Cattle Market Pulse

Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 19, 2024

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Pulaski County Stockyard report →

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $251.15/cwt -10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 542 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $283.83/cwt ≈ $1,601/hd at 564 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $334.29/cwt -9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 426 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 412 596
Feeder cattle 315 343 491
Slaughter cattle 80 60 82
Replacement cattle 16 9 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,031 +3.00
305–345 332 3 365.00–370.00 $368.27 $1,223 +3.16
400–435 426 11 331.00–340.00 $334.29 $1,424 -9.02
458–488 473 11 320.00–329.00 $325.16 $1,538 +0.07
500 500 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 -5.61
551 551 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,625 -12.00
635 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 ±0.00
705 705 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,050 +4.96
385 385 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,270 -10.00
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 -5.00
490 490 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,553 —
528 528 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,595 —
560–585 564 20 275.00–285.00 $283.83 $1,601 —
715 715 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 470 2 260.00–290.00 $275.48 $1,295 +13.07
520 520 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,456 —
552–570 558 3 252.00–260.00 $254.72 $1,421 -13.29
610 610 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,537 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 295.00–305.00 $300.11 $660 +5.11
320–325 322 3 290.00–297.00 $294.01 $947 +7.85
350–395 370 4 280.00–287.00 $281.87 $1,043 -6.42
410–433 420 9 270.00–277.00 $275.24 $1,156 —
450–490 475 5 260.00–270.00 $265.43 $1,261 -4.57
535–542 542 20 250.00–255.00 $251.15 $1,361 -10.20
575–585 578 3 240.00–242.00 $240.67 $1,391 —
675–685 682 3 210.00–220.00 $213.30 $1,455 -6.70
710–715 713 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,426 -7.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 315.00 $315.00 $724 —
320 320 1 310.00 $310.00 $992 +3.46
355–380 368 2 292.00–297.00 $294.41 $1,083 -7.19
430–435 433 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,243 -3.29
451 451 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,263 -4.86
500–531 524 5 260.00–264.00 $262.43 $1,375 -4.57
570–575 573 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,432 -7.20
605–620 614 8 237.00–247.00 $244.51 $1,501 +2.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 280.00–285.00 $282.40 $926 —
365–395 378 3 260.00–270.00 $263.22 $995 —
400–440 420 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,050 -10.00
450–490 467 3 245.00–252.00 $248.91 $1,162 +1.44
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 ±0.00
595 595 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,368 -6.65
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 —
780 780 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,303 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 —
350–395 364 4 300.00–310.00 $303.63 $1,105 -1.37
415–425 420 2 295.00–300.00 $297.53 $1,250 +17.53
485–495 490 2 260.00–262.00 $260.99 $1,279 +6.96
505–510 508 3 240.00–242.00 $240.66 $1,223 -15.19
570 570 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,340 -20.00
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 —
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 —
790 790 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,422 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,012 +7.52
300–345 314 4 340.00–350.00 $346.06 $1,087 +6.06
355–385 365 3 330.00–335.00 $333.24 $1,216 —
400 400 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,268 —
460–490 475 2 280.00–295.00 $287.74 $1,367 -8.76
670–685 678 2 245.00–252.00 $248.54 $1,685 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,259 +3.00
355–360 358 3 350.00–370.00 $360.05 $1,289 +12.94
400–425 418 6 325.00–337.00 $329.53 $1,377 +0.04
550 550 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,496 -30.00
705 705 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1520 1148 80-85% 21 110.00–119.00 $115.48 $1,326 —
1035–1325 1152 80-85% 7 131.00–140.00 $134.45 $1,549 +12.24
1080–1775 1360 80-85% 13 120.00–130.00 $123.94 $1,686 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $912 —
890–1355 1106 85-90% 5 105.00–112.00 $110.05 $1,217 +3.70
970–1355 1160 85-90% 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,334 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,762 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1820 1390 4 135.00–137.00 $135.69 $1,886 —
1315–1660 1528 7 137.00–144.00 $140.12 $2,141 —
1510–2015 1778 3 145.00–152.00 $147.64 $2,625 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1090 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,442.30
1005–1270 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,325.00–1,500.00 $1,399.85

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.