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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.38/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 520 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.27/cwt ≈ $1,637/hd at 574 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.19/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 478 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 505 582
Feeder cattle 439 428 459
Slaughter cattle 48 31 108
Replacement cattle 20 46 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower 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
345 345 2 355.00–370.00 $362.50 $1,251 +20.50
395 395 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,363 +5.00
455–470 465 10 310.00–320.00 $314.22 $1,461 +5.84
550–588 574 14 283.00–287.00 $285.27 $1,637 —
600 600 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 —
660 660 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,683 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 -10.00
464–495 473 12 280.00–291.00 $288.00 $1,362 +28.00
505 505 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 +1.09
560–590 575 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,466 +14.50
612 612 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,499 —
755 755 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,173 —
425–445 431 4 310.00–325.00 $319.23 $1,376 —
485–490 488 2 297.00–305.00 $300.98 $1,469 +0.98
590 590 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,652 +1.52
605–645 634 4 255.00–260.00 $257.54 $1,633 +7.54
660–670 665 2 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $1,646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 8 309.00 $309.00 $980 —
370–388 382 9 291.00–297.00 $294.31 $1,124 —
455–485 478 13 270.00–276.00 $275.19 $1,315 +6.68
500–542 520 18 249.00–260.00 $253.38 $1,318 +2.88
552–595 566 9 247.00–252.00 $248.31 $1,405 +8.31
600 600 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,422 +17.00
660 660 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,485 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 264 6 280.00–295.00 $288.53 $762 +4.78
300–335 313 3 280.00–285.00 $281.78 $882 -3.77
365–390 378 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,021 +9.87
410–445 419 8 245.00–262.00 $254.58 $1,067 -1.19
455–490 481 7 240.00–252.00 $248.84 $1,197 +0.94
520–530 525 3 240.00–245.00 $241.65 $1,269 —
550 550 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,166 —
625–635 630 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,273 —
665–685 675 3 197.00–200.00 $199.00 $1,343 —
700–710 705 2 180.00–182.00 $181.01 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 305.00 $305.00 $900 -3.04
385–388 388 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,086 +0.36
430–442 439 4 270.00–280.00 $272.95 $1,198 +0.42
465–490 480 5 257.00–265.00 $258.55 $1,241 +2.54
515 515 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,298 +10.70
570–591 588 6 240.00–241.00 $240.84 $1,416 —
630–645 635 3 220.00–225.00 $221.65 $1,407 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 272 6 300.00–305.00 $300.78 $818 -34.22
390 390 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,209 +6.13
430–445 435 4 287.00–290.00 $289.23 $1,258 -0.03
455–480 465 10 270.00–280.00 $278.21 $1,294 +8.21
550 550 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,331 —
610–645 628 2 220.00–222.00 $220.97 $1,388 —
740 740 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 368 9 316.00–332.00 $319.53 $1,176 -5.32
400–405 404 4 300.00–315.00 $309.98 $1,252 +4.29
470–495 478 3 285.00–290.00 $288.28 $1,378 +1.28
505 505 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,364 +2.00
575 575 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 +2.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,372 +52.00
520 520 2 280.00–287.00 $283.50 $1,474 —
555–585 570 2 275.00–282.00 $278.59 $1,588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1315 1228 80-85% 2 130.00–133.00 $131.39 $1,613 —
1110–1570 1283 80-85% 19 118.00–127.00 $121.91 $1,564 —
1235–1360 1293 80-85% 6 105.00–112.00 $108.76 $1,406 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1120 1030 85-90% 5 96.00–105.00 $101.56 $1,046 —
985–1225 1115 85-90% 5 106.00–115.00 $110.63 $1,234 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1670 1482 75-80% 3 112.00–116.00 $114.50 $1,697 —
1750 1750 75-80% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,768 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1875 1685 4 140.00–148.00 $143.97 $2,426 —
1665–1950 1808 2 152.00–158.00 $154.76 $2,798 —
2180 2180 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,834 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–905 828 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,341.01 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.