Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $134.73/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 423 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.70/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 421 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $140.01/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 368 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	444	745	447
Feeder cattle	376	646	355
Slaughter cattle	59	64	76
Replacement cattle	9	35	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	158.00	$158.00	$616	+6.00
410–430	421	4	154.00–160.00	$158.47	$667	+8.33
450–485	466	8	142.00–150.00	$145.71	$679	+3.95
500–545	519	9	138.00–147.00	$141.94	$737	+7.94
555–570	561	4	130.00–136.00	$132.27	$742	+3.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	150.00	$150.00	$465	+6.69
360–380	368	3	138.00–144.00	$140.72	$518	-0.50
410–430	420	2	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$568	-5.14
485–495	490	2	140.00	$140.00	$686	+7.33
520–545	533	2	125.00–132.00	$128.58	$685	+4.58
590–595	593	2	112.00–120.00	$115.98	$688	-3.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 value added	355	1	182.00	$182.00	$646	—
405	405	1	170.00	$170.00	$688	+10.43
505–525	512	3	150.00	$150.00	$768	-4.96
555–575	564	5	140.00–149.00	$143.60	$810	+1.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	±0.00
265	265	2	146.00	$146.00	$387	+4.00
300	300	1	134.00	$134.00	$402	+0.49
365–390	381	8	128.00–132.00	$130.36	$497	+1.11
400–435	421	13	126.00–133.00	$128.70	$542	+1.94
460–495	471	4	124.00–127.00	$125.03	$589	-0.86
520–540	533	4	120.00–124.00	$122.28	$652	+1.52
555–590	575	4	118.00–120.00	$119.27	$686	+4.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	283	3	127.00–130.00	$129.05	$365	-0.94
305–340	325	4	125.00–130.00	$127.04	$413	+4.71
360	360	1	114.00	$114.00	$410	-8.49
405–425	418	4	119.00–125.00	$122.26	$511	+3.04
455–495	478	6	110.00–120.00	$114.95	$549	-0.30
510–545	531	5	110.00–115.00	$111.16	$590	+2.69
550–585	569	6	103.00–113.00	$106.44	$606	-0.39
635	635	2	107.00	$107.00	$679	—
685–690	688	2	105.00	$105.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	150.00	$150.00	$502	-2.65
365–380	375	3	136.00–140.00	$137.30	$515	-0.66
400–440	429	7	134.00–136.00	$135.15	$580	+3.58
450–475	461	4	130.00–132.00	$130.51	$602	+0.34
500–535	515	3	127.00–130.00	$129.01	$664	+3.01
550–580	566	4	122.00–124.00	$123.51	$699	-1.67
615 value added	615	1	129.00	$129.00	$793	—
635–645	640	4	118.00–123.00	$120.76	$773	+0.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	150.00	$150.00	$322	-5.19
275–280	278	2	155.00–157.00	$155.99	$434	+14.20
305–345	320	3	148.00–152.00	$149.93	$480	+6.14
350–385	368	11	137.00–146.00	$140.01	$515	+4.89
405–445	423	13	128.00–138.00	$134.73	$570	+9.40
450–495	466	11	120.00–129.00	$124.72	$581	+4.12
510–540	521	9	119.00–125.00	$121.25	$632	+5.29
570	570	1	115.00	$115.00	$656	+4.98
600–625	613	2	100.00–110.00	$104.90	$643	-4.36
680	680	1	109.00	$109.00	$741	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	3	168.00–174.00	$169.86	$476	+13.89
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	+16.46
355–390	373	2	160.00	$160.00	$597	+13.97
405–435	420	5	139.00–145.00	$141.76	$595	+5.87
455–485	466	8	130.00–139.00	$134.49	$627	+4.70
505–540	517	3	129.00–131.00	$130.00	$672	+9.48
550–580	562	3	122.00–126.00	$124.04	$697	+5.55
600–620	610	2	114.00–122.00	$117.93	$719	+2.93
655–685	675	3	111.00–113.00	$112.01	$756	-0.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	185.00	$185.00	$453	-15.00
250–280	270	3	180.00–182.00	$180.62	$488	—
355 value added	355	1	182.00	$182.00	$646	—
405	405	1	158.00	$158.00	$640	+10.00
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	—
550–555	553	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$722	+4.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1650	1313	80-85%	5	60.00–66.00	$62.66	$823	—
1195–1515	1319	80-85%	4	78.00–79.00	$78.26	$1,032	—
1050–1755	1352	80-85%	16	70.00–77.00	$73.15	$989	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1225	1130	85-90%	4	68.00–70.00	$68.66	$776	—
1135–1155	1148	85-90%	3	53.00–58.00	$54.65	$627	—
1035–1275	1181	85-90%	7	60.00–67.00	$64.35	$760	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1985	1565	3	84.00–87.00	$85.46	$1,337	-7.31
1845	1845	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,845	—
1440–2030	1859	4	92.00–98.00	$94.53	$1,757	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	62.00	$62.00	$459
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$758

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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.