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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.84/cwt -5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $478/hd at 368 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 285 324
Feeder cattle 416 243 226
Slaughter cattle 47 42 82
Replacement cattle 24 — 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher 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
300–330 310 3 172.00–180.00 $174.84 $542 —
355–380 363 3 170.00–179.00 $173.98 $632 —
407–425 411 5 164.00–165.00 $164.79 $677 +12.10
465–485 475 2 153.00–160.00 $156.43 $743 —
515–540 528 2 147.00–154.00 $150.42 $794 -1.93
560–570 564 5 148.00–152.00 $149.19 $841 —
605 605 1 141.00 $141.00 $853 —
655 655 1 138.00 $138.00 $904 —
710–715 713 2 124.00–134.00 $128.98 $920 —
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 167.00 $167.00 $534 —
375–385 380 2 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
415–445 427 3 152.00–157.00 $154.93 $662 —
450–460 457 3 145.00–148.00 $146.68 $670 —
540 540 1 142.00 $142.00 $767 +2.51
550 550 1 141.00 $141.00 $776 —
620 620 1 133.00 $133.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 340 4 154.00–164.00 $158.57 $539 —
390 390 1 154.00 $154.00 $601 —
510 510 1 124.00 $124.00 $632 —
565–595 580 2 120.00–122.00 $121.03 $702 —
605 605 2 114.00–123.00 $118.50 $717 —
680 680 1 105.00 $105.00 $714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 142.00 $142.00 $419 -4.46
310–325 322 5 130.00–140.00 $132.33 $426 —
350–395 368 11 126.00–136.00 $129.84 $478 -5.96
410–445 436 9 124.00–128.00 $126.52 $552 +6.32
460–490 470 3 118.00–120.00 $119.35 $561 -1.11
500–515 505 3 115.00–120.00 $118.30 $597 +3.64
550 550 1 116.00 $116.00 $638 —
605 605 2 104.00–108.00 $106.00 $641 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 139.00 $139.00 $431 -9.08
425–429 429 8 130.00 $130.00 $558 -6.54
460–495 471 6 128.00–130.00 $128.69 $606 —
505–545 517 9 127.00–132.00 $128.76 $666 +1.73
585–590 586 7 125.00–127.00 $126.71 $743 +2.20
705 705 1 108.00 $108.00 $761 —
790 790 1 103.00 $103.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 227 3 130.00–132.00 $130.68 $297 —
260–285 273 2 122.00–132.00 $126.77 $346 —
300–345 315 7 118.00–128.00 $125.10 $394 —
360 360 1 119.00 $119.00 $428 -2.62
430 430 2 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
465–475 470 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $543 +7.92
500–545 526 5 100.00–110.00 $103.67 $545 —
550–580 565 2 97.00–100.00 $98.46 $556 -1.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 238 3 160.00 $160.00 $381 —
250–285 272 3 140.00–148.00 $144.50 $393 —
300–315 307 3 135.00–140.00 $137.32 $422 —
370–390 380 2 130.00–138.00 $134.11 $510 —
425–440 434 6 127.00–134.00 $129.84 $564 —
455–470 461 8 120.00–128.00 $125.39 $578 +4.87
500–540 527 6 110.00–120.00 $117.64 $620 +6.60
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —
605–620 610 3 100.00–110.00 $106.61 $650 —
655–695 676 5 98.00–105.00 $100.96 $682 —
775–780 778 2 100.00 $100.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 233 3 166.00–167.00 $166.34 $388 —
260–285 273 4 162.00–168.00 $164.79 $450 -1.20
330–335 333 3 160.00–162.00 $160.66 $535 +7.94
350–395 375 4 152.00–158.00 $154.71 $580 +3.87
425–435 429 6 138.00–147.00 $141.48 $607 -1.19
460–480 471 5 130.00–137.00 $133.55 $629 +7.04
500–540 520 6 121.00–131.00 $126.15 $656 +1.59
620 620 1 112.00 $112.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 174.00 $174.00 $513 -3.97
305–325 312 6 168.00–175.00 $170.54 $532 —
330 value added 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 —
350–380 360 6 162.00–167.00 $164.19 $591 +1.12
415 415 3 153.00–155.00 $154.33 $640 -2.18
470–490 478 3 154.00–156.00 $155.01 $741 —
525 525 1 137.00 $137.00 $719 —
565–590 578 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $746 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1150 1080 85-90% 8 40.00–47.00 $44.40 $480 -4.60
965–1310 1107 85-90% 9 49.00–56.00 $51.98 $575 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1565 1178 80-85% 4 52.00–58.00 $55.59 $655 —
1360 1360 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $966 +5.28
1065–1785 1361 80-85% 9 60.00–67.00 $62.63 $852 -3.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1125 1110 2 75.00–79.00 $77.03 $855 —
2015 2015 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,793 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1080 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–775.00 $762.26
970–1310 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $814.36
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1460 1359 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 800.00–1,050.00 $929.60 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.