Cattle Market Pulse

Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 392 505
Feeder cattle 332 329 410
Slaughter cattle 70 50 75
Replacement cattle 28 13 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cattle mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 4 170.00–178.00 $173.03 $628 +12.04
420–430 423 8 160.00–170.00 $164.98 $698 +8.80
560–570 565 2 140.00–146.00 $143.03 $808 +13.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 471 5 156.00–166.00 $160.61 $756 +0.43
520–525 523 2 136.00–146.00 $141.02 $738 -4.98
560–570 565 2 152.00–158.00 $154.97 $876 +2.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 426 5 150.00–158.00 $152.40 $649 —
470–480 473 3 140.00–144.00 $141.35 $669 +6.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 160.00–170.00 $164.96 $508 —
360–385 375 8 146.00–150.00 $147.99 $555 -3.17
420–430 424 4 146.00–152.00 $149.49 $634 +4.37
455–470 464 9 138.00–147.00 $142.33 $660 -2.59
505–510 508 9 130.00–140.00 $135.76 $690 +1.56
555–570 563 2 132.00–136.00 $133.97 $754 +9.97
620–625 623 2 124.00–127.00 $125.51 $782 +5.51
670–695 683 2 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $813 —
760–780 770 2 108.00–114.00 $111.04 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 311 4 148.00–156.00 $150.47 $468 +4.50
420–425 422 3 132.00–142.00 $138.64 $585 +1.14
460–495 475 7 126.00–136.00 $130.85 $622 -2.12
520–535 528 9 118.00–126.00 $122.24 $645 -3.51
720–725 723 2 90.00–92.00 $91.00 $658 -15.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 4 140.00–144.00 $141.52 $446 +3.50
460–495 471 5 116.00–124.00 $119.97 $565 -1.00
570–580 573 3 106.00–110.00 $108.65 $623 -3.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 178.00–185.00 $181.50 $590 +31.50
405–420 414 4 136.00–142.00 $138.75 $574 -0.69
460–465 462 8 128.00–134.00 $131.00 $605 +2.51
505–530 513 5 120.00–128.00 $123.44 $633 -4.24
560–575 565 3 118.00–120.00 $118.68 $671 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 319 4 188.00–198.00 $192.02 $613 +26.96
355–375 361 4 170.00–178.00 $175.43 $633 +14.90
420–435 428 2 148.00–152.00 $150.04 $642 -0.20
460–475 463 5 140.00–147.00 $143.62 $665 +0.13
605–620 613 4 115.00–122.00 $119.24 $731 -4.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 205.00–212.00 $208.50 $615 +13.52
305–320 313 3 210.00–216.00 $213.72 $669 +21.65
360–385 370 4 180.00–190.00 $185.97 $688 +13.12
405–425 416 5 158.00–166.00 $162.45 $676 -0.52
465–480 475 3 154.00–158.00 $155.31 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1200 1054 80-85% 12 70.00–76.00 $72.91 $768 —
1115–1320 1191 80-85% 5 63.00–69.00 $66.82 $796 —
1205 1205 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $940 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1120 950 85-90% 7 60.00–68.00 $64.23 $610 —
915–1095 1001 85-90% 5 51.00–59.00 $55.28 $553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1520 1338 2 92.00–94.00 $92.86 $1,242 —
1220–1525 1390 6 85.00–88.00 $87.17 $1,212 -4.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1090 1047 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,050.00 $968.31
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–915 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–875.00 $755.73
875–1020 923 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00–825.00 $809.21

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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
985–1095 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,120.25 +395.25
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.