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Jackson Regional Stockyard Market Report

Jackson, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.27/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 221 289 242
Feeder cattle 158 243 177
Slaughter cattle 54 24 45
Replacement cattle 9 22 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher, 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
400–445 423 4 175.00–183.00 $177.97 $753 —
500–535 518 2 150.00–160.00 $155.17 $804 +6.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 175.00–177.50 $176.31 $658 +13.98
445 445 2 170.00 $170.00 $756 +15.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 132.50–135.00 $133.68 $425 +2.13
355–380 367 5 125.00–135.00 $130.00 $477 -0.03
400–445 423 10 120.00–130.00 $125.27 $530 +2.17
455–465 460 4 120.00–125.00 $122.77 $565 +0.50
555–560 559 4 115.00–118.00 $115.74 $647 -0.67
600–645 630 6 100.00–115.00 $108.29 $682 —
660–690 680 3 100.00–105.00 $101.62 $691 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 318 3 145.00–147.50 $146.62 $466 —
355–365 357 5 140.00–144.00 $141.81 $506 +3.29
435–445 442 5 135.00–144.00 $138.78 $613 +5.92
455–480 468 2 135.00–137.50 $136.28 $638 +9.02
500–545 520 4 124.00–133.00 $128.49 $668 +3.43
555–575 563 5 120.00–125.00 $122.62 $690 -1.13
600–645 623 2 120.00–122.00 $121.04 $754 -1.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 4 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $364 +11.14
350–355 354 4 115.00–120.00 $116.24 $411 -1.61
405–445 428 5 110.00–115.00 $112.08 $480 -2.89
500 500 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $538 -0.87
600–645 630 5 100.00–105.00 $102.00 $643 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 360 5 172.00–177.50 $174.90 $630 +11.89
400–445 434 6 165.00–175.00 $169.06 $734 +13.12
455–465 459 7 155.00–165.00 $158.97 $730 +10.65
500–545 519 6 147.00–157.50 $153.36 $796 +8.84
555–575 562 3 130.00–137.00 $132.31 $744 —
600–645 623 4 124.00–125.00 $124.48 $776 —
700 700 1 118.00 $118.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 170.00–172.50 $171.19 $459 +11.88
330–335 333 4 165.00–170.00 $166.74 $555 +10.43
355–370 360 3 160.00–167.50 $163.23 $588 +8.52
400–445 434 4 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $662 +8.85
455–480 468 2 145.00–150.00 $147.57 $691 +12.27
500–535 518 4 135.00–140.00 $137.58 $713 +12.26
555–575 562 3 127.00–128.00 $127.34 $716 +4.34
600–645 615 3 114.00–120.00 $117.90 $725 -0.03
700–745 730 3 110.00–115.00 $111.70 $815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 319 4 140.00–150.00 $143.90 $459 +4.30
355–390 372 3 140.00–150.00 $143.50 $534 +8.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1340 1235 80-85% 2 63.00–65.00 $63.91 $789 —
890–1430 1242 80-85% 16 55.00–62.00 $57.86 $719 —
905–1620 1271 80-85% 4 50.00–54.00 $51.53 $655 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1060 1058 85-90% 2 48.00–50.00 $49.00 $518 —
1160–1355 1258 85-90% 2 55.00–57.00 $55.92 $703 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1305 1255 75-80% 3 55.00–62.00 $57.90 $727 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,110 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,170 —
1400–1870 1700 3 78.00–80.00 $79.09 $1,345 —
1660–1890 1775 2 90.00–91.00 $90.53 $1,607 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–860 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 525.00–550.00 $537.57

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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.