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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 16, 2024

656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.54/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 480 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $274.37/cwt +24.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 430 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.43/cwt ≈ $889/hd at 358 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 656 393 427
Feeder cattle 533 317 388
Slaughter cattle 102 59 29
Replacement cattle 21 17 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 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
250 250 1 310.00 $310.00 $775 —
300–320 304 10 297.00–300.00 $299.68 $911 —
350–355 352 16 295.00–300.00 $296.58 $1,044 +16.58
405–440 417 3 282.00–287.00 $285.24 $1,189 +0.24
455–483 476 4 270.00–275.00 $273.81 $1,303 —
530–540 538 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,345 ±0.00
563–577 566 9 248.00–249.00 $248.23 $1,405 +3.23
600 600 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 +15.74
755 755 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 300.00 $300.00 $879 —
340 340 1 280.00 $280.00 $952 —
355–395 380 15 279.00–285.00 $279.65 $1,063 —
400–442 430 26 268.00–276.00 $274.37 $1,180 +24.37
460–485 473 3 260.00–265.00 $263.38 $1,246 +23.13
560 560 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,355 +7.93
760 760 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 270 3 275.00–280.00 $278.27 $751 —
305 305 1 260.00 $260.00 $793 —
385 385 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,020 —
545 545 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 +14.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 280.00 $280.00 $672 —
295 295 1 260.00 $260.00 $767 —
310–315 315 10 250.00–252.00 $251.80 $793 —
350–385 358 22 245.00–255.00 $248.43 $889 —
420–427 425 9 235.00–245.00 $243.90 $1,037 +8.15
450–490 480 36 230.00–245.00 $232.54 $1,116 +2.10
505–520 510 13 225.00–232.00 $225.92 $1,152 -1.17
585 585 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 -2.48
600–605 603 2 202.00–215.00 $208.47 $1,257 -11.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 255.00–260.00 $257.47 $548 —
260–276 274 7 250.00–252.00 $250.27 $686 —
310–349 347 17 240.00–249.00 $248.53 $862 —
355–370 363 6 232.00–242.00 $238.04 $864 +5.88
405–425 412 3 225.00–230.00 $228.28 $941 +0.35
462–480 471 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,060 +6.67
502–542 538 21 220.00 $220.00 $1,184 —
607 607 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,153 -0.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 237.00–240.00 $238.49 $699 +1.49
300–305 303 2 227.00–237.00 $231.96 $703 +11.96
391–395 392 4 220.00–230.00 $227.48 $892 +7.48
405–447 436 4 210.00–222.00 $215.38 $939 +3.76
480 480 1 200.00 $200.00 $960 ±0.00
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 ±0.00
790 790 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,224 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 270.00 $270.00 $742 —
305 305 2 250.00 $250.00 $762 +10.00
360–375 370 6 250.00–260.00 $252.43 $934 +11.58
445 445 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,046 +10.00
465 465 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,070 +8.99
500–525 504 6 217.00–225.00 $223.61 $1,127 +13.61
555–560 558 2 210.00–220.00 $215.02 $1,200 +10.00
600 600 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 —
675–685 680 2 170.00–180.00 $175.04 $1,190 -4.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 270.00 $270.00 $864 —
375–395 385 3 270.00–280.00 $273.33 $1,052 —
445 445 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,135 +5.00
465–490 478 3 252.00–255.00 $254.00 $1,214 +14.00
533 533 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,226 +10.00
622 622 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,182 -10.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 300.00 $300.00 $780 —
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 +15.00
425–445 433 3 270.00–277.00 $274.03 $1,187 +3.07
450–490 468 3 260.00–270.00 $265.52 $1,243 +12.06
510–525 517 3 245.00–250.00 $247.31 $1,279 +11.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1260 1108 80-85% 6 99.00–106.00 $100.97 $1,119 —
1000–1580 1228 80-85% 21 125.00–146.00 $132.21 $1,624 —
860–1580 1233 80-85% 22 110.00–129.00 $121.64 $1,500 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1120 995 85-90% 3 107.00–109.00 $108.02 $1,075 —
820–1190 1066 85-90% 7 90.00–99.00 $93.31 $995 —
1005–1105 1078 85-90% 4 80.00–87.00 $82.94 $894 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,872 —
1520–1740 1645 75-80% 3 106.00–114.00 $108.82 $1,790 —
1765 1765 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,677 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1490 1253 3 123.00–125.00 $124.42 $1,559 —
1055–1550 1280 3 110.00–119.00 $113.63 $1,454 —
1330–2000 1664 4 134.00–144.00 $137.93 $2,295 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–945 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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.