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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.99/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 521 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $219.47/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 510 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.51/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 417 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 306 478
Feeder cattle 409 273 387
Slaughter cattle 72 27 77
Replacement cattle 6 6 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 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
435 435 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,153 +3.22
450–490 477 10 250.00–252.00 $251.23 $1,198 -2.96
510–535 522 6 241.00–250.00 $246.45 $1,286 -4.77
580–590 583 3 235.00–236.00 $235.66 $1,374 -6.84
637–640 637 13 230.00–235.00 $234.61 $1,494 -0.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 260.00 $260.00 $741 +15.15
380–390 385 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 —
405 405 1 245.00 $245.00 $992 —
490–495 491 4 225.00–235.00 $227.52 $1,117 —
535–545 540 3 217.00–225.00 $220.68 $1,192 -6.32
565–590 580 3 210.00–220.00 $214.01 $1,241 +12.01
665 665 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,328 -5.32
605 605 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,373 +9.82
700 700 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,414 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 237.00 $237.00 $924 -2.08
405–425 417 14 230.00–237.00 $234.51 $978 +5.26
450–471 464 14 225.00–235.00 $231.00 $1,072 +7.05
510–545 521 19 217.00–225.00 $220.99 $1,151 +9.08
560–585 575 7 210.00–220.00 $213.07 $1,225 +2.56
620–630 625 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,356 +6.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 238 3 242.00–245.00 $242.94 $578 —
280–290 287 3 237.00–245.00 $242.40 $696 —
300–331 324 6 232.00–236.00 $235.05 $762 +5.05
355–395 373 9 222.00–232.00 $228.41 $852 +3.23
400–440 416 8 220.00–227.00 $222.45 $925 +12.45
460–497 479 14 216.00–222.00 $219.03 $1,049 +6.10
505–540 524 7 200.00–210.00 $208.61 $1,093 +4.60
550–585 568 2 200.00–207.00 $203.39 $1,155 -0.02
625–640 633 2 200.00–205.00 $202.53 $1,282 +7.53
725 725 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 220.00–227.00 $223.73 $503 —
280 280 1 225.00 $225.00 $630 —
315–345 333 3 210.00–217.00 $212.38 $707 -3.62
355–385 368 8 210.00–220.00 $214.83 $791 +4.68
400–430 418 3 210.00–215.00 $211.71 $885 —
460–485 476 4 200.00–210.00 $207.45 $987 +7.45
510 510 1 187.00 $187.00 $954 —
590 590 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,062 -0.50
620–640 630 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,071 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 270.00 $270.00 $783 —
305–330 318 2 260.00–262.00 $260.96 $830 +1.73
355–385 370 2 247.00–255.00 $250.84 $928 -2.61
470 470 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 ±0.00
500–545 510 14 215.00–225.00 $219.47 $1,119 +0.08
555–585 574 9 212.00–220.00 $216.84 $1,245 —
605–620 613 2 202.00–207.00 $204.47 $1,253 +1.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 230.00 $230.00 $736 -14.84
380–390 385 2 230.00–235.00 $232.53 $895 —
415–440 428 2 225.00 $225.00 $963 +5.06
455–475 468 7 215.00–220.00 $217.82 $1,019 -2.88
510–535 523 6 205.00–212.00 $210.50 $1,101 -1.50
625 625 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 —
650–670 660 2 172.00–180.00 $175.94 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 300.00 $300.00 $765 —
310 310 1 280.00 $280.00 $868 —
350 350 1 262.00 $262.00 $917 —
410–420 417 3 255.00–257.00 $256.34 $1,069 +4.34
715 715 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,373 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1080 916 85-90% 18 91.00–98.00 $93.71 $858 —
805–1020 927 85-90% 12 85.00–90.00 $88.19 $818 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,010 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1290 1167 80-85% 5 111.00–119.00 $115.36 $1,346 —
1090–1300 1188 80-85% 8 102.00–110.00 $106.31 $1,263 —
1030–1765 1273 80-85% 4 93.00–100.00 $96.10 $1,223 -0.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,407 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1695 1323 5 122.00–126.00 $124.64 $1,649 —
1355 1355 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,585 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.