–485 472 5 130.00–140.00 $134.69 $636 -2.98
500–505 503 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $629 -8.98
575–585 580 2 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $707 -7.00
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $420 +0.12
350–395 375 3 148.00–156.00 $151.16 $567 +3.36
405 value added 405 1 151.00 $151.00 $612 —
425–445 433 13 140.00–150.00 $145.12 $628 +0.08
450–495 473 12 138.00–148.00 $144.92 $685 +6.40
500–545 515 11 130.00–139.00 $134.20 $691 +1.72
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 -6.00
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 146.00 $146.00 $336 —
260–295 277 5 144.00–154.00 $149.70 $415 -0.30
300–310 305 2 144.00–148.00 $145.97 $445 +3.03
355–395 373 5 138.00–144.00 $141.25 $527 +3.25
425–430 428 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $588 +0.71
460–470 465 2 130.00–136.00 $132.97 $618 +1.59
500–525 514 4 125.00–127.00 $125.75 $646 -0.76
585 585 1 122.00 $122.00 $714 -0.03
705–720 713 2 105.00–108.00 $106.52 $759 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 145.00 $145.00 $297 +10.00
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 +6.91
310–315 313 3 134.00–140.00 $138.02 $432 +4.97
370–390 380 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $484 +0.10
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -1.62
460–485 473 2 120.00–122.00 $120.97 $572 +1.92
530–540 536 5 110.00–120.00 $116.04 $622 +1.02
560–575 566 4 110.00–115.00 $112.24 $635 +5.24
605 605 1 105.00 $105.00 $635 -1.25
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 167.00–176.00 $171.30 $385 —
265–295 280 4 162.00–168.00 $164.68 $461 +7.64
310–345 322 3 150.00 $150.00 $483 +1.05
365–370 368 2 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $543 -1.53
420–440 430 2 137.00–142.00 $139.44 $600 +0.65
460–475 466 4 125.00–134.00 $128.49 $599 +2.48
515–545 528 6 125.00–130.00 $127.68 $674 +5.38
630 630 1 114.00 $114.00 $718 +4.00
740 740 1 109.00 $109.00 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 182.00 $182.00 $428 +9.00
290 290 1 188.00 $188.00 $545 +22.00
300–340 320 2 164.00–166.00 $165.06 $528 -0.78
365–385 379 4 158.00–162.00 $160.53 $608 +3.26
400–440 425 3 146.00–153.00 $150.24 $639 -1.12
465–485 478 4 142.00–144.00 $143.49 $686 +1.86
515–520 518 2 133.00–136.00 $134.49 $697 +3.92
550–595 567 3 130.00–131.00 $130.67 $741 +2.47
640 640 1 124.00 $124.00 $794 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 5 190.00–200.00 $194.98 $552 -0.07
310–340 323 5 186.00–194.00 $192.07 $620 +11.10
350 value added 350 1 180.00 $180.00 $630 -6.00
365–395 379 5 168.00–176.00 $172.85 $655 +1.23
415–445 430 2 162.00–164.00 $162.97 $701 +0.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1460 1320 80-85% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.27 $1,046 +12.57
930–1750 1370 80-85% 15 69.00–76.00 $71.73 $983 —
1630 1630 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,108 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1040 945 85-90% 3 60.00–67.00 $64.43 $609 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $752 +3.95
950–1350 1106 85-90% 6 52.00–59.00 $55.95 $619 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,270 —
1865–1875 1870 2 106.00–110.00 $107.99 $2,019 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1055 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 56.00–65.00 $60.38 $621
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $714

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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
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.