Cattle Market Pulse

Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $127.44/cwt -7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 421 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $119.35/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 538 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 444 406
Feeder cattle 366 376 311
Slaughter cattle 95 59 74
Replacement cattle 41 9 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 156.00–164.00 $160.08 $605 +2.08
420–440 428 5 155.00–160.00 $158.36 $678 -0.11
450–495 466 5 148.00–150.00 $148.81 $693 +3.10
515 515 1 139.00 $139.00 $716 -2.94
555–595 578 4 135.00–138.00 $135.77 $785 +3.50
605–615 608 4 134.00–137.00 $135.50 $824 —
670 670 1 134.00 $134.00 $898 —
705–745 727 3 129.00–132.00 $130.65 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 -0.72
410–445 424 7 140.00–150.00 $144.67 $613 +9.55
450–490 463 3 130.00–140.00 $136.47 $632 -3.53
510–515 513 3 134.00–135.00 $134.33 $689 +5.75
555–580 572 5 120.00–130.00 $125.96 $720 +9.98
620 620 1 126.00 $126.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 5 156.00–166.00 $160.66 $768 —
500 value added 500 1 153.00 $153.00 $765 —
500–540 523 5 140.00–145.00 $142.23 $744 -7.77
555–575 566 5 140.00–150.00 $144.40 $817 +0.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 145.00 $145.00 $420 -1.00
305–330 324 4 138.00–146.00 $141.45 $458 +7.45
350–395 376 7 130.00–138.00 $133.82 $503 +3.46
400–445 424 7 130.00–134.00 $131.44 $557 +2.74
475–495 487 6 127.00–130.00 $128.68 $627 +3.65
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 +3.72
560–565 563 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $670 -0.27
620–635 628 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $757 —
665–690 678 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 130.00–135.00 $132.35 $282 —
270–290 280 2 135.00–136.00 $135.48 $379 +6.43
340–345 342 3 128.00–130.00 $128.66 $440 +1.62
350–390 370 2 120.00–128.00 $124.22 $460 +10.22
405–445 424 8 124.00–128.00 $125.99 $534 +3.73
460–480 466 7 115.00–125.00 $119.56 $557 +4.61
505–545 524 4 105.00–110.00 $107.78 $565 -3.38
555 555 1 105.00 $105.00 $583 -1.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 474 5 131.00–136.00 $134.02 $635 +3.51
520–540 530 5 128.00–137.00 $131.81 $699 +2.80
565–575 570 2 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $753 +8.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 240 4 154.00–160.00 $156.28 $375 +6.28
250–295 271 5 145.00–155.00 $149.54 $405 -6.45
300–340 317 5 146.00–155.00 $151.32 $480 +1.39
355–380 376 9 137.00–147.00 $143.60 $540 +3.59
405–440 421 20 124.00–132.00 $127.44 $537 -7.29
450–490 469 9 124.00–132.00 $129.78 $609 +5.06
500–548 538 16 117.00–124.00 $119.35 $642 -1.90
565–578 577 9 120.00–125.00 $120.54 $696 +5.54
655–680 668 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $738 +1.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 170.00 $170.00 $388 —
255–295 271 4 158.00–164.00 $160.82 $436 -9.04
315–320 317 3 160.00–165.00 $161.68 $513 -8.32
360–390 375 4 152.00–157.00 $154.97 $581 -5.03
410–420 414 5 145.00–154.00 $148.99 $617 +7.23
450–490 470 2 132.00–134.00 $132.96 $625 -1.53
500–545 521 4 128.00–134.00 $130.44 $680 +0.44
580–585 583 2 126.00–129.00 $127.49 $743 +3.45
605–625 617 3 117.00–127.00 $123.65 $763 +5.72
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 177.00 $177.00 $504 -3.62
305 305 1 168.00 $168.00 $512 —
450 450 1 144.00 $144.00 $648 -16.00
545 545 1 136.00 $136.00 $741 —
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 -0.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1440 1246 80-85% 24 69.00–76.00 $71.79 $895 —
1265 1265 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $974 —
1230–1445 1355 80-85% 11 63.00–68.00 $66.58 $902 -6.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1160 1019 85-90% 6 50.00–57.00 $52.98 $540 —
800–1145 1035 85-90% 20 59.00–66.00 $62.66 $649 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $717 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1390 1360 75-80% 3 68.00–70.00 $68.68 $934 —
1350–1460 1385 75-80% 6 60.00–62.00 $61.01 $845 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1545 1329 4 80.00–84.00 $81.65 $1,085 —
1965 1965 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,926 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–710 670 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–675.00 $626.49
640–770 727 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–775.00 $730.96
775–960 868 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–775.00 $752.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1055 954 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 975.00–1,125.00 $1,055.48
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830–955 868 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 700.00–775.00 $739.80 —

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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.