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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.86/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 467 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.29/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 429 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $347.11/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 366 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 412 689 404
Feeder cattle 343 507 300
Slaughter cattle 60 115 86
Replacement cattle 9 67 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 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
295 295 1 372.00 $372.00 $1,097 —
330–345 338 2 360.00–370.00 $365.11 $1,234 +5.11
360–390 372 5 350.00–360.00 $352.75 $1,312 +6.53
400–425 415 3 340.00–345.00 $343.31 $1,425 —
455–490 478 10 320.00–335.00 $325.09 $1,554 -11.08
500–520 516 8 315.00–320.00 $315.61 $1,629 -4.27
550–560 553 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,698 +22.00
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 280 3 320.00–340.00 $330.30 $925 +0.30
370 370 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,240 +25.00
400–445 423 2 280.00–300.00 $290.53 $1,229 -24.47
460–495 478 2 260.00–265.00 $262.41 $1,254 +2.41
577–590 581 3 267.00–270.00 $268.01 $1,557 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 4 340.00–350.00 $345.04 $1,149 -3.98
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 +10.00
420–440 430 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,419 +7.92
780 780 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 325.00 $325.00 $959 —
310–345 331 8 300.00–315.00 $306.54 $1,015 -2.66
375–395 380 5 300.00–302.00 $301.60 $1,146 +6.60
400–445 429 15 280.00–305.00 $290.29 $1,245 +2.12
460–490 467 16 280.00–300.00 $284.86 $1,330 -1.43
535 535 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,428 +10.00
550–575 565 4 252.00–262.00 $257.20 $1,453 +2.19
600–605 603 4 240.00–245.00 $241.76 $1,458 +8.51
678–685 679 6 230.00–237.00 $235.82 $1,601 +5.82
745 745 9 223.00 $223.00 $1,661 —
846 846 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,700 —
892 892 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 295.00 $295.00 $723 —
250–290 276 6 290.00–305.00 $296.98 $820 -3.02
305–330 318 2 282.00–290.00 $286.16 $910 +6.16
365–380 370 3 285.00–290.00 $288.29 $1,067 +4.21
470 470 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,269 +9.16
500–525 510 3 260.00–262.00 $261.35 $1,333 +14.69
605–635 620 2 230.00–240.00 $234.88 $1,456 +14.88
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 —
730–745 738 2 205.00–210.00 $207.53 $1,532 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 280.00 $280.00 $798 +7.57
440 440 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,144 +2.45
475–485 480 2 245.00–250.00 $247.47 $1,188 +14.09
510 510 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 +15.00
575–580 577 3 230.00–240.00 $236.65 $1,365 +11.54
850 850 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,213 +12.00
355–395 366 10 345.00–352.00 $347.11 $1,270 +5.50
405–440 426 7 325.00–340.00 $329.49 $1,404 +18.08
470–480 477 3 307.00–315.00 $312.31 $1,490 +9.97
500–535 514 6 300.00–310.00 $303.27 $1,559 +5.47
565 565 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,706 +32.00
640 640 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,664 ±0.00
690 690 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 345.00–350.00 $347.48 $1,001 —
310–335 323 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,098 +4.90
420–445 437 3 300.00–320.00 $310.19 $1,356 +8.19
455–490 467 3 290.00–300.00 $296.50 $1,385 +16.50
520–525 523 2 280.00–290.00 $284.98 $1,490 +14.98
575–595 585 2 260.00–270.00 $264.91 $1,550 +4.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 340.00 $340.00 $986 +3.97
350 350 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,068 +5.00
445 445 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,246 ±0.00
480–490 484 5 250.00–260.00 $254.03 $1,230 -0.92
500–535 517 3 245.00–262.00 $255.85 $1,323 +25.85
585 585 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,492 —
755 755 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,359 -32.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1970 1178 80-85% 25 118.00–128.00 $122.21 $1,440 —
865–1470 1235 80-85% 11 108.00–117.00 $112.27 $1,387 +0.62
1085–1360 1244 80-85% 8 130.00–138.00 $134.51 $1,673 +22.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 96.00 $96.00 $802 —
955 955 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,079 +12.01
1025–1245 1135 85-90% 2 105.00–108.00 $106.35 $1,207 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1545 1450 75-80% 2 103.00–105.00 $104.07 $1,509 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,828 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1675 1668 2 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $2,319 —
1550–1865 1672 3 143.00–149.00 $145.66 $2,435 —
1890 1890 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,174 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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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
1135–1455 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,725.00–2,150.00 $1,938.59 —

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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.