Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.86/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,208/hd at 526 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $478.56/cwt -8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,307/hd at 482 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $493.25/cwt ≈ $2,358/hd at 478 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	578	443	596
Feeder cattle	483	351	444
Slaughter cattle	52	42	77
Replacement cattle	43	50	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady and replacement cows steady.

→ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls steady and replacement cows steady
→ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers unevenly steady
→ Feeder steers: feeder steers lightly tested
→ Replacement cows: feeder bulls steady and replacement cows steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,551	-20.00
280	280	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,792	—
450–493	478	13	480.00–510.00	$493.25	$2,358	—
505–535	519	10	460.00–475.00	$464.51	$2,411	+14.51
575–580	578	2	450.00–455.00	$452.49	$2,615	—
600–615	608	2	405.00–415.00	$409.94	$2,492	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,365	—
295	295	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,770	—
318–348	343	13	520.00–550.00	$526.60	$1,806	—
350–395	375	6	500.00–550.00	$517.41	$1,940	—
440–445	442	3	490.00	$490.00	$2,166	±0.00
465–495	480	3	460.00–470.00	$464.95	$2,232	—
535	535	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,434	+25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	428	3	450.00–470.00	$460.00	$1,969	+17.46
515–545	530	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,014	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	278	8	580.00–600.00	$591.21	$1,644	-8.79
318	318	6	550.00	$550.00	$1,749	—
350–380	370	3	490.00–495.00	$493.42	$1,826	-26.58
405–449	428	10	450.00–470.00	$460.34	$1,970	-9.66
460–465	463	5	445.00–470.00	$462.99	$2,144	+3.66
505–546	526	20	410.00–430.00	$419.86	$2,208	-5.86
565–570	568	2	400.00–410.00	$404.98	$2,300	+4.98
656–680	663	6	340.00–370.00	$359.78	$2,385	-40.44
700	700	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,310	—
785	785	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,473	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–242	241	11	570.00	$570.00	$1,374	+9.86
285–299	297	10	520.00–570.00	$526.81	$1,565	-8.60
325–330	328	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,640	-12.98
350–370	365	6	450.00–480.00	$468.22	$1,709	-7.70
415–445	428	6	425.00–445.00	$433.42	$1,855	-16.58
457–480	466	6	420.00–430.00	$425.10	$1,981	+16.27
515–530	520	4	385.00–400.00	$393.70	$2,047	+13.70
550–580	573	4	370.00–385.00	$373.60	$2,141	+0.36
610–630	620	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,108	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	440.00–490.00	$465.00	$1,348	—
335–345	340	2	435.00–470.00	$452.24	$1,538	-7.76
360–395	373	6	410.00–440.00	$424.73	$1,584	-27.03
400–430	423	6	395.00–410.00	$405.15	$1,714	-12.44
450–495	465	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,860	+50.00
570	570	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,995	+6.74
685	685	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,055	—
710	710	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,166	—
765	765	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,257	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	600.00–620.00	$606.90	$1,730	-43.38
300–340	311	4	600.00–610.00	$602.73	$1,874	-19.55
350–355	353	2	585.00–590.00	$587.52	$2,074	+40.82
413–440	418	5	490.00–495.00	$493.95	$2,065	+7.26
460–489	482	14	470.00–485.00	$478.56	$2,307	-8.35
505–525	518	5	445.00–460.00	$451.94	$2,341	-23.06
550–580	565	3	430.00–440.00	$436.58	$2,467	+6.58
600–615	605	3	405.00–420.00	$413.39	$2,501	+23.39
815	815	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,649	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–291	289	12	565.00–590.00	$566.94	$1,638	-43.06
305–335	320	2	550.00–570.00	$559.53	$1,790	-20.47
355–390	378	7	495.00–520.00	$513.63	$1,942	+18.06
420–443	437	4	470.00	$470.00	$2,054	+3.45
455–495	472	9	435.00–460.00	$449.22	$2,120	-0.86
515–545	532	5	415.00–440.00	$433.11	$2,304	+8.11
650	650	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,275	±0.00
745	745	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,570	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–213	210	4	570.00–580.00	$572.38	$1,202	+22.38
340–345	343	2	470.00–500.00	$484.89	$1,663	-8.44
350–395	377	5	445.00–480.00	$457.00	$1,723	-24.13
415–435	423	4	440.00–455.00	$447.51	$1,893	+2.51
475–485	478	3	400.00–415.00	$408.38	$1,952	+0.80
675	675	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,194	—
705	705	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,256	—
765	765	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,257	—
805	805	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,294	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1575	1340	80-85%	11	160.00–171.00	$166.17	$2,227	+2.93
1185–1760	1510	80-85%	5	187.00–196.00	$191.24	$2,888	—
1505–1875	1641	80-85%	7	176.00–186.00	$182.06	$2,988	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	85-90%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,472	—
940–1140	1056	85-90%	6	154.00–158.00	$156.28	$1,650	+1.15
920–1775	1159	85-90%	4	145.00–150.00	$149.01	$1,727	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1860	1503	3	200.00–212.00	$206.25	$3,100	—
1265–2220	1734	5	210.00–220.00	$215.65	$3,739	—
2205	2205	1	226.00	$226.00	$4,983	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1245	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,650.00–2,450.00	$2,287.86
1005–1390	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,253.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1335	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,661.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,350.00–3,550.00	$3,439.14	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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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.