Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 12, 2023

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.20/cwt +7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 562 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.11/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 520 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $234.49/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 571 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	467	495	617
Feeder cattle	406	420	505
Slaughter cattle	51	71	95
Replacement cattle	10	4	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	295.00–298.00	$296.55	$934	—
365	365	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,022	—
410	410	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,115	+8.92
507–530	512	5	246.00–250.00	$249.17	$1,276	—
558–582	571	11	229.00–240.00	$234.49	$1,339	+0.49
655	655	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,428	+19.48
780	780	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,435	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	384	4	266.00–276.00	$269.99	$1,037	-9.01
400	400	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,048	+12.00
495	495	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,228	—
535	535	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,273	+4.01
585	585	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,316	—
663	663	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	258.00	$258.00	$1,109	—
491	491	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,139	+0.77
502–524	519	9	230.00–234.00	$230.86	$1,198	—
575	575	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,150	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	246.00	$246.00	$824	-3.15
365–375	370	3	242.00–248.00	$245.36	$908	+9.66
400–435	420	5	225.00–240.00	$231.05	$970	—
460–495	469	10	216.00–221.00	$218.53	$1,025	+0.24
510–545	520	14	210.00–221.00	$217.11	$1,129	+6.47
550–572	562	16	206.00–216.00	$212.20	$1,193	+7.07
637	637	7	197.00	$197.00	$1,255	—
655–663	662	7	194.00–195.00	$194.86	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	250.00	$250.00	$738	—
325–335	330	2	227.00–230.00	$228.52	$754	-3.81
355–370	366	7	220.00–221.00	$220.72	$808	-4.28
405–445	426	10	205.00–220.00	$211.83	$902	-8.53
450–470	458	9	206.00–215.00	$211.48	$969	—
590–595	593	2	190.00–193.00	$191.51	$1,136	—
625	625	2	185.00–192.00	$188.50	$1,178	+8.50
680	680	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,244	+8.00
730	730	5	166.00	$166.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	279	5	228.00–235.00	$233.20	$651	—
310	310	1	207.00	$207.00	$642	-11.18
380–395	388	2	210.00–215.00	$212.55	$825	—
448	448	3	190.00	$190.00	$851	—
450–490	463	3	190.00–200.00	$194.17	$899	-9.49
515–540	525	5	180.00–190.00	$184.11	$967	—
590	590	1	168.00	$168.00	$991	—
600–620	612	5	160.00–172.00	$166.48	$1,019	-5.50
670–695	683	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,161	—
740	740	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,140	—
750–770	760	2	140.00–147.00	$143.45	$1,090	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	262.00	$262.00	$576	—
265	265	1	260.00	$260.00	$689	—
320–345	328	3	245.00–250.00	$247.68	$812	—
360–370	367	3	230.00–240.00	$236.31	$867	—
400–430	415	4	220.00–230.00	$223.92	$929	—
455–475	465	3	200.00–210.00	$205.07	$954	—
525–530	528	3	195.00–205.00	$200.02	$1,056	—
550–575	561	4	180.00–190.00	$182.96	$1,026	—
650	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	—
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	270.00–272.00	$270.92	$740	—
435–445	440	4	250.00–256.00	$252.99	$1,113	—
455–460	458	2	226.00–230.00	$228.01	$1,044	—
510–535	527	3	210.00–220.00	$213.23	$1,124	—
560–570	565	3	200.00–210.00	$204.99	$1,158	-8.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	275.00–285.00	$280.18	$785	—
325	325	1	290.00	$290.00	$942	-13.42
370	370	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,018	-19.83
400–410	405	2	264.00–270.00	$266.96	$1,081	-11.51
460–495	475	5	240.00–250.00	$245.90	$1,168	+6.47
600	600	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1350	1273	80-85%	2	81.00–83.00	$82.06	$1,045	—
1105–1570	1290	80-85%	13	87.00–97.00	$92.19	$1,189	—
1225–1470	1348	80-85%	2	101.00–108.00	$104.18	$1,404	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$892	—
860–1290	1016	85-90%	4	70.00–75.00	$72.23	$734	-3.57
950–1145	1083	85-90%	8	78.00–88.00	$84.38	$914	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1620	1445	3	105.00–108.00	$106.56	$1,540	—
1030–2045	1595	5	110.00–117.00	$114.51	$1,826	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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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.