Cattle Market Pulse

Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 373 311
Feeder cattle 392 312 271
Slaughter cattle 58 40 40
Replacement cattle — 21 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves lightly tested, heifer and bull calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–535 528 3 144.00–148.00 $146.65 $774 +7.38
555–570 563 2 126.00–130.00 $128.03 $721 -6.40
610–645 627 3 134.00–138.00 $136.02 $853 +5.02
655–680 668 4 124.00–134.00 $128.97 $862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–615 613 2 120.00–128.00 $123.98 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 367 3 122.00–128.00 $124.02 $455 -2.98
420–430 423 3 116.00–125.00 $121.95 $516 +1.69
470 470 2 113.00–123.00 $118.00 $555 -1.57
510–515 514 5 109.00–115.00 $113.81 $585 -1.19
565–575 568 6 105.00–115.00 $108.37 $616 -4.86
625–630 628 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $675 +0.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 114.00–120.00 $117.04 $433 +7.04
430–445 435 3 105.00–111.00 $108.95 $474 +3.95
475–480 478 3 110.00–112.00 $110.66 $529 -1.33
615–620 618 2 91.00–100.00 $95.48 $590 +4.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $544 +6.05
510–530 520 2 116.00–120.00 $118.04 $614 -2.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 329 4 142.00–152.00 $147.02 $484 —
365–375 371 5 135.00–145.00 $141.06 $523 +1.28
420–430 426 5 134.00–138.00 $135.98 $579 -4.03
455–470 465 3 126.00–132.00 $128.63 $598 -0.71
505–510 507 3 124.00–126.00 $125.33 $635 +0.33
560–580 570 3 122.00–127.00 $125.01 $713 +2.98
610 610 2 110.00–118.00 $114.00 $695 -0.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 130.00–133.00 $131.44 $493 +1.56
470 470 2 117.00–124.00 $120.50 $566 -0.16
523–530 527 2 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $572 -4.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $674 -0.99
510–515 513 3 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $682 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1585 1144 80-85% 9 53.00–60.00 $57.47 $657 —
1230–1290 1250 80-85% 3 46.00–52.00 $49.94 $624 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–970 950 85-90% 4 42.00–45.00 $43.77 $416 —
1000–1190 1109 85-90% 4 48.00–55.00 $51.83 $575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,032 +6.97
1290–1585 1393 3 73.00–77.00 $75.13 $1,047 —

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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.