Cattle Market Pulse

Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.56/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 584 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.58/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $494/hd at 413 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 343 598 387
Feeder cattle 295 494 353
Slaughter cattle 22 81 17
Replacement cattle 26 23 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, 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
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
450–495 478 3 138.00–140.00 $138.63 $663 +0.63
515–525 520 2 128.00–134.00 $131.03 $681 -1.52
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 ±0.00
630–640 635 3 120.00–124.00 $122.66 $779 +2.66
660–680 672 3 120.00 $120.00 $806 -0.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 140.00 $140.00 $438 -2.00
400–440 420 2 127.00–137.00 $132.24 $555 +3.97
525–545 535 2 115.00–120.00 $117.55 $629 -6.05
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -5.02
630 630 1 104.00 $104.00 $655 -8.56
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 134.00 $134.00 $764 -5.00
603 603 5 131.00 $131.00 $790 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 130.00 $130.00 $286 —
320–335 328 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $418 -0.56
360–390 380 3 125.00–129.00 $126.26 $480 —
405–440 413 12 118.00–122.00 $119.58 $494 -2.71
470–495 483 2 114.00–118.00 $116.05 $561 -2.96
505–540 518 7 112.00–118.00 $115.26 $597 -0.74
565–590 584 14 112.00–115.00 $112.56 $657 -1.55
640–645 644 4 108.00–112.00 $110.00 $708 -0.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 118.00–122.00 $119.95 $258 —
255–285 263 5 120.00–125.00 $121.94 $321 -1.86
340–345 343 6 117.00–122.00 $119.33 $409 -2.40
390–395 393 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $436 -8.02
420–435 430 3 105.00–110.00 $108.31 $466 -8.27
455–495 475 2 107.00–110.00 $108.44 $515 -4.40
520–535 526 4 100.00–105.00 $102.28 $538 -6.75
550–595 578 3 94.00–100.00 $96.24 $556 -11.34
615 615 1 99.00 $99.00 $609 +4.02
650–675 663 2 97.00–98.00 $97.51 $646 +3.51
755 755 1 85.00 $85.00 $642 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 136.00 $136.00 $381 —
335 335 1 134.00 $134.00 $449 —
440 440 1 126.00 $126.00 $554 —
490–495 493 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $594 —
520–528 526 5 120.00–123.00 $122.41 $644 +1.12
550–565 558 2 116.00–119.00 $117.48 $656 -5.54
640 640 1 118.00 $118.00 $755 -7.00
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 -8.00
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 +0.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 218 4 136.00–146.00 $140.48 $306 —
305–320 315 3 137.00–145.00 $141.32 $445 +5.76
375 375 1 135.00 $135.00 $506 -0.18
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 +5.45
450–475 465 3 120.00–128.00 $124.74 $580 +5.99
515–540 528 2 112.00–115.00 $113.54 $599 -1.35
550–565 560 3 110.00–115.00 $111.64 $625 +6.98
640 640 2 100.00 $100.00 $640 -1.98
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 +5.51
760–795 778 2 90.00–91.00 $90.51 $704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 +2.42
305–340 319 4 154.00–158.00 $155.55 $496 -2.40
365–375 370 3 142.00–152.00 $146.64 $543 -3.28
425–430 428 2 134.00 $134.00 $574 +1.17
500 500 1 118.00 $118.00 $590 -4.76
600–620 610 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $698 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 305 4 160.00–166.00 $163.44 $498 -1.56
365–375 368 3 157.00–164.00 $160.67 $591 +1.35
410–425 418 4 147.00–154.00 $149.78 $626 +5.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1505 1254 80-85% 6 54.00–59.00 $57.14 $717 +4.75
1290 1290 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $838 +12.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1135 1121 85-90% 4 40.00–46.00 $41.44 $465 —
1290–1375 1340 85-90% 3 48.00–55.00 $51.26 $687 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $862 —
1725 1725 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $897 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1965 1770 2 86.00–88.00 $87.11 $1,542 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
860–1195 1029 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–875.00 $774.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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
1335–1560 1462 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,147.43 —

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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.