Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $434.37/cwt +20.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,246/hd at 517 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $468.77/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 425 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $481.43/cwt +16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,528/hd at 525 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	468	485	477
Feeder cattle	392	396	385
Slaughter cattle	52	59	70
Replacement cattle	24	30	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

→ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls steady and replacement cows lightly tested
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher
→ Feeder steers: feeder steers unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: feeder bulls steady and replacement cows lightly tested
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	610.00	$610.00	$2,013	+10.00
450–455	454	7	490.00	$490.00	$2,225	-14.04
505–531	525	17	476.00–500.00	$481.43	$2,528	+16.42
553–555	554	4	450.00–470.00	$464.99	$2,576	+21.26
610–635	626	6	430.00–440.00	$434.99	$2,723	+14.33
665	665	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,726	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,392	—
325–349	343	7	470.00–510.00	$475.42	$1,631	—
363–383	371	8	480.00–500.00	$487.75	$1,810	-12.25
410–440	425	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,912	—
470–490	478	3	430.00–465.00	$448.29	$2,143	+58.29
505–535	523	5	400.00–435.00	$425.32	$2,224	+15.32
560–585	577	3	385.00–410.00	$395.07	$2,280	—
660–690	675	2	345.00–350.00	$347.56	$2,346	—
740–745	743	2	335.00–350.00	$342.47	$2,545	—
795	795	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,544	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–443	423	16	490.00–500.00	$493.24	$2,086	-23.74
470	470	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,280	+21.83
535	535	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,354	+0.59
560–575	567	3	425.00–440.00	$433.28	$2,457	+19.57
605–610	608	2	410.00–425.00	$417.53	$2,539	—
665	665	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,460	+5.00
745	745	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,645	—
760	760	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,660	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,350	-15.00
387–390	388	5	500.00–515.00	$508.97	$1,975	+4.99
420–423	422	6	480.00	$480.00	$2,026	-10.18
450–455	452	8	460.00–475.00	$466.29	$2,108	+7.41
502–530	517	26	420.00–440.00	$434.37	$2,246	+20.03
565–567	566	16	395.00–455.00	$438.17	$2,480	+29.92
605–630	618	3	365.00–410.00	$385.18	$2,380	-1.64
650–695	673	4	330.00–350.00	$340.17	$2,289	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	530.00–540.00	$534.91	$1,551	-31.40
310–330	320	2	500.00–520.00	$510.31	$1,633	—
350–380	363	3	475.00–495.00	$486.79	$1,767	-1.95
403–445	425	17	450.00–470.00	$468.77	$1,992	+0.18
465–490	475	3	415.00–440.00	$426.46	$2,026	+8.24
505–545	529	4	400.00–410.00	$404.92	$2,142	+11.65
575–590	585	5	365.00–380.00	$371.02	$2,170	-6.45
795	795	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,385	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,232	—
250–295	279	7	480.00–530.00	$505.83	$1,411	-9.71
313–335	319	4	450.00–480.00	$472.11	$1,506	+0.50
375–395	388	5	435.00–450.00	$444.00	$1,723	-14.60
405–445	421	6	410.00–430.00	$421.52	$1,775	-2.07
465	465	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,744	-2.39
535	535	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,766	-19.90
575–585	582	3	330.00–350.00	$343.41	$1,999	+6.84
610–630	620	2	310.00–330.00	$319.84	$1,983	—
655	655	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,030	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,680	+8.08
323	323	3	570.00	$570.00	$1,841	—
405	405	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,944	+8.32
460	460	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,070	-3.62
505–540	522	6	420.00–435.00	$427.55	$2,232	+3.11
553–580	560	5	400.00–420.00	$411.96	$2,307	+4.45
650–668	662	3	360.00–365.00	$363.36	$2,405	+3.40
760–770	765	2	320.00–325.00	$322.48	$2,467	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	274	5	500.00–540.00	$516.50	$1,415	-8.50
388–390	389	3	480.00	$480.00	$1,867	-10.14
400–420	414	8	415.00–450.00	$434.40	$1,798	-7.90
455–465	460	5	400.00–440.00	$421.98	$1,941	-4.62
540	540	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,241	+13.25
635	635	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,159	-17.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	660.00–690.00	$675.17	$1,472	—
260–265	263	2	630.00–640.00	$634.95	$1,670	—
300–310	307	3	610.00–640.00	$623.15	$1,913	—
350	350	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,995	+12.93
458–490	469	3	478.00–485.00	$480.44	$2,253	—
525	525	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,362	+1.63
565	565	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,458	+5.02
600–615	609	4	400.00–435.00	$418.69	$2,550	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1375	1255	80-85%	7	169.00–174.00	$171.79	$2,156	—
1240–1350	1295	80-85%	2	178.00–190.00	$184.25	$2,386	—
1110–1480	1318	80-85%	6	156.00–165.00	$160.34	$2,113	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1220	1049	85-90%	4	127.00–140.00	$131.38	$1,378	-6.39
1020–1430	1225	85-90%	2	154.00–157.00	$155.25	$1,902	—
1100–1545	1328	85-90%	3	144.00–150.00	$147.40	$1,957	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	75-80%	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,520	—
1445–1690	1568	75-80%	2	165.00	$165.00	$2,587	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2740	1659	5	180.00–197.00	$185.58	$3,079	—
1375–2075	1693	5	200.00–215.00	$205.35	$3,477	—
1705–1990	1846	5	220.00–224.00	$222.30	$4,104	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–960	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,050.79
835–1080	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,094.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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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.