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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 13, 2024

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $257.87/cwt +17.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 421 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $228.90/cwt +16.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 532 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.02/cwt ≈ $1,161/hd at 433 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 204 516
Feeder cattle 510 155 468
Slaughter cattle 80 45 33
Replacement cattle 14 4 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sharply higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher 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
200–230 215 2 320.00 $320.00 $688 —
305–335 328 6 300.00–320.00 $306.45 $1,005 —
355 355 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,136 +20.00
415–448 440 6 260.00–277.00 $272.34 $1,198 —
470 470 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,208 -3.00
500–545 513 5 240.00–250.00 $247.40 $1,269 +4.86
555–595 572 5 240.00–248.00 $244.59 $1,399 +7.92
650–690 670 2 210.00–215.00 $212.57 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,204 —
360–390 385 6 325.00–355.00 $348.64 $1,342 —
405–440 422 3 287.00–302.00 $293.54 $1,239 +19.54
467–487 473 9 270.00–278.00 $276.86 $1,310 —
530 530 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,378 ±0.00
712–720 713 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 370.00–380.00 $374.96 $1,136 —
405–430 418 4 312.00–320.00 $314.72 $1,316 —
555 555 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 —
616–625 617 9 245.00–248.00 $247.66 $1,528 —
700 700 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,589 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 335.00 $335.00 $670 —
260–280 270 2 305.00–310.00 $307.59 $830 +22.54
305–310 308 2 300.00 $300.00 $924 +20.00
350–397 378 7 272.00–287.00 $277.95 $1,051 +7.95
405–449 433 13 265.00–270.00 $268.02 $1,161 —
450–470 465 11 255.00–275.00 $259.26 $1,206 +19.26
500–525 513 11 245.00–255.00 $248.53 $1,275 +11.53
550–560 555 2 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 295.00–300.00 $297.57 $797 +27.57
375–380 378 2 260.00–265.00 $262.52 $992 —
405–445 421 17 250.00–263.00 $257.87 $1,086 +17.23
450–495 480 11 240.00–250.00 $245.02 $1,176 +13.03
500–545 528 7 230.00–240.00 $235.93 $1,246 +0.93
570–590 583 6 210.00–220.00 $216.14 $1,260 -10.86
600–620 610 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 —
750 750 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 300.00 $300.00 $675 —
250–285 268 3 265.00–285.00 $276.37 $741 —
330 330 1 250.00 $250.00 $825 —
355–395 373 7 245.00–250.00 $247.52 $923 -3.35
400–420 410 8 230.00–245.00 $238.75 $979 —
450–495 476 6 225.00–235.00 $231.21 $1,101 +16.21
540–545 543 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,086 —
555 555 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,110 -11.88
625–630 627 3 200.00–205.00 $201.66 $1,264 +1.66
675 675 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,330 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 3 295.00–315.00 $302.85 $833 +29.52
325 325 2 300.00 $300.00 $975 +23.94
395 395 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 +47.48
420 420 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,060 +2.23
475–496 487 11 230.00–255.00 $243.18 $1,184 -3.82
510–545 532 14 225.00–235.00 $228.90 $1,218 +16.36
550–580 564 7 210.00–225.00 $220.01 $1,241 +10.01
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 261 4 350.00–365.00 $359.86 $939 +49.86
330 330 2 320.00–350.00 $335.00 $1,106 +45.00
355–395 383 6 310.00–330.00 $322.45 $1,235 +67.45
410–445 432 3 260.00–262.00 $261.32 $1,129 -0.75
460–490 475 3 255.00–257.00 $256.31 $1,217 —
565 565 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,300 +5.00
610–630 620 2 217.00–220.00 $218.48 $1,355 —
680–690 685 2 207.00–210.00 $208.51 $1,428 —
700–705 703 2 200.00–207.00 $203.49 $1,431 -1.51
760 760 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,168 —
300–315 308 2 390.00–395.00 $392.56 $1,209 —
410 410 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,271 +30.00
455–475 465 2 290.00–297.00 $293.42 $1,364 —
670 670 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,541 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1635 1233 80-85% 20 145.00–155.00 $149.09 $1,838 —
970–1425 1238 80-85% 13 135.00–143.00 $138.97 $1,720 —
1220–1620 1354 80-85% 11 156.00–165.00 $160.21 $2,169 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1100 972 85-90% 3 110.00–120.00 $115.46 $1,122 —
1035–1185 1090 85-90% 3 140.00–144.00 $142.09 $1,549 +40.24
900–1825 1221 85-90% 8 126.00–136.00 $131.69 $1,608 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,038 —
1300–1760 1526 75-80% 4 142.00–148.00 $145.28 $2,217 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1520 1468 2 148.00–160.00 $154.21 $2,264 —
1445–2210 1741 5 165.00–170.00 $167.13 $2,910 —
1865 1865 1 178.00 $178.00 $3,320 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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.