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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $449.61/cwt +11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 419 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $467.97/cwt +26.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,242/hd at 479 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $509.17/cwt +14.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,235/hd at 439 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 363 579
Feeder cattle 389 272 441
Slaughter cattle 36 42 85
Replacement cattle 62 49 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 405 9 540.00–550.00 $546.64 $2,214 +29.66
515 515 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,369 +2.24
553–598 573 12 420.00–445.00 $429.30 $2,460 -17.71
605–640 623 4 400.00–430.00 $416.24 $2,593 +1.24
660–690 678 4 370.00–410.00 $384.76 $2,609 +14.76
888 888 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,722 —
360–380 368 5 500.00–530.00 $512.77 $1,887 —
400–420 411 4 450.00–465.00 $453.69 $1,865 —
460–495 479 15 460.00–470.00 $467.97 $2,242 +26.46
530 530 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,173 +10.00
700 700 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,170 —
790 790 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,534 —
330 330 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,782 —
350 350 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,890 —
400–440 420 4 480.00–495.00 $488.62 $2,052 +16.13
450–470 460 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,254 +30.00
505–545 524 7 420.00–450.00 $438.29 $2,297 +13.31
725 725 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,392 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,305 +40.00
255–270 261 4 550.00–580.00 $562.30 $1,468 —
300–345 330 5 490.00–520.00 $506.27 $1,671 +21.35
365–395 375 13 455.00–490.00 $477.47 $1,791 +27.47
400–445 419 16 440.00–455.00 $449.61 $1,884 +11.17
455–490 472 3 425.00–440.00 $431.59 $2,037 +3.46
505–525 516 6 390.00–400.00 $394.19 $2,034 —
555–590 573 4 385.00–390.00 $387.42 $2,220 +22.34
600–615 608 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,128 —
650–655 653 2 330.00–335.00 $332.51 $2,171 —
700–745 723 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 680.00–700.00 $689.64 $1,434 —
300–340 314 9 530.00–540.00 $536.57 $1,685 —
360–393 380 8 495.00–500.00 $498.06 $1,893 -9.45
400–445 427 11 460.00–470.00 $464.03 $1,981 -6.94
465–485 479 11 450.00–465.00 $455.44 $2,182 -5.79
515–547 540 9 415.00–420.00 $416.69 $2,250 -13.27
565–585 575 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,271 -33.81
605–630 618 2 360.00–390.00 $374.70 $2,316 -10.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,440 —
340 340 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 ±0.00
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 -6.88
425 425 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 +13.47
580–595 588 2 345.00–370.00 $357.34 $2,101 —
735 735 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,168 -5.00
750–760 755 2 270.00–295.00 $282.58 $2,133 +32.58

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–238 234 6 650.00–700.00 $675.10 $1,580 —
260 260 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,638 —
300–310 305 2 560.00–580.00 $569.84 $1,738 —
350–381 376 9 520.00–550.00 $544.69 $2,048 +19.69
410–445 439 14 500.00–520.00 $509.17 $2,235 +14.26
465–480 473 2 485.00–495.00 $490.08 $2,318 +20.08
500–535 517 3 435.00–455.00 $446.44 $2,308 -0.12
555–570 563 2 410.00–445.00 $427.27 $2,406 +14.80
605–640 623 3 400.00–405.00 $403.38 $2,513 +3.38
705 705 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,468 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 227 3 600.00–640.00 $619.41 $1,406 —
250 250 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,425 —
310–345 323 4 520.00–550.00 $532.25 $1,719 +22.25
360–385 368 4 500.00–510.00 $502.48 $1,849 +22.57
410–435 429 7 465.00–495.00 $479.33 $2,056 +24.20
480 480 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,112 -9.29
500–530 513 3 410.00–430.00 $421.49 $2,162 -8.51
585–590 586 4 400.00–500.00 $425.16 $2,491 —
645 645 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,516 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 500.00–510.00 $505.04 $1,732 —
386–395 387 8 470.00 $470.00 $1,819 —
475–495 485 2 420.00–430.00 $425.10 $2,062 +32.40
530 530 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,173 —
615 615 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,091 —
770 770 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1415 1251 80-85% 4 160.00–166.00 $162.78 $2,036 —
1065–1585 1278 80-85% 8 170.00–177.00 $174.78 $2,234 —
1100–1620 1296 80-85% 5 183.00–191.00 $186.08 $2,412 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,720 —
920–1115 1042 85-90% 3 155.00–165.00 $160.04 $1,668 +13.88
1005–1505 1173 85-90% 4 145.00–154.00 $147.36 $1,729 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,453 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,784 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,453 —
1520–1530 1525 2 189.00–192.00 $190.50 $2,905 —
1245–1835 1607 3 209.00–213.00 $211.30 $3,396 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,850.00 $3,850.00
790–1050 939 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 3,000.00–3,500.00 $3,347.38
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–1175 869 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,900.00–2,700.00 $2,250.78
715–1385 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,397.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
986 986 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005–1015 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,600.00–2,850.00 $2,725.62 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.