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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 20, 2024

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $350.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 369 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $313.52/cwt +9.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 463 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $270.00/cwt ≈ $1,569/hd at 581 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 815 571 611
Feeder cattle 716 483 513
Slaughter cattle 75 57 86
Replacement cattle 24 31 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 370 5 330.00–335.00 $330.95 $1,225 -3.70
425–440 431 4 310.00–320.00 $316.26 $1,363 -6.34
451–476 463 26 312.00–321.00 $313.52 $1,452 +9.98
515–540 525 3 280.00–282.00 $281.34 $1,477 —
581 581 26 270.00 $270.00 $1,569 —
616 616 17 261.00 $261.00 $1,608 —
718 718 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,608 —
780 780 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,113 -10.38
369 369 36 350.00 $350.00 $1,292 ±0.00
400–425 413 3 332.00–340.00 $335.75 $1,387 -2.17
475–495 487 19 322.00–325.00 $324.84 $1,582 -1.76
780 780 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 360.00 $360.00 $972 +20.00
310–340 329 6 330.00–345.00 $335.13 $1,103 —
450–455 453 2 295.00–300.00 $297.51 $1,348 +10.05
500 500 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,310 —
596 596 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,556 —
611–640 616 10 245.00–248.00 $247.39 $1,524 —
690–697 692 7 220.00–231.00 $227.83 $1,577 +7.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 280.00 $280.00 $790 —
315–320 318 2 275.00–280.00 $277.52 $883 —
365–390 378 2 272.00–275.00 $273.55 $1,034 -2.08
405–435 429 17 260.00–270.00 $264.25 $1,134 -14.86
465–488 474 13 260.00–272.00 $267.67 $1,269 +1.07
500–540 517 9 249.00–251.00 $249.56 $1,290 +4.76
550–593 564 21 234.00–247.00 $243.93 $1,376 +9.56
605–630 616 6 226.00–240.00 $232.88 $1,435 +4.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 4 260.00 $260.00 $863 -5.00
355–395 370 21 250.00–260.00 $253.46 $938 +1.03
420–435 430 3 247.00–250.00 $247.98 $1,066 -2.05
465–480 470 6 245.00–255.00 $248.99 $1,170 +4.20
525–530 528 2 230.00–235.00 $232.49 $1,228 +5.18
565 565 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,300 +5.39
665–675 672 3 205.00–210.00 $206.65 $1,389 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 275.00 $275.00 $591 +25.00
280–292 289 4 250.00 $250.00 $722 +5.00
330 330 1 257.00 $257.00 $848 +20.82
350–385 370 5 230.00–245.00 $239.08 $885 +1.06
440–445 443 2 242.00–245.00 $243.51 $1,079 +6.79
470–490 484 7 235.00–240.00 $237.42 $1,149 +14.32
545 545 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,183 +10.07
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —
665–675 670 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,306 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–332 330 6 332.00–335.00 $332.99 $1,099 -11.88
365–382 376 3 320.00–330.00 $323.23 $1,215 +2.96
410 410 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,259 -0.51
455–490 464 6 292.00–300.00 $297.74 $1,382 +5.59
505–525 515 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,442 +10.00
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 -5.00
665 665 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,510 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 330.00 $330.00 $792 +25.00
255–280 266 4 300.00–325.00 $315.94 $840 -9.06
375–390 383 2 305.00–310.00 $307.45 $1,178 +5.84
420–440 430 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,290 +5.39
460–490 470 3 270.00–280.00 $276.52 $1,300 +12.51
510–545 529 4 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $1,349 +10.14
560 560 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,271 -8.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 271 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,030 +20.00
310 310 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,085 -12.54
405 405 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,296 -5.00
480 480 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,498 -0.30
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 +13.44
560–575 570 3 265.00–275.00 $268.27 $1,529 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1570 1209 80-85% 26 107.00–115.00 $111.02 $1,342 -10.48
1190–1550 1376 80-85% 4 92.00–100.00 $97.17 $1,337 -6.66
1195–1645 1423 80-85% 7 116.00–124.00 $119.87 $1,706 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $975 +2.59
835–1090 971 85-90% 9 84.00–94.00 $89.12 $865 —
865–1425 1071 85-90% 11 95.00–105.00 $101.95 $1,092 +14.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,436 +8.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1415 1210 3 115.00–122.00 $119.33 $1,444 —
1150–1510 1330 2 126.00–130.00 $128.27 $1,706 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660–865 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–900.00 $816.55
720–1035 878 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,125.00 $1,053.21

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.