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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 1, 2023

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.91/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 508 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $220.70/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 482 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.82/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 420 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 386 407
Feeder cattle 273 324 350
Slaughter cattle 27 42 42
Replacement cattle 6 20 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls unevenly steady, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher 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
405–415 408 4 260.00–267.00 $261.78 $1,068 +3.26
460–495 481 4 250.00–257.00 $254.19 $1,223 +0.13
500–515 509 4 245.00–255.00 $251.22 $1,279 -1.05
570 570 2 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,382 -8.46
615 615 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,445 -11.00
715–730 723 2 220.00–227.00 $223.46 $1,616 +3.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 260.00 $260.00 $806 -25.00
395 395 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,035 —
425–440 433 2 250.00–255.00 $252.54 $1,093 +6.61
455–490 473 2 240.00–245.00 $242.41 $1,147 -3.93
510 510 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 +1.93
550–575 564 6 227.00–235.00 $230.32 $1,299 +0.32
600–645 623 2 212.00–222.00 $217.18 $1,353 -8.38
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 240.00–250.00 $244.85 $632 —
526 526 7 227.00 $227.00 $1,194 +5.00
590 590 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,192 -23.00
630 630 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,166 -22.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 247.00 $247.00 $655 +1.73
300–310 307 3 240.00–250.00 $246.74 $757 +11.43
355–360 value added 358 3 252.00–257.00 $255.33 $914 —
360–395 373 3 235.00–242.00 $239.08 $892 +11.88
400 value added 400 1 245.00 $245.00 $980 —
410–430 422 9 225.00–232.00 $229.25 $967 +1.88
455 value added 455 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,056 —
450–485 461 7 220.00–230.00 $223.95 $1,032 +3.68
500–530 508 16 210.00–215.00 $211.91 $1,077 -1.37
550–565 556 4 210.00–212.00 $210.51 $1,170 -1.84
600–615 608 2 210.00–212.00 $210.99 $1,283 +0.12
685 685 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,418 -3.00
700–740 720 2 192.00–202.00 $196.86 $1,417 —
775 775 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,511 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 230.00 $230.00 $759 +10.98
350–395 369 8 220.00–230.00 $225.18 $831 +5.18
420–435 430 3 210.00 $210.00 $903 -3.80
450–495 479 10 210.00–215.00 $212.93 $1,020 +2.88
525–530 528 5 200.00–205.00 $204.01 $1,077 +2.01
555–585 570 2 200.00–207.00 $203.41 $1,159 +3.41
635 635 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 212.00–220.00 $216.00 $691 +16.00
350–395 384 4 205.00–215.00 $210.15 $807 +5.05
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
560–585 575 4 180.00–182.00 $180.50 $1,038 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 247.00 $247.00 $729 -3.00
300–320 310 2 240.00–250.00 $244.84 $759 —
420–430 425 2 215.00–225.00 $219.94 $935 +12.94
465–495 482 13 220.00–225.00 $220.70 $1,064 +2.90
535 535 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 3 255.00–265.00 $259.23 $837 +4.34
355–380 368 2 252.00–255.00 $253.45 $933 +3.45
415 415 1 230.00 $230.00 $954 ±0.00
480 480 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 —
520–545 534 5 217.00–220.00 $219.39 $1,172 +0.46
610–635 623 2 200.00–207.00 $203.43 $1,267 -3.57
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 +5.08
745 745 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,341 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,053 +2.00
510–515 513 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,154 —
555–580 568 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,250 —
605–630 617 5 210.00–215.00 $212.39 $1,310 -1.60
695 695 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,439 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1620 1281 80-85% 5 95.00–98.00 $96.12 $1,231 +2.20
1295–1790 1536 80-85% 5 110.00–119.00 $114.94 $1,765 —
1145–2115 1630 80-85% 3 100.00–106.00 $102.00 $1,663 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1210 1073 85-90% 5 80.00–89.00 $85.53 $918 —
985–1350 1102 85-90% 6 92.00–99.00 $96.33 $1,062 +10.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,831 —
1455–1870 1663 2 124.00 $124.00 $2,062 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 103.00 $103.00 $937

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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.