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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 16, 2024

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $248.87/cwt -8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 430 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $254.93/cwt -15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 485 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.30/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 441 527
Feeder cattle 427 376 385
Slaughter cattle 71 48 91
Replacement cattle 9 17 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 325.00–330.00 $327.59 $681 —
265–267 267 5 320.00–322.00 $321.60 $859 —
313 313 5 310.00 $310.00 $970 —
405–445 425 2 292.00–300.00 $295.81 $1,257 -14.87
480–490 484 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,355 -23.90
520–535 531 4 247.00–250.00 $247.73 $1,315 -35.78
550–570 563 3 242.00–260.00 $249.05 $1,402 -18.92
610 610 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,415 -28.00
680 680 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,496 -7.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 340.00 $340.00 $816 —
325 325 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,121 —
415–445 438 4 310.00–315.00 $313.81 $1,374 -13.19
450–495 461 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,383 —
545 545 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,580 -4.98
585–595 590 2 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $1,667 +5.48
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 —
710–742 731 3 225.00–235.00 $228.24 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–375 364 6 355.00–357.00 $356.31 $1,297 —
535 535 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,696 -15.00
555–585 570 2 315.00–317.00 $316.03 $1,801 —
605 605 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,827 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 218 3 325.00–330.00 $328.24 $716 —
250–292 263 9 305.00–322.00 $317.25 $834 —
310–335 316 6 290.00–300.00 $295.26 $933 +1.84
365–390 379 7 270.00–280.00 $274.12 $1,039 -6.88
400–441 431 4 270.00–280.00 $277.68 $1,197 +1.38
460–490 473 8 245.00–250.00 $247.69 $1,172 -10.61
500–525 521 10 245.00–250.00 $247.30 $1,288 +0.41
560–595 581 7 230.00–240.00 $234.28 $1,361 +2.28
600–630 624 8 210.00–225.00 $223.17 $1,393 +2.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 290.00–295.00 $292.46 $834 -2.54
305–325 315 2 275.00 $275.00 $866 -1.85
360–370 365 2 250.00–260.00 $255.07 $931 -10.95
415–445 430 18 240.00–255.00 $248.87 $1,070 -8.87
460–485 479 7 230.00–240.00 $237.87 $1,139 +0.40
500–535 526 8 230.00–240.00 $236.72 $1,245 —
585–590 588 2 200.00–210.00 $205.02 $1,206 -12.24
610–640 623 3 180.00–195.00 $188.40 $1,174 -21.60
660 660 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 370 4 290.00–300.00 $294.92 $1,091 -16.79
405–430 414 4 290.00–295.00 $292.96 $1,213 -9.04
455 455 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,274 +2.00
500–513 511 6 255.00–258.00 $257.51 $1,316 -5.00
605 605 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,373 -2.00
650 650 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,378 -4.00
916 916 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 315.00 $315.00 $724 —
255 255 1 300.00 $300.00 $765 -40.00
345 345 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,070 —
370–388 384 4 300.00–320.00 $304.82 $1,171 -8.57
400–435 418 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,170 ±0.00
460–495 485 11 250.00–265.00 $254.93 $1,236 -15.44
515–540 528 2 227.00–230.00 $228.46 $1,206 -14.75
555–590 573 2 230.00–235.00 $232.58 $1,333 -13.31
675–680 678 3 200.00–217.00 $211.36 $1,433 +1.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,259 +15.00
425–445 435 3 300.00–320.00 $309.05 $1,344 —
450–465 458 2 280.00–290.00 $284.92 $1,305 +2.39
515–540 529 6 260.00–270.00 $263.28 $1,393 —
550–585 565 3 250.00–255.00 $251.62 $1,422 —
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 —
760 760 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,172 —
355–395 375 2 350.00–360.00 $354.73 $1,330 —
400–430 415 5 335.00–345.00 $340.34 $1,412 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1500 1279 80-85% 9 115.00–121.00 $118.20 $1,512 —
1065–1735 1309 80-85% 21 124.00–134.00 $129.76 $1,699 —
1000–1655 1344 80-85% 9 135.00–140.00 $137.22 $1,844 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1195 1098 85-90% 2 122.00–123.00 $122.54 $1,345 +10.30
975–1240 1108 85-90% 2 102.00–110.00 $105.52 $1,169 -13.37
860–1320 1143 85-90% 9 112.00–120.00 $116.27 $1,329 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1705 1395 75-80% 2 110.00–117.00 $114.28 $1,594 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2020 1609 9 143.00–150.00 $146.17 $2,352 —
1225–2175 1700 2 134.00–138.00 $135.44 $2,302 —
1700 1700 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,686 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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.