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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $320.32/cwt -23.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,855/hd at 579 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.03/cwt +8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 522 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.26/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 377 lb · 13 head
Hawkinsville 5-weight heifers sold at $348/cwt, running $13/cwt above the GA average ($335) and $1/cwt under Ashburn. GA 5-weight heifers are down $58 from their early July peak of $384. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 347 402 386
Feeder cattle 319 297 343
Slaughter cattle 19 52 28
Replacement cattle 9 53 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, bulls and feeder steers lightly tested, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 15.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,396 —
305–315 310 3 470.00–500.00 $486.56 $1,508 —
390 390 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 ±0.00
405 405 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,620 —
450–491 483 9 360.00–370.00 $361.10 $1,744 -18.90
520 520 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 —
615–645 628 3 310.00–320.00 $313.26 $1,967 —
665 665 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,128 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,092 —
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 —
365–395 379 4 340.00–380.00 $362.51 $1,374 —
400–445 427 5 320.00–360.00 $343.79 $1,468 —
460–490 470 5 330.00–355.00 $339.28 $1,595 -35.72
545 545 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,580 -30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 -12.00
545 545 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,016 -10.00
587 587 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,113 -1.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 640.00–690.00 $664.72 $1,482 +34.72
255 255 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,275 —
300–330 318 4 490.00–530.00 $506.93 $1,612 —
355–390 377 13 370.00–410.00 $382.26 $1,441 -1.76
410–440 424 4 360.00–370.00 $366.15 $1,552 -8.94
455–495 477 5 350.00–375.00 $361.73 $1,725 -8.85
505–515 510 4 340.00–360.00 $350.10 $1,786 -13.11
526 value added 526 11 380.00 $380.00 $1,999 —
553–585 569 4 315.00–320.00 $317.57 $1,807 -21.22
580 value added 580 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,233 —
610–615 613 2 300.00–305.00 $302.49 $1,854 -33.41
663–665 664 8 300.00–305.00 $301.87 $2,004 -21.12
700 value added 700 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,485 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,170 -2.31
315–340 329 11 400.00–420.00 $401.80 $1,322 —
400–420 408 3 350.00–355.00 $353.29 $1,441 -4.25
490–498 495 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,634 —
505–520 510 5 310.00–330.00 $321.02 $1,637 —
695 695 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,018 -34.88
320 320 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,184 ±0.00
360–390 375 3 340.00–350.00 $344.93 $1,293 +10.52
415–440 428 2 310.00–335.00 $322.87 $1,382 +12.87
475–490 483 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,546 +15.16
505–540 522 3 280.00–300.00 $293.55 $1,532 —
615–620 618 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,607 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,012 —
275–285 280 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 -10.00
310–335 323 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,454 -2.60
360–390 379 4 400.00–420.00 $415.05 $1,573 -4.95
405–435 417 5 370.00–390.00 $381.80 $1,592 -31.79
460–491 479 7 345.00–365.00 $349.15 $1,672 -23.35
510–540 515 12 320.00–340.00 $336.97 $1,735 -6.41
560–595 579 15 315.00–330.00 $320.32 $1,855 -23.69
625 625 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 -8.38
680–692 687 10 280.00–300.00 $282.00 $1,937 -17.96
700–745 716 4 265.00–275.00 $269.97 $1,933 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 780.00 $780.00 $1,560 +110.00
255–290 278 3 550.00–570.00 $563.89 $1,568 +10.58
305–335 314 5 500.00–550.00 $520.22 $1,633 +60.22
350–370 360 4 450.00–510.00 $482.05 $1,735 +32.05
405–440 425 12 400.00–450.00 $421.42 $1,791 -8.58
450–455 452 3 380.00–400.00 $388.30 $1,755 -11.70
557 557 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,332 +10.00
380–398 392 3 335.00–350.00 $339.85 $1,332 -60.15
405–445 428 5 315.00–350.00 $327.02 $1,400 -22.16
480–490 485 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,504 -29.85
510–545 528 6 295.00–310.00 $304.07 $1,605 -9.22
613 613 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,624 -5.00
660 660 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,200 —
1050–1395 1209 80-85% 4 162.00–172.00 $167.59 $2,026 -2.04
895–1530 1287 80-85% 3 145.00–150.00 $146.98 $1,892 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,542 —
864–1135 1013 85-90% 3 110.00–125.00 $115.60 $1,171 —
1040–1055 1048 85-90% 2 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $1,567 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,305 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,930 —
1795 1795 1 215.00 $215.00 $3,859 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
900–1165 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,350.00 $2,200.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00

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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.