Pulaski County Stockyard market report — October 20, 2026

Hawkinsville, GA · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

269

Last week 33 (+236)
Last year 56

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$336.00 /cwt

$2,540 per head · 19 hd
vs last week —

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers, feeder bulls unevenly steady and replacement cows lightly.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
400–499 lb	1	495 lb	$445.00†	$2,203	—	+15.60	$420.00 (1 hd)†
500–599 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$347.50 (2 hd)†
600–699 lb	4	628 lb	$350.00†	$2,198	+5.28	−24.12	—
700–799 lb	19	756 lb	$336.00	$2,540	—	−9.00	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	15	354 lb	$441.50	$1,561	+13.93	−18.50	$427.07 (9 hd)
400–499 lb	28	447 lb	$366.64	$1,637	−0.67	−30.08	$329.12 (6 hd)
500–599 lb	4	534 lb	$320.00†	$1,709	−16.10	—	$307.54 (4 hd)†
600–699 lb	1	670 lb	$300.00†	$2,010	−13.17	−31.29	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	3	1,332 lb	$156.99	$153.00–$161.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	2	1,145 lb	$144.54	$144.00–$145.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	2	1,495 lb	$125.26	$123.00–$128.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	4	1,210 lb	$125.60	$121.00–$130.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	5	957 lb	$108.51	$105.00–$110.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $352.00/cwt
4-week average: $379.73
13-week average: $371.64
4-week vs 13-week: +2.2%

52-wk low $340.00high $485.00

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $336.00/cwt
4-week average: $322.00
13-week average: $316.59
4-week vs 13-week: +1.7%

52-wk low $280.00high $387.00

Sales in 8 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $320.00/cwt
4-week average: $335.13
13-week average: $334.62
4-week vs 13-week: +0.2%

52-wk low $309.46high $445.38

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Feb and lowest in Oct and Sep.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+1.2%	57%	7
Feb	+5.6%	86%	7
Mar	+8.5%	100%	7
Apr	+5.0%	86%	7
May	+2.3%	57%	7
Jun	+2.2%	71%	7
Jul	+1.6%	75%	8
Aug	−2.8%	38%	8
Sep	−5.0%	29%	7
Oct	−6.4%	0%	7
Nov	−3.7%	0%	7
Dec	−2.7%	29%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Mar and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+2.3%	60%	5
Feb	+2.4%	80%	5
Mar	+2.9%	100%	5
Apr	+2.1%	60%	5
May	+0.9%	40%	5
Jun	+2.7%	67%	3
Jul	+2.7%	50%	4
Aug	+5.6%	100%	3
Sep	−1.2%	33%	3
Oct	+0.7%	67%	3
Nov	−4.0%	0%	5
Dec	−4.0%	33%	3

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	269	—	$336.00	$320.00†
Tue Oct 13	433	$352.00†	—	$336.10
Tue Oct 6	376	$394.39	$310.00†	$346.60
Tue Sep 29	454	$382.62	$320.00†	$337.82
Tue Sep 22	316	$389.92	$327.50†	$342.69
Tue Sep 15	303	$375.00†	—	$333.21
Tue Sep 8	232	$368.75†	—	$325.59
Tue Sep 1	239	$340.00	$280.00†	$309.46
Tue Aug 25	398	$345.00	—	$314.17
Tue Aug 18	319	$361.43	—	$333.84
Tue Aug 11	297	$369.32	$309.20	$358.96
Tue Aug 4	355	$374.32	$330.00†	$355.81
Tue Jul 28	219	$356.69	$320.00†	$335.80
Tue Jul 21	450	$421.93	—	$383.18

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Georgia sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Turner County Stockyard, Ashburn	42 mi	Oct 21	$384.73	$331.49
Southern Livestock, Oak Park	68 mi	Oct 20	$394.45	—
Jackson Regional Stockyard, Jackson	74 mi	Oct 21	$338.09	—
Duvall Livestock, Greensboro	89 mi	Oct 19	$346.94	$303.35
Thomasville Stockyard, Thomasville	105 mi	Oct 20	$420.00	$347.42
Wilkes County Stockyard, Washington	108 mi	Oct 20	$352.50†	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	269	48	AMS_1937

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA” (AMS_1937). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.