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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 14, 2024

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $309.10/cwt -6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 462 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 510 353
Feeder cattle 277 451 284
Slaughter cattle 29 41 52
Replacement cattle 6 18 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady 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
350–385 363 3 350.00–360.00 $353.26 $1,282 —
400–420 410 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,341 —
455–470 462 10 305.00–312.00 $309.10 $1,428 -6.20
510–517 513 5 300.00–307.00 $301.39 $1,546 +1.39
550–565 560 4 280.00–292.00 $285.52 $1,599 -6.34
605–620 609 8 265.00–275.00 $267.55 $1,629 -5.92
770 770 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 350.00 $350.00 $910 —
300–330 316 6 335.00–350.00 $344.04 $1,087 +8.96
350–395 373 8 320.00–330.00 $325.13 $1,213 +2.64
405–435 416 5 300.00–315.00 $303.14 $1,261 -15.61
465–495 487 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,461 ±0.00
520–525 523 3 290.00–295.00 $291.66 $1,525 -2.90
595 595 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,648 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 330.00 $330.00 $908 —
300–335 318 2 300.00–310.00 $304.72 $969 -11.83
360–380 372 3 300.00–310.00 $306.59 $1,141 —
405–425 415 2 280.00–290.00 $284.88 $1,182 -7.82
525–535 530 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,484 +3.25
595 595 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,529 -16.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 310.00–315.00 $312.39 $734 —
260–285 274 4 300.00–305.00 $302.49 $829 -4.51
310–335 318 3 280.00–285.00 $281.62 $896 -18.38
430 430 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 +9.52
460–490 475 2 255.00–257.00 $256.03 $1,216 -4.97
505–533 530 9 250.00–252.00 $250.22 $1,326 -0.23
550–577 569 5 235.00–241.00 $238.64 $1,358 —
615 615 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,378 -2.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 232 3 280.00–300.00 $293.38 $681 +3.38
285 285 1 270.00 $270.00 $770 -20.00
360–370 368 4 260.00–270.00 $262.52 $966 -1.22
410–445 432 5 250.00–265.00 $259.13 $1,119 +4.25
455–475 465 4 245.00–250.00 $248.78 $1,157 +5.92
520–540 528 3 230.00–237.00 $234.03 $1,236 +1.62
555–595 575 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,322 +10.00
615–630 623 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,308 +10.04
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 334 7 300.00–320.00 $307.75 $1,028 -9.80
365–390 380 5 300.00–315.00 $307.99 $1,170 -12.01
405–430 422 3 290.00–307.00 $297.14 $1,254 +9.39
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 +5.00
500–515 508 2 255.00–257.00 $256.01 $1,301 -3.99
600 600 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 340.00 $340.00 $690 +10.00
335–340 338 2 325.00–330.00 $327.52 $1,107 -10.38
450–470 460 4 280.00–287.00 $281.71 $1,296 -1.46
540 540 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,496 +7.00
565–575 570 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,454 —
740 740 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,532 —
780–785 782 3 202.00–207.00 $203.67 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,040 -0.20
430–440 435 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 +5.10
455–495 475 4 260.00–277.00 $266.82 $1,267 +5.14
585–595 590 2 240.00–250.00 $245.04 $1,446 —
625–630 628 3 240.00–242.00 $240.67 $1,511 —
650–675 663 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,459 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 -10.00
405 405 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,304 —
550 550 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,524 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1395 1248 80-85% 3 109.00–114.00 $111.48 $1,391 —
1015–1520 1317 80-85% 8 117.00–128.00 $124.22 $1,636 +1.72
1055–1595 1321 80-85% 5 131.00–139.00 $133.54 $1,764 +11.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1100 1063 85-90% 2 111.00–115.00 $112.93 $1,200 —
1050–1230 1132 85-90% 3 118.00–124.00 $119.86 $1,357 —
1115–1175 1145 85-90% 2 106.00–107.00 $106.51 $1,220 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,531 —
1485 1485 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,138 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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.