Cattle Market Pulse

Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.52/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 529 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.76/cwt -7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 431 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.49/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 665 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 745 507 447
Feeder cattle 646 417 373
Slaughter cattle 64 57 66
Replacement cattle 35 33 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 166.00 $166.00 $631 -6.29
417–418 417 7 159.00–160.00 $159.57 $665 -0.43
455–485 470 2 155.00–160.00 $157.58 $741 -0.18
505–546 527 14 150.00–160.00 $154.96 $817 -2.01
535 value added 535 4 162.00 $162.00 $867 —
560 value added 560 1 152.00 $152.00 $851 —
550–595 574 8 137.00–147.00 $142.56 $818 -4.91
600–605 604 4 134.00 $134.00 $809 -4.33
663–690 665 14 132.00–136.00 $135.49 $901 -1.51
730 730 1 127.00 $127.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 142.00–146.00 $143.31 $483 -6.69
355–395 371 4 138.00–144.00 $141.22 $524 -5.82
400–445 420 11 134.00–144.00 $140.26 $589 +4.81
455–485 464 10 130.00–138.00 $132.67 $616 -7.33
505–520 514 4 119.00–128.00 $124.00 $637 —
550–580 567 7 114.00–124.00 $119.70 $679 —
600–640 627 5 116.00–121.00 $118.83 $745 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 —
385 385 1 152.00 $152.00 $585 -3.00
415–445 427 5 146.00–155.00 $150.14 $641 —
450–495 468 7 140.00–148.00 $141.76 $663 -11.22
505–530 516 7 130.00–138.00 $134.00 $691 -7.64
565–595 581 5 125.00–131.00 $128.43 $746 -6.58
600–635 621 4 128.00–130.00 $129.52 $804 -4.48
676–685 677 11 129.00 $129.00 $873 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 -2.51
260 260 1 142.00 $142.00 $369 -0.63
300–340 331 7 129.00–138.00 $133.51 $442 -4.51
360–380 373 7 128.00–132.00 $129.25 $482 -6.26
420–445 431 14 124.00–129.00 $126.76 $546 -7.46
450–477 465 11 125.00–129.00 $125.89 $585 -2.12
500–540 520 9 119.00–122.00 $120.76 $628 -2.21
550–590 572 6 112.00–117.00 $114.84 $657 -3.81
600–620 610 2 115.00–118.00 $116.48 $711 —
675 675 1 114.00 $114.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 140.00 $140.00 $294 -3.98
270–290 284 5 128.00–132.00 $129.99 $369 —
330–340 335 3 118.00–125.00 $122.33 $410 -7.19
350–390 373 13 119.00–127.00 $122.49 $457 -5.73
400–425 408 9 115.00–122.00 $119.22 $486 -5.06
475–490 483 11 110.00–120.00 $115.25 $557 -4.75
505–525 515 2 107.00–110.00 $108.47 $559 -8.39
550–590 567 6 100.00–110.00 $106.83 $606 -1.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 152.00 $152.00 $304 —
295 295 1 154.00 $154.00 $454 +2.00
300–345 323 2 148.00–158.00 $152.65 $493 +4.56
360–375 368 2 136.00–140.00 $137.96 $508 -3.96
400–430 419 5 130.00–134.00 $131.57 $551 -10.33
460–495 473 6 130.00–131.00 $130.17 $616 -8.76
530–540 534 5 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $673 -2.20
550–591 581 12 120.00–128.00 $125.18 $727 -2.72
610–645 628 2 119.00–121.00 $119.97 $753 -7.03
665–670 668 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 215 3 150.00–160.00 $155.19 $334 -4.00
250–295 274 7 137.00–147.00 $141.79 $389 -1.25
315–345 328 9 140.00–148.00 $143.79 $472 +3.79
350–395 372 10 130.00–140.00 $135.12 $503 -4.12
420–445 431 7 120.00–130.00 $125.33 $540 -6.66
460–495 470 13 114.00–124.00 $120.60 $567 -3.57
510–540 524 9 113.00–119.00 $115.96 $608 -6.04
550–575 563 8 106.00–115.00 $110.02 $619 -4.98
600–610 608 4 107.00–110.00 $109.26 $664 —
680–685 683 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $727 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 152.00–160.00 $155.97 $449 -11.60
310–345 324 4 150.00–157.00 $153.54 $497 -3.11
355–390 368 5 144.00–148.00 $146.03 $537 -10.02
405–445 418 4 131.00–140.00 $135.89 $568 -3.98
460–495 477 6 128.00–134.00 $129.79 $619 -8.33
515–540 523 4 120.00–122.00 $120.52 $630 -7.15
550–565 558 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $661 —
615–645 630 2 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
670–675 673 2 111.00–115.00 $112.99 $760 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 200.00 $200.00 $440 —
335–345 340 3 174.00–180.00 $176.65 $601 +9.38
360–375 368 2 162.00–168.00 $165.06 $607 -10.56
410 410 1 148.00 $148.00 $607 -6.98
505 505 1 136.00 $136.00 $687 —
550–570 560 2 122.00–130.00 $125.93 $705 -1.58
640 640 1 121.00 $121.00 $774 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $677 —
860–1225 1030 85-90% 11 49.00–55.00 $51.53 $531 —
920–1210 1039 85-90% 9 59.00–66.00 $62.66 $651 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1390 1201 80-85% 5 65.00–67.00 $66.18 $795 —
1025–1370 1237 80-85% 6 70.00–76.00 $72.78 $900 —
1140–1385 1263 80-85% 2 78.00–80.00 $78.90 $997 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1580 1395 75-80% 4 58.00–65.00 $61.44 $857 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1650 1398 5 82.00–88.00 $84.90 $1,187 —
1225–2015 1571 8 90.00–95.00 $92.77 $1,457 -9.75
1785 1785 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,767 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–980 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 56.00–70.00 $61.05 $528
830–1025 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 58.00–64.00 $61.54 $566
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $616
800–840 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 84.00–86.00 $84.98 $697

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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
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.