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Jackson Regional Stockyard Market Report

Jackson, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $315.36/cwt -9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 440 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.55/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,345/hd at 471 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $325.73/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 362 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 284 208
Feeder cattle 224 234 172
Slaughter cattle 30 35 36
Replacement cattle — 15 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 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 2 340.00–347.50 $343.55 $1,453 +1.63
710 710 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,419 +3.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,180 -1.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 227 3 320.00–330.00 $325.07 $738 —
260–290 277 3 310.00–320.00 $314.94 $872 —
300–345 321 8 310.00–317.50 $314.27 $1,009 —
355–380 361 7 300.00–310.00 $304.93 $1,101 +10.37
400–445 431 5 287.00–292.50 $289.95 $1,250 -2.11
455–472 471 14 277.50–286.50 $285.55 $1,345 +1.76
555–580 562 5 242.50–247.50 $244.81 $1,376 -7.71
620–625 623 2 232.00–242.50 $237.23 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 290.00–295.00 $292.32 $973 +3.57
355–365 358 4 285.00–295.00 $289.29 $1,036 +6.79
440–445 444 4 280.00–285.00 $282.25 $1,253 -0.25
455–465 461 6 260.00–270.00 $262.31 $1,209 -14.42
500–535 509 4 250.00–260.00 $255.70 $1,302 -5.90
555–580 565 5 230.00–240.00 $235.37 $1,330 —
655 655 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,343 —
700 700 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 369 4 260.00–270.00 $263.47 $972 -6.53
455–460 458 3 250.00–257.00 $253.32 $1,160 -7.94
555–575 565 4 220.00–225.00 $221.72 $1,253 -0.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 345.00–355.00 $350.06 $991 +15.06
320–335 332 5 335.00–345.00 $339.04 $1,126 +11.60
355–380 362 10 320.00–330.00 $325.73 $1,179 -2.99
415–445 440 14 305.00–317.50 $315.36 $1,388 -9.47
455–470 461 6 295.00–307.00 $301.03 $1,388 -16.47
500–545 521 4 270.00–280.00 $273.91 $1,427 -6.90
555–580 573 4 260.00–270.00 $265.04 $1,519 -3.69
600–645 623 2 250.00–252.00 $251.04 $1,564 -6.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 327 6 360.00–365.00 $361.94 $1,184 +14.44
370–390 380 3 340.00–350.00 $345.04 $1,311 +0.04
400–445 434 4 327.50–335.00 $331.79 $1,440 -5.71
455–465 457 5 310.00–325.00 $319.03 $1,458 —
500–545 515 3 288.00–290.00 $289.29 $1,490 —
554 554 7 284.00 $284.00 $1,573 —
600–645 623 2 255.00–257.50 $256.30 $1,597 —
665 665 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,649 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 273 4 320.00–337.00 $326.69 $892 +16.69
300–335 327 5 310.00–320.00 $314.57 $1,029 +2.07
355–365 357 5 295.00–305.00 $300.03 $1,071 -9.97
410–445 436 5 290.00–300.00 $293.06 $1,278 -11.91
455–465 459 5 280.00–290.00 $284.03 $1,304 -15.97
500–545 523 2 257.00–260.00 $258.56 $1,352 +1.06
555–575 565 4 245.00–250.00 $246.78 $1,394 +1.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,288 —
1100–1260 1180 80-85% 2 132.00–133.00 $132.53 $1,564 —
1130–1260 1180 80-85% 3 119.00–122.00 $120.33 $1,420 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1035 1008 85-90% 2 90.00–95.00 $92.57 $933 -1.06
1100–1200 1140 85-90% 3 104.00–105.00 $104.65 $1,193 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,798 —

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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.