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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 10, 2023

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.68/cwt ≈ $1,156/hd at 526 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.53/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 520 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.66/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 478 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 460 407
Feeder cattle 415 374 336
Slaughter cattle 41 66 49
Replacement cattle 11 20 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower 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
382 382 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,012 +0.30
405–425 417 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,063 -2.17
465–473 472 8 255.00–265.00 $256.23 $1,209 +3.87
515 value added 515 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,339 —
515–530 521 11 245.00–255.00 $249.99 $1,302 +2.01
550–565 value added 555 3 255.00–260.00 $257.31 $1,428 —
550–565 558 2 240.00–241.00 $240.51 $1,342 +7.08
600 value added 600 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 —
612–640 621 6 235.00–245.00 $237.36 $1,474 —
650–675 667 3 230.00–240.00 $235.00 $1,567 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 265.00 $265.00 $914 —
405 405 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,000 —
510 510 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 —
550 550 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,292 +12.47
600–620 603 6 225.00–230.00 $225.86 $1,362 +3.31
672 672 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,478 —
790 790 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 222.00 $222.00 $755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 372 3 227.00–235.00 $229.69 $854 -3.74
410–445 415 8 224.00–227.00 $224.51 $932 -2.28
450–495 478 10 220.00–227.00 $220.66 $1,055 -2.10
507–535 526 13 215.00–222.00 $219.68 $1,156 —
550–565 554 6 210.00–217.00 $214.65 $1,189 —
655–687 673 7 190.00–192.00 $191.17 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 314 4 220.00–230.00 $225.22 $707 -8.20
350–390 358 7 215.00–220.00 $217.87 $780 -5.16
400–430 410 3 212.00–220.00 $215.58 $884 -2.50
460–490 465 6 210.00–217.00 $211.23 $982 +0.15
505–535 525 4 200.00–210.00 $206.25 $1,083 -3.60
565 565 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 210.00–212.00 $210.94 $570 —
305–330 323 5 202.00–212.00 $208.79 $674 —
405–445 423 5 210.00 $210.00 $888 +3.44
585 585 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 —
600 600 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 —
685 685 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,041 —
715–735 725 2 150.00–157.00 $153.45 $1,113 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 255.00 $255.00 $586 —
330 330 1 245.00 $245.00 $808 —
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
405–445 421 7 230.00–237.00 $235.07 $990 +0.54
465–475 469 6 225.00–232.00 $228.99 $1,074 -0.62
530 530 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,166 +0.48
565–590 578 4 210.00–215.00 $212.55 $1,229 —
650 650 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 240.00 $240.00 $552 —
275–295 288 3 230.00–235.00 $233.29 $672 —
305–320 312 3 220.00–230.00 $226.58 $707 —
417–440 422 6 210.00–220.00 $217.01 $916 -5.50
490 490 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,054 -4.07
500–545 518 4 200.00–210.00 $205.56 $1,065 —
610–640 625 2 170.00–180.00 $175.12 $1,094 —
675–685 680 2 162.00–170.00 $165.97 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 300.00 $300.00 $885 —
310 310 1 300.00 $300.00 $930 +12.52
400 400 1 245.00 $245.00 $980 —
450 450 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,066 —
505–540 519 5 226.00–232.00 $227.56 $1,181 -0.09
560 560 2 220.00–227.00 $223.50 $1,252 +0.65
610 610 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,250 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1335 1230 80-85% 9 87.00–95.00 $91.85 $1,130 -3.32
985–1435 1246 80-85% 6 78.00–86.00 $82.78 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1100 1010 85-90% 2 70.00–73.00 $71.63 $723 —
1245–1555 1400 85-90% 2 84.00 $84.00 $1,176 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,226 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1685 1253 6 101.00–110.00 $106.21 $1,331 —
1150–1605 1327 7 112.00–119.00 $114.55 $1,520 -0.99

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–760 748 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $874.58
1030–1065 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,076.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–785 733 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $823.21

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 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.