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Pulaski County Stockyard Market Report

Hawkinsville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $391.49/cwt -23.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 381 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.66/cwt -49.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 477 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.66/cwt -23.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 571 lb · 21 head
Hawkinsville 5-weight heifers sold at $315/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$4/cwt above the GA average ($311) but $17/cwt under Jackson, GA ($332). GA 5-weight heifers are down $69 from the mid-July peak of $375. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 437 347 447
Feeder cattle 398 319 390
Slaughter cattle 26 19 36
Replacement cattle 13 9 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sharply lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 750.00 $750.00 $1,500 —
456 456 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,824 ±0.00
505–530 509 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,756 —
622 622 15 332.00 $332.00 $2,065 —
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,386 +20.00
365 365 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,204 -32.51
425–440 429 7 330.00–350.00 $342.81 $1,471 -0.98
460–465 463 2 340.00–345.00 $342.49 $1,586 +3.21
523 523 13 327.50 $327.50 $1,713 +37.50
550–565 556 4 300.00–320.00 $312.43 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 450.00–470.00 $460.70 $1,488 -25.86
390 390 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 ±0.00
435–448 445 5 360.00–365.00 $364.02 $1,620 —
459–465 460 5 350.00–360.00 $357.98 $1,647 -3.12
510–527 524 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,729 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,220 -54.72
215 value added 215 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,548 —
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 -106.93
360–373 369 3 350.00–370.00 $356.51 $1,316 -25.75
410–436 426 10 330.00–350.00 $341.17 $1,453 -24.98
460–484 477 26 310.00–320.00 $312.66 $1,491 -49.07
507–549 533 16 310.00–320.00 $315.79 $1,683 -34.31
553–565 559 11 305.00–320.00 $311.81 $1,743 -5.76
585 value added 585 10 322.00 $322.00 $1,884 -63.00
600–625 617 3 285.00–290.00 $288.31 $1,779 -14.18
655–685 667 3 290.00–305.00 $296.59 $1,978 -5.28
967 967 4 251.00 $251.00 $2,427 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 550.00–590.00 $569.34 $1,298 —
340 340 2 385.00–390.00 $387.50 $1,318 -14.30
420–430 425 3 315.00–325.00 $320.02 $1,360 -33.27
480 480 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 -30.00
535 535 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,632 -16.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 420.00–430.00 $425.23 $1,182 +55.23
340 340 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,173 -25.00
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 -14.93
445 445 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,313 -27.87
465–470 468 2 290.00–295.00 $292.51 $1,369 -27.49
530 530 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,458 -18.55
710 710 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,775 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,182 +100.00
255–295 286 11 450.00–520.00 $497.85 $1,424 +47.85
300–325 314 4 420.00–450.00 $442.71 $1,390 -7.29
355–383 381 26 365.00–396.00 $391.49 $1,492 -23.56
400–440 430 18 340.00–370.00 $364.60 $1,568 -17.20
450–495 475 7 315.00–335.00 $322.76 $1,533 -26.39
500–515 508 16 305.00–322.00 $316.41 $1,607 -20.56
555–580 569 5 300.00–310.00 $306.01 $1,741 -14.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 225 7 580.00–610.00 $601.37 $1,353 -178.63
255–280 272 8 550.00–590.00 $572.67 $1,558 +8.78
310–340 325 2 470.00–510.00 $489.08 $1,590 -31.14
350–355 351 5 420.00–450.00 $443.93 $1,558 -38.12
469 469 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,759 -13.30
555–565 557 5 325.00–327.00 $326.59 $1,819 -23.41
768 768 2 267.00 $267.00 $2,051 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,128 —
300–340 322 6 370.00–410.00 $394.77 $1,271 -15.23
350–395 375 5 320.00–355.00 $337.28 $1,265 -2.57
405–433 423 4 320.00–335.00 $324.83 $1,374 -2.19
455–492 485 7 295.00–310.00 $306.54 $1,487 -3.46
550–595 573 2 290.00–295.00 $292.60 $1,677 —
600–630 615 2 295.00–300.00 $297.44 $1,829 +32.44
695 695 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,876 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1030 955 85-90% 4 120.00–131.00 $125.94 $1,203 -33.06
950–1290 1154 85-90% 5 137.00–145.00 $141.16 $1,629 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1520 1485 80-85% 2 150.00 $150.00 $2,228 —
1230–1750 1500 80-85% 4 135.00–140.00 $136.32 $2,045 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1360 1335 2 199.00 $199.00 $2,657 —
1315–1475 1395 2 191.00–193.00 $191.94 $2,678 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090–1265 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,400.00–3,000.00 $2,722.29 —

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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.