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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.61/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 470 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 622 487 464
Feeder cattle 541 416 382
Slaughter cattle 47 47 61
Replacement cattle 34 24 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 174.00 $174.00 $644 +0.02
400–405 403 2 162.00–164.00 $162.99 $657 -1.80
455–495 476 9 149.00–156.00 $153.90 $733 -2.53
503–545 522 9 152.00–157.00 $154.59 $807 +4.17
563–585 568 9 148.00–154.00 $149.46 $849 +0.27
635–645 640 3 138.00–142.00 $140.34 $898 -0.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 156.00 $156.00 $562 -4.00
400–430 417 5 144.00–154.00 $149.89 $625 -5.04
465–490 479 4 140.00–146.00 $142.48 $682 -4.20
535–540 539 7 133.00–142.00 $140.44 $757 -1.56
555–585 574 4 134.00–140.00 $137.53 $789 -3.47
615–620 618 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $810 -2.00
715–730 720 3 117.00–118.00 $117.66 $847 —
755 755 1 118.00 $118.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 154.00 $154.00 $424 —
315–325 320 2 148.00–153.00 $150.46 $481 -8.11
415–440 427 3 135.00–140.00 $137.69 $588 —
450–485 473 3 130.00–139.00 $132.85 $628 —
500–540 521 4 122.00–130.00 $124.83 $650 +0.83
595 595 1 131.00 $131.00 $779 +9.97
695 695 5 118.00 $118.00 $820 +13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 274 6 132.00–136.00 $134.29 $368 -7.71
310–340 323 4 127.00–131.00 $129.22 $417 -3.11
350–390 366 9 122.00–128.00 $124.84 $457 -5.00
400–445 414 6 120.00–128.00 $121.79 $504 -4.73
450–490 470 13 117.00–124.00 $120.61 $567 +1.26
525–545 536 7 112.00–120.00 $117.71 $631 -0.59
580–595 589 5 111.00–114.00 $112.40 $662 —
625–635 630 4 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $699 +5.00
725 725 1 106.00 $106.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 124.00–126.00 $125.04 $294 -5.64
260–280 276 6 120.00–129.00 $121.91 $336 -4.86
320–340 326 9 116.00–122.00 $119.97 $391 -5.13
360–395 379 5 110.00–120.00 $113.73 $431 -5.27
410–440 428 9 109.00–119.00 $114.27 $489 -5.73
481–495 485 6 104.00–114.00 $106.71 $518 -8.78
505–540 523 2 109.00–110.00 $109.48 $573 +5.81
555–590 573 5 100.00–110.00 $107.07 $614 +8.61
640–645 643 2 101.00–107.00 $104.01 $669 —
705 705 1 97.50 $97.50 $687 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 139.00 $139.00 $393 —
300 300 1 139.00 $139.00 $417 ±0.00
350 350 1 136.00 $136.00 $476 —
505–545 522 8 128.00–132.00 $130.61 $682 +1.85
570–590 580 3 120.00–125.00 $121.70 $706 -5.01
620–625 623 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $751 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $342 -17.55
255–285 269 9 140.00–150.00 $142.27 $383 -2.23
300–335 323 6 140.00–150.00 $144.04 $465 +6.72
350–390 362 5 137.00–147.00 $142.60 $516 +8.49
405–445 430 3 129.00–130.00 $129.66 $558 -0.18
455–490 470 5 120.00–129.00 $123.84 $582 -1.55
505–520 510 6 119.00–129.00 $124.29 $634 +6.65
565 565 1 102.00 $102.00 $576 -8.00
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 -6.61
675 675 1 98.00 $98.00 $662 -2.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 5 151.00–160.00 $156.62 $504 -4.04
355–370 361 6 149.00–156.00 $152.49 $550 -2.22
410 410 1 137.00 $137.00 $562 -4.48
485 485 1 137.00 $137.00 $664 +3.45
515–525 520 2 136.00–140.00 $138.02 $718 +11.87
555–570 563 2 120.00–129.00 $124.56 $701 —
600–620 610 2 112.00–115.00 $113.52 $692 +1.52
680 680 1 109.00 $109.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 377 6 160.00–170.00 $165.47 $624 +1.28
425 425 1 166.00 $166.00 $706 +11.67
505–515 510 2 145.00–152.00 $148.53 $758 +11.53
565 565 1 132.00 $132.00 $746 +3.02
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1400 1133 80-85% 3 50.00–53.00 $51.51 $584 —
985–1545 1235 80-85% 14 55.00–61.00 $57.69 $712 —
1290–1525 1435 80-85% 3 64.00–68.00 $66.45 $954 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1200 996 85-90% 7 39.00–46.00 $42.38 $422 —
1020–1240 1086 85-90% 7 47.00–54.00 $49.52 $538 +5.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1450 1378 2 75.00–77.00 $76.05 $1,048 —
1685–1700 1693 2 83.00–84.00 $83.50 $1,414 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
770–975 873 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00–575.00 $541.91
695–1060 907 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 400.00–575.00 $514.52

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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
1165–1245 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 650.00–775.00 $714.57 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 -100.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.