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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 18, 2023

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $230.15/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 478 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.42/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 472 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.01/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 323 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 649 407
Feeder cattle 422 565 278
Slaughter cattle 24 66 114
Replacement cattle 17 18 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady. feeder steers, heifers, bulls unevenly steady and 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
260 260 1 300.00 $300.00 $780 —
305–345 315 4 295.00–300.00 $297.58 $937 —
365–385 377 5 290.00–300.00 $295.97 $1,116 —
405 405 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,053 —
505–520 510 8 240.00–250.00 $245.03 $1,250 +2.56
555–575 565 5 240.00–250.00 $241.98 $1,367 +5.27
660–680 668 3 225.00–230.00 $227.31 $1,518 +2.61
720 720 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,526 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 255.00 $255.00 $650 —
330–345 337 5 240.00–250.00 $242.05 $816 -12.95
365–395 380 5 240.00–250.00 $244.92 $931 -0.78
410–448 433 5 240.00–242.00 $240.76 $1,042 +5.76
510 510 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 —
560–595 578 2 210.00–217.00 $213.39 $1,233 -3.61
730 730 2 190.00–200.00 $195.00 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 280.00 $280.00 $770 —
320–330 325 2 280.00–290.00 $285.08 $927 —
355–390 369 4 260.00–270.00 $266.27 $983 —
405–445 421 4 247.00–255.00 $252.96 $1,065 +7.08
465–490 473 7 240.00–250.00 $244.97 $1,159 +5.36
550 550 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,292 +12.02
665 665 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,377 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 4 225.00–235.00 $228.16 $748 +3.75
370–397 387 9 220.00–225.00 $221.66 $858 +1.88
405–430 423 5 215.00–220.00 $218.05 $922 +6.61
450–490 472 17 210.00–220.00 $215.42 $1,017 +4.71
505–535 515 11 205.00–215.00 $212.73 $1,096 +10.73
570–590 580 4 200.00–207.00 $204.73 $1,187 +3.12
625 625 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,219 —
735 735 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,338 —
785 785 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,413 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 275.00 $275.00 $784 +27.01
300–345 322 9 240.00–250.00 $246.46 $794 +0.60
325 value added 325 2 255.00 $255.00 $829 —
360 360 1 240.00 $240.00 $864 —
430 430 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,010 +16.02
450–455 454 4 230.00–235.00 $231.24 $1,050 +12.59
500–525 509 5 220.00–230.00 $225.97 $1,150 +8.45
565–570 569 4 210.00–220.00 $213.49 $1,215 +1.79
600–645 630 4 200.00–207.00 $204.77 $1,290 +0.33
640 value added 640 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,357 ±0.00
670–695 683 2 197.00–202.00 $199.45 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 235.00 $235.00 $564 —
375–390 383 2 210.00–215.00 $212.55 $814 +3.26
410–445 435 4 200.00–210.00 $205.11 $892 +15.11
480–495 488 2 200.00–205.00 $202.54 $988 +7.59
515–535 519 5 190.00–200.00 $195.95 $1,017 +13.38
560–580 570 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 —
730 730 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,183 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 313 3 250.00–257.00 $252.95 $792 —
355–380 371 4 240.00–250.00 $245.08 $909 —
430–440 435 3 230.00–237.00 $232.31 $1,011 -5.12
455–495 478 20 225.00–235.00 $230.15 $1,100 +0.15
500–530 512 8 220.00–230.00 $226.12 $1,158 +4.12
580 580 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 -6.34
610–635 625 3 205.00–207.00 $205.68 $1,286 —
650–655 652 3 190.00–195.00 $191.68 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 300.00 $300.00 $870 —
300–325 313 2 265.00–270.00 $267.40 $837 —
365–395 377 5 260.00–270.00 $262.51 $990 —
400–430 412 3 247.00–257.00 $251.88 $1,038 —
475 475 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,150 —
500–515 510 3 232.00–242.00 $237.00 $1,209 —
565 565 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,254 —
605–610 608 2 210.00–215.00 $212.49 $1,292 +2.78
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 -2.00
705 value added 705 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,530 —
750 750 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 —
760 value added 760 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 308 3 225.00–232.00 $229.01 $705 -11.09
380 380 1 220.00 $220.00 $836 -11.79
400 400 2 215.00 $215.00 $860 -14.59
455–485 465 3 200.00–210.00 $206.74 $961 -4.47
520 520 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,040 -7.00
575 575 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 +1.54
610–645 628 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,193 —
670 670 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,206 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1385 1143 85-90% 5 87.00–92.00 $89.12 $1,019 -5.26
955–1510 1237 85-90% 6 77.00–85.00 $81.06 $1,003 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,349 —
1535 1535 80-85% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,627 —
1650 1650 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,650 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1265 1198 2 105.00–109.00 $106.89 $1,281 —
1520 1520 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,900 —
1885 1885 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,337 —

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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
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.