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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 16, 2024

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $257.28/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 468 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $249.07/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 513 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.64/cwt ≈ $1,673/hd at 616 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 491 517 463
Feeder cattle 411 410 422
Slaughter cattle 69 80 24
Replacement cattle 11 27 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer, bull calves unevenly 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
275–285 280 2 380.00–400.00 $389.82 $1,091 -6.79
350–370 360 2 345.00–370.00 $357.15 $1,286 +21.36
405–430 415 3 340.00–360.00 $347.20 $1,441 +20.20
460–465 463 2 315.00–320.00 $317.51 $1,470 +5.22
510 510 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,530 -7.00
557–570 561 3 280.00–295.00 $289.92 $1,626 —
616–617 616 14 271.00–272.00 $271.64 $1,673 —
660–670 665 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,729 —
711–735 714 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,714 —
806 806 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,854 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 335.00 $335.00 $804 —
375 375 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,245 +6.93
402–445 419 6 310.00–325.00 $318.47 $1,334 +3.10
481–485 482 3 297.00–300.00 $298.99 $1,441 +8.99
530–542 538 8 289.00–295.00 $291.22 $1,567 —
555–560 559 4 265.00–269.00 $268.01 $1,498 +18.01
670–695 683 2 250.00–255.00 $252.45 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 385 3 300.00–310.00 $306.62 $1,180 +11.10
410 410 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,230 —
455–485 470 3 287.00–295.00 $290.70 $1,366 —
562–580 568 3 250.00–260.00 $253.40 $1,439 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 335.00 $335.00 $781 +1.92
250–295 273 2 315.00–320.00 $317.71 $867 +2.57
300–340 315 3 300.00–310.00 $303.23 $955 -3.85
365–390 380 6 275.00–280.00 $276.67 $1,051 -5.85
420–440 429 8 260.00–265.00 $262.41 $1,126 +2.29
455–474 468 14 255.00–260.00 $257.28 $1,204 +4.37
505–530 513 14 247.00–250.00 $249.07 $1,278 +8.41
570 570 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,340 -0.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 7 352.00 $352.00 $810 -9.64
260 260 1 325.00 $325.00 $845 -5.00
387 387 12 295.00 $295.00 $1,142 -14.15
415–435 429 5 267.00–275.00 $272.41 $1,169 +1.15
455–460 457 10 262.00–270.00 $268.70 $1,228 +7.99
500–535 507 5 252.00–260.00 $258.31 $1,310 +12.31
561–580 566 5 240.00–250.00 $246.95 $1,398 —
600 600 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 310.00 $310.00 $713 —
275–285 280 2 305.00–310.00 $307.54 $861 +15.25
335–340 338 2 280.00 $280.00 $946 +10.00
370–395 383 2 260.00–270.00 $264.84 $1,014 -1.36
400–443 428 12 250.00–260.00 $254.70 $1,090 +9.68
475–490 481 4 247.00–252.00 $250.23 $1,204 +9.48
500–510 508 4 235.00–245.00 $241.26 $1,226 +4.92
570–590 583 3 230.00–232.00 $230.65 $1,345 —
600 600 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,182 —
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 —
745 745 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 3 350.00–370.00 $356.93 $1,185 +21.93
350–395 378 3 330.00–332.00 $331.38 $1,253 -1.96
405–440 431 6 315.00–322.00 $317.77 $1,370 -13.31
460–475 468 3 287.00–297.00 $293.06 $1,372 +6.37
510–540 526 4 272.00–282.00 $276.95 $1,457 +0.50
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 -10.00
605 605 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,512 -1.35
675–685 680 2 232.00–235.00 $233.49 $1,588 -5.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 350.00 $350.00 $770 +12.39
260–285 273 2 320.00 $320.00 $874 -20.00
325–332 330 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 -1.06
350–395 374 4 310.00–320.00 $317.66 $1,188 -0.23
400–430 420 3 300.00–310.00 $306.83 $1,289 +7.61
480 480 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,344 +9.89
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 +8.37
570–590 580 2 245.00–250.00 $247.46 $1,435 -6.53
600–630 613 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 320.00 $320.00 $720 —
280–285 283 2 295.00–300.00 $297.48 $842 -13.88
345 345 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,018 -8.47
415 415 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,141 +15.00
475 475 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,116 -15.00
590 590 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 -25.00
615 615 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,365 -15.00
740 740 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,517 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1420 1221 80-85% 21 134.00–143.00 $139.37 $1,702 -0.83
1085–1425 1256 80-85% 11 144.00–150.00 $145.32 $1,825 -6.41
1125–1620 1306 80-85% 4 125.00–133.00 $129.58 $1,692 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,261 -1.00
1000–1110 1058 85-90% 6 116.00–125.00 $120.47 $1,275 +17.19
975–1185 1085 85-90% 5 105.00–112.00 $108.91 $1,182 +5.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1425 1388 75-80% 2 126.00–127.00 $126.49 $1,756 —
1420–1905 1610 75-80% 5 135.00–140.00 $137.48 $2,213 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–2095 1594 5 168.00–178.00 $172.99 $2,757 -11.38
1820 1820 1 181.00 $181.00 $3,294 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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.