Cattle Market Pulse

Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $248.75/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 481 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $255.42/cwt ≈ $1,563/hd at 612 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 403 491 386
Feeder cattle 359 411 324
Slaughter cattle 27 69 42
Replacement cattle 17 11 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,346 +0.53
475–485 477 5 302.00–309.00 $307.20 $1,465 +8.21
520 520 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,482 -6.22
565–585 573 6 260.00–270.00 $266.95 $1,530 -1.06
605–630 612 10 254.00–262.00 $255.42 $1,563 —
650–675 663 2 240.00–250.00 $245.09 $1,625 -7.36
715 715 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,695 —
795 795 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,828 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,194 —
405–430 411 7 320.00–335.00 $329.47 $1,354 -17.73
450–491 473 7 310.00–317.00 $312.39 $1,478 -5.12
510–525 520 4 297.00–300.00 $298.49 $1,552 -1.51
550–555 553 2 280.00–287.00 $283.48 $1,568 -6.44
650 650 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,658 -5.00
705 705 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,706 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 320.00 $320.00 $960 —
385 385 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,259 +20.38
435 435 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 +5.00
480 480 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,354 -8.70
530 530 2 262.00–270.00 $266.00 $1,410 —
570–585 578 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,329 -23.40
635–645 638 3 230.00–240.00 $236.63 $1,510 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 320.00–322.00 $320.94 $684 +10.94
265–295 284 6 280.00–295.00 $287.52 $817 -20.02
310–315 312 7 270.00–285.00 $277.86 $867 -2.14
350–390 364 4 270.00–275.00 $272.59 $992 +7.75
415–445 438 6 240.00–250.00 $248.30 $1,088 -6.40
480–485 481 13 240.00–251.00 $248.75 $1,196 -1.48
520 520 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,196 -11.26
550–582 577 7 225.00–226.00 $225.86 $1,303 -4.79
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 +10.00
750 750 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,252 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 335.00–345.00 $340.17 $742 +5.17
250–290 271 6 300.00–310.00 $301.57 $817 -16.14
395 395 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,106 +3.33
405–438 430 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 +7.59
460 460 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,159 -5.28
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 -4.07
570 570 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,368 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 337.00 $337.00 $859 +12.00
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 —
387 387 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,134 -2.00
400 400 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,088 -0.41
477 477 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,269 -2.70
561 561 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,391 +1.05

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 390.00 $390.00 $956 —
250–295 272 3 375.00–390.00 $383.22 $1,042 —
310–345 328 6 350.00–375.00 $364.20 $1,195 +7.27
350–380 359 5 350.00–365.00 $356.99 $1,282 +25.61
410–435 419 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,299 -7.77
550 550 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 +10.00
600–630 622 6 240.00–242.00 $240.33 $1,495 -9.67
650–670 659 7 235.00–242.00 $239.13 $1,576 +5.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 320.00 $320.00 $736 ±0.00
250–290 275 5 300.00–315.00 $308.87 $849 +11.39
315–320 318 2 300.00 $300.00 $954 +5.00
370–380 375 2 300.00–310.00 $304.93 $1,143 —
420–440 428 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,113 -15.00
460–495 477 9 245.00–260.00 $255.23 $1,217 +20.23
520–525 523 2 240.00–250.00 $244.98 $1,281 —
570–590 579 5 225.00–240.00 $233.45 $1,352 +13.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 350.00–360.00 $355.10 $852 +5.10
260–275 268 2 320.00 $320.00 $858 ±0.00
305–340 323 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,034 ±0.00
360–370 367 3 330.00–345.00 $336.73 $1,236 +19.07
460 460 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 ±0.00
510–540 525 2 260.00–262.00 $261.03 $1,370 -8.97
565–585 577 6 242.00–260.00 $249.46 $1,439 +2.00
610 610 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,446 -3.00
760 760 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,611 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1315 1150 85-90% 3 110.00–117.00 $113.78 $1,308 —
1135–1450 1223 85-90% 6 100.00–105.00 $104.08 $1,273 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1480 1365 80-85% 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,570 —
1300–2045 1573 80-85% 4 125.00–130.00 $127.94 $2,012 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1970 1625 3 148.00–153.00 $150.83 $2,451 —
1560–1740 1650 2 158.00–159.00 $158.53 $2,616 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

↑ 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.