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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.27/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $399/hd at 309 lb · 15 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $121.00/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $323/hd at 267 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.41/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $475/hd at 367 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 622 457
Feeder cattle 511 541 383
Slaughter cattle 81 47 60
Replacement cattle 22 34 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and bulls lightly, feeder heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, steer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer and 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
325 325 1 166.00 $166.00 $540 —
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 -6.00
400–444 420 7 140.00–145.00 $141.38 $594 -8.51
473 473 3 136.00 $136.00 $643 -6.48
505–537 530 11 130.00–137.00 $132.28 $701 -8.16
550–555 553 3 130.00–133.00 $130.99 $724 -6.54
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 156.00 $156.00 $468 +5.54
375–390 383 2 144.00–147.00 $145.53 $557 —
425–440 427 9 128.00–137.00 $129.03 $551 -8.66
480 480 3 120.00 $120.00 $576 -12.85
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 +0.17
550–585 563 8 115.00–120.00 $119.11 $671 -11.89
720–740 733 3 100.00–110.00 $106.73 $782 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 147.00–148.00 $147.51 $686 -6.39
505–540 522 11 140.00–150.00 $144.53 $754 -10.06
550–590 577 5 136.00–143.00 $139.86 $807 -9.60
600–645 608 6 134.00–141.00 $138.52 $842 -1.82
685 685 1 129.00 $129.00 $884 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 132.00–136.00 $133.97 $389 -0.32
309–310 309 15 129.00–132.00 $129.27 $399 +0.05
355–385 367 12 126.00–132.00 $129.41 $475 +4.57
410–445 429 4 122.00–130.00 $128.02 $549 +6.23
450–495 463 10 119.00–122.00 $121.25 $561 +0.64
505–545 522 5 110.00–120.00 $112.68 $588 -5.03
550–570 554 7 110.00–114.00 $112.56 $624 +0.16
720–745 733 2 100.00 $100.00 $733 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 123.00 $123.00 $252 -2.04
255–295 267 13 120.00–125.00 $121.00 $323 -0.91
315–335 321 8 118.00–125.00 $121.95 $391 +1.98
370 370 1 119.00 $119.00 $440 +5.27
425–445 431 5 110.00–117.00 $111.41 $480 -2.86
455–465 458 5 105.00–115.00 $110.38 $506 +3.67
540 540 2 100.00 $100.00 $540 -9.48
560–595 578 2 100.00–103.00 $101.45 $586 -5.62
625–635 630 2 100.00 $100.00 $630 -4.01
690 690 1 97.00 $97.00 $669 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 4 136.00–138.00 $136.46 $445 -2.54
375 375 1 134.00 $134.00 $502 -2.00
415–436 426 9 131.00–138.00 $133.30 $568 —
450–495 468 9 126.00–135.00 $130.08 $609 —
500–510 504 5 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $650 -1.60
605–625 613 3 114.00–115.00 $114.34 $701 -6.16
630 value added 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 —
665–680 675 3 110.00–113.00 $111.99 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 140.00 $140.00 $322 -2.45
250–270 263 6 140.00 $140.00 $368 -2.27
305–330 313 8 135.00–145.00 $140.01 $438 -4.03
365–380 374 4 132.00–141.00 $136.77 $512 -5.83
405–435 419 6 126.00–132.00 $129.50 $543 -0.16
450–490 472 3 120.00–124.00 $121.34 $573 -2.50
505–535 520 2 110.00 $110.00 $572 -14.29
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 +8.00
685 685 1 98.00 $98.00 $671 ±0.00
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 150.00–154.00 $152.07 $433 —
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 -6.62
365–390 375 3 150.00–152.00 $150.66 $565 -1.83
400–425 418 4 135.00–140.00 $136.45 $570 -0.55
465–470 468 2 129.00–135.00 $131.98 $618 -5.02
515–545 523 4 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $640 -15.56
550–565 557 3 114.00–121.00 $118.30 $659 -6.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 166.00 $166.00 $523 —
390 390 1 159.00 $159.00 $620 -6.47
410 410 1 154.00 $154.00 $631 -12.00
450 450 1 145.00 $145.00 $652 —
510–520 515 2 130.00–137.00 $133.53 $688 -15.00
605–625 615 2 118.00–124.00 $121.05 $744 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1735 1402 80-85% 11 48.00–54.00 $50.79 $712 -15.66
1110–1560 1410 80-85% 19 55.00–61.00 $58.01 $818 -8.44
1510 1510 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $951 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1255 1119 85-90% 10 41.00–47.00 $44.10 $493 —
1015–1430 1237 85-90% 16 48.00–54.00 $50.38 $623 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $770 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $954 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,021 —
1500 1500 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,110 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–865 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–750.00 $737.65
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
895–1130 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 475.00–625.00 $558.70

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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
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1315 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 +400.00

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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.