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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.23/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 622 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.79/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 474 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $342.47/cwt -7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 380 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 815 406
Feeder cattle 519 716 309
Slaughter cattle 45 75 86
Replacement cattle 25 24 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower and replacement cows sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–345 336 5 349.00–352.00 $349.81 $1,175 -15.19
350–396 380 11 339.00–355.00 $342.47 $1,301 -7.53
415 415 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 -5.75
450–495 466 4 320.00–325.00 $321.74 $1,499 -3.10
500–510 505 4 310.00–322.00 $318.00 $1,606 —
555–570 560 8 277.00–285.00 $283.35 $1,587 —
625 625 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 —
732 732 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,706 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,136 -10.95
430 430 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 +3.74
460–480 467 3 300.00–310.00 $305.73 $1,428 -7.79
511–540 519 11 290.00–298.00 $296.17 $1,537 +14.83
550–575 571 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,570 +5.00
633–642 637 5 246.00–250.00 $248.39 $1,582 -12.61
677 677 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 310.00–320.00 $315.11 $1,049 -20.02
365–390 378 2 310.00–315.00 $312.42 $1,181 —
448 448 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,344 —
495 495 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,460 —
518–540 522 5 260.00–280.00 $264.13 $1,379 +2.13
632 632 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,454 -17.39
685 685 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,493 -9.83
770 770 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 280.00 $280.00 $994 +6.45
400–445 424 4 265.00–275.00 $271.24 $1,150 +6.99
450–475 460 4 255.00–270.00 $264.28 $1,216 -3.39
502–530 514 9 242.00–246.00 $244.46 $1,257 -5.10
555–572 569 7 232.00–237.00 $233.41 $1,328 -10.52
600–630 622 32 225.00–230.00 $229.23 $1,426 -3.65
650–675 657 7 220.00–229.00 $227.40 $1,494 —
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —
767–785 771 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 270.00 $270.00 $891 +10.00
355–390 386 9 260.00–265.00 $263.48 $1,017 +10.02
420–435 430 3 250.00–260.00 $253.26 $1,089 +5.28
455–497 474 16 242.00–250.00 $244.79 $1,160 -4.20
510–542 533 9 230.00–235.00 $232.81 $1,241 +0.32
565–590 578 2 225.00–230.00 $227.45 $1,315 -2.55
600–645 622 3 215.00–222.00 $218.91 $1,362 —
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 +3.35
720 720 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 260.00–270.00 $266.74 $766 +16.74
320–330 325 6 245.00–250.00 $249.15 $810 -7.85
365–390 378 2 240.00–245.00 $242.58 $917 +3.50
400–435 415 4 235.00–247.00 $240.45 $998 -3.06
460–462 461 3 220.00–230.00 $223.32 $1,030 -14.10
505 505 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,136 —
552–590 570 5 210.00–220.00 $216.47 $1,234 —
605 605 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,252 +7.00
757 757 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,393 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 ±0.00
355–362 360 3 330.00–345.00 $334.94 $1,206 —
415–435 423 5 310.00–325.00 $314.95 $1,332 -5.05
460–490 476 6 300.00–310.00 $304.82 $1,451 -7.18
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 ±0.00
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 +1.73
607 607 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,518 —
660 660 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,564 —
710–730 720 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 330.00–340.00 $334.69 $1,088 +1.70
390 390 2 315.00–320.00 $317.50 $1,238 -5.73
400–440 427 7 300.00–305.00 $301.45 $1,287 -5.55
465–480 473 2 287.00–295.00 $290.94 $1,376 -6.80
535 535 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,444 -10.00
550–580 570 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,482 +10.00
615–620 618 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 340.00–345.00 $342.59 $959 +26.65
305–340 323 2 300.00 $300.00 $969 —
350–380 370 4 300.00–310.00 $306.39 $1,134 -1.06
405–420 415 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,162 -20.00
450–470 460 2 270.00–280.00 $274.89 $1,264 -1.63
535–540 538 2 250.00–260.00 $255.02 $1,372 +0.02
595 595 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 +8.00
745 745 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 —
765 765 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,530 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1740 1183 80-85% 13 110.00–119.00 $114.98 $1,360 —
990–1525 1258 80-85% 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,283 —
1080–1655 1335 80-85% 11 121.00–135.00 $125.13 $1,670 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1020 953 85-90% 2 87.00–90.00 $88.61 $844 -0.51
845–1500 1173 85-90% 2 93.00–95.00 $94.28 $1,106 —
995–1350 1173 85-90% 2 103.00–106.00 $104.73 $1,228 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1435 1301 4 128.00–133.00 $130.68 $1,700 +2.41
1520–1605 1562 3 134.00–138.00 $136.63 $2,134 —
1630 1630 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,989 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
880–960 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,223.91
900–1010 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,575.00 $1,485.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–885 784 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,150.00 $1,011.60

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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.