Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.90/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 424 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.93/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 455 lb · 15 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $183.57/cwt ≈ $593/hd at 323 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	507	683	546
Feeder cattle	417	575	480
Slaughter cattle	57	95	57
Replacement cattle	33	13	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	188.00	$188.00	$573	—
365 value added	365	1	182.00	$182.00	$664	—
360–395	378	2	168.00–177.00	$172.29	$651	-25.74
445	445	1	160.00	$160.00	$712	—
460–495	474	6	154.00–162.00	$157.76	$748	-6.13
510–535	520	3	155.00–158.00	$156.97	$816	+3.54
550–575	561	4	144.00–150.00	$147.47	$827	—
605–640	617	3	136.00–141.00	$138.33	$853	-9.95
670	670	1	137.00	$137.00	$918	-6.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	170.00–180.00	$175.09	$499	—
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	-28.55
455–475	463	4	152.00–154.00	$152.98	$708	+6.44
520–535	527	5	136.00–146.00	$141.64	$746	+4.30
580–590	585	3	132.00–138.00	$135.01	$790	-10.49
610	610	1	134.00	$134.00	$817	+0.67
665–670	668	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$875	-3.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	—
350–390	368	3	144.00–150.00	$147.04	$541	—
400–440	430	7	130.00–140.00	$135.45	$582	—
485	485	1	140.00	$140.00	$679	+2.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	156.00	$156.00	$382	—
260 value added	260	1	166.00	$166.00	$432	—
275	275	1	152.00	$152.00	$418	-3.89
310–325	318	2	144.00–152.00	$148.09	$471	—
360–390	374	9	138.00–146.00	$141.92	$531	—
405–445	424	17	138.00–146.00	$141.90	$602	-3.90
450–460	455	15	137.00–142.00	$138.93	$632	-1.41
510–540	525	5	126.00–131.00	$128.20	$673	-10.45
550–585	568	9	124.00–134.00	$127.90	$726	-14.13
615–620	618	2	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$785	-1.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	152.00–153.00	$152.51	$363	—
275–280	278	3	140.00–148.00	$142.63	$397	—
330–335	333	2	136.00–140.00	$138.02	$460	—
350–355	353	4	134.00–137.00	$135.51	$478	-0.47
415–435	423	7	130.00–137.00	$134.22	$568	-2.24
455–490	467	9	127.00–130.00	$128.01	$598	+1.48
510–530	523	3	122.00–125.00	$122.97	$643	-0.40
555–565	558	3	116.00–120.00	$118.65	$662	-11.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	142.00–146.00	$143.98	$343	—
315–335	328	4	128.00–130.00	$129.52	$425	-15.80
365–390	385	5	127.00–130.00	$128.22	$494	+0.90
405–440	425	7	120.00–128.00	$124.28	$528	-1.37
475	475	2	120.00	$120.00	$570	+0.19
515–525	521	8	110.00–120.00	$116.86	$609	+3.36
560–565	563	3	104.00–110.00	$108.01	$608	-6.32
675	675	1	103.00	$103.00	$695	—
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	185.00	$185.00	$527	-24.00
300–345	323	5	165.00–170.00	$167.27	$540	—
305–345 value added	323	6	192.00–202.00	$197.16	$637	—
350–357	356	5	170.00–177.00	$175.62	$625	-12.82
350–385 value added	368	2	192.00–195.00	$193.43	$712	—
405 value added	405	1	165.00	$165.00	$668	—
405–430	414	6	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$642	-12.01
450–465	459	4	144.00–148.00	$146.02	$670	-6.49
565–575	570	2	126.00–129.00	$127.51	$727	—
645	645	1	126.00	$126.00	$813	-3.33
650–675	663	2	123.00–124.00	$123.49	$819	-3.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	288	4	160.00–170.00	$167.57	$483	—
305–345	331	7	152.00–162.00	$156.65	$519	-35.31
350–393	373	6	150.00–160.00	$156.05	$582	-20.36
400–420	404	6	138.00–144.00	$139.87	$565	-9.47
450–475	460	6	131.00–140.00	$138.12	$635	-8.88
515–525	520	3	126.00–129.00	$127.67	$664	-2.13
705	705	1	111.00	$111.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	225	4	155.00–162.00	$159.19	$358	—
275–295	287	3	140.00–147.00	$143.04	$411	—
300–325	313	4	140.00	$140.00	$438	-40.67
355–390	378	4	134.00–144.00	$139.24	$526	-31.14
425–440	432	3	130.00–134.00	$131.99	$570	-4.03
455–495	481	9	120.00–129.00	$124.17	$597	-5.00
500	500	1	122.00	$122.00	$610	-2.83
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	-4.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1435	1193	80-85%	6	66.00–68.00	$66.75	$796	—
1060–1665	1331	80-85%	9	69.00–76.00	$71.99	$958	—
1075–1615	1351	80-85%	4	77.00–80.00	$78.28	$1,058	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	85-90%	1	68.00	$68.00	$714	—
845–1220	1103	85-90%	10	48.00–55.00	$50.24	$554	—
915–1500	1113	85-90%	6	57.00–64.00	$60.58	$674	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1245	1203	75-80%	2	64.00–69.00	$66.41	$799	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1425	1415	2	91.00–93.00	$92.01	$1,302	-2.17
1200–1720	1433	4	78.00–84.00	$80.57	$1,155	-13.61
1530–1635	1583	2	102.00–103.00	$102.52	$1,623	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	86.00	$86.00	$924

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$653

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1210	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	825.00–975.00	$895.05	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–990	902	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–775.00	$664.14	—

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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.