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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.29/cwt +22.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 458 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $309.32/cwt +13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 516 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $233.65/cwt ≈ $1,556/hd at 666 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 589 698
Feeder cattle 507 519 505
Slaughter cattle 115 45 129
Replacement cattle 67 25 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves sharply higher, bull calves steady 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
348 348 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,253 +10.19
370–395 379 4 345.00–350.00 $346.22 $1,312 +3.75
471–495 475 15 322.00–339.00 $336.17 $1,597 +14.43
500–525 504 13 312.00–322.00 $319.88 $1,612 +1.88
566–575 568 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,619 +1.65
606 606 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,673 +16.00
659 659 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,713 —
700–710 705 2 235.00–237.00 $235.99 $1,664 +2.99
790 790 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 335 5 340.00–352.00 $349.02 $1,169 —
390 390 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 +10.00
411–440 423 5 320.00–325.00 $322.08 $1,362 +2.08
460 460 7 312.00–317.00 $316.29 $1,455 +10.56
513–531 516 20 300.00–311.00 $309.32 $1,596 +13.15
624 624 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,622 +11.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 330.00 $330.00 $908 —
300–325 313 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,002 +4.89
395 395 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,224 -2.42
410 410 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,292 —
470 470 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,222 -35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 2 315.00 $315.00 $794 —
305–321 318 5 300.00–312.00 $309.20 $983 —
380–390 385 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,136 +15.00
405–445 422 8 285.00–292.00 $288.17 $1,216 +16.93
450–475 458 24 275.00–290.00 $286.29 $1,311 +22.01
520 520 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,336 +12.54
560–568 566 4 252.00–256.00 $255.01 $1,443 +21.60
600–640 617 7 229.00–240.00 $233.25 $1,439 +4.02
680 680 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,564 +2.60
790 790 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 300.00 $300.00 $855 —
335 335 1 280.00 $280.00 $938 +10.00
370–382 375 5 280.00–290.00 $284.08 $1,065 +20.60
420–440 431 8 270.00–280.00 $273.08 $1,177 +19.82
475–485 481 7 257.00–270.00 $260.84 $1,255 +16.05
510–535 523 3 240.00–250.00 $246.66 $1,290 +13.85
555–570 560 4 237.00–247.00 $240.97 $1,349 +13.52
622 622 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,368 +1.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 300.00 $300.00 $729 —
275–290 283 2 270.00–275.00 $272.43 $771 +5.69
325–330 328 2 260.00–270.00 $265.04 $869 +15.89
360–365 363 4 255.00–270.00 $262.48 $953 +19.90
410–446 429 8 255.00–262.00 $257.55 $1,105 +17.10
455–470 463 3 230.00–240.00 $233.38 $1,081 +10.06
515 515 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,159 ±0.00
550–575 563 2 220.00–230.00 $225.11 $1,267 +8.64
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 330 3 330.00–340.00 $335.10 $1,106 +0.41
350–375 363 2 320.00–325.00 $322.41 $1,170 +4.91
405 405 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,223 +0.55
475 475 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,330 -10.94
530 530 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,431 ±0.00
595 595 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,547 ±0.00
610 610 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,464 -2.49
659–670 666 18 232.00–237.00 $233.65 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,144 ±0.00
380–398 394 5 340.00–342.00 $341.61 $1,346 +6.67
405–445 423 5 310.00–315.00 $311.41 $1,317 -3.54
470–475 473 3 300.00–307.00 $302.34 $1,430 -2.48
510–520 516 5 295.00–300.00 $297.80 $1,537 -2.20
555 555 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,498 ±0.00
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256–292 276 14 330.00–340.00 $336.03 $927 -6.56
310–340 319 5 310.00–320.00 $311.94 $995 +11.94
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 -6.39
420–430 425 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,190 ±0.00
450–460 455 2 250.00–260.00 $254.95 $1,160 -19.94
500 500 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 —
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —
750 750 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,590 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1430 1246 80-85% 23 109.00–115.00 $111.65 $1,391 —
975–1895 1259 80-85% 39 116.00–126.00 $120.89 $1,522 +18.89
1105–1670 1418 80-85% 13 130.00–141.00 $136.61 $1,937 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–905 885 85-90% 3 105.00–109.00 $107.00 $947 —
810–1030 920 85-90% 2 90.00–96.00 $93.36 $859 —
805–1190 963 85-90% 9 97.00–104.00 $100.99 $973 +12.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1995 1640 75-80% 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,886 —
1825 1825 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,281 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,388 —
1220–1495 1397 3 128.00–137.00 $133.31 $1,862 —
1720 1720 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,494 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–985 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,525.00 $1,370.88
735–1045 891 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,550.00–1,825.00 $1,673.60
920–1220 1027 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,325.00–1,725.00 $1,570.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1310 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,775.00–2,300.00 $2,001.97 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735–935 842 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,625.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.