Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly tested, feeder heifer and feeder bulls lightly tested, bull and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.13/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$162.13

74 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	172.76	841	18thin
Medium and Large 2	427	166.97	714	28
Medium and Large 3	423	150.47	637	28

One grade step is worth $22.29/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

162.13

—

GA average14 barns · 1,550 hd

174.22

−12.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,471	93.39	1,374	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	88.00	1,346	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	80.49	949	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	71.61	722	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	926	$691	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	869	$861	10

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	183.96/cwt	180.00–187.50	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	151.14/cwt	147.00–155.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	146.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	162.50/cwt	160.00–167.50	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	166.65/cwt	162.00–171.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	191.26/cwt	190.00–192.50	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	171.45/cwt	165.00–175.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	192.99/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	184.52/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	150.61/cwt	147.50–155.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	157.80/cwt	157.00–160.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	162.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	196.60/cwt	192.50–200.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	137.52/cwt	137.00–138.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	183.02/cwt	180.00–187.50	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	154.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	187.36/cwt	185.00–195.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	168.55/cwt	165.00–172.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	166.75/cwt	165.00–172.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	181.04/cwt	180.00–182.50	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	135.34/cwt	131.00–140.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	167.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	177.44/cwt	172.50–182.50	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	184.93/cwt	180.00–187.50	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	173.21/cwt	170.00–177.50	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	509	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	825.93/head	800.00–875.00	826	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	926	690.89/head	575.00–750.00	691	4
Bulls	—	—	1,439	90.68/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,305	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	101.52/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	82.54/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,022	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	76.24/cwt	73.00–78.00	772	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	63.50/cwt	60.00–67.00	635	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	77.20/cwt	75.00–80.00	837	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,346	1

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA

Wed Feb 22, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 124Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
7	—	439	147.00–155.00	151.14
6	—	465	140.00–150.00	146.25
6	—	315	160.00–167.50	162.50
4	—	364	157.00–160.00	157.80
4	—	509	130.00–140.00	135.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	180.00–187.50	183.96
7	—	364	165.00–175.00	171.45
4	—	565	147.50–155.00	150.61
2	—	518	150.00–160.00	155.17
7	—	463	160.00–165.00	162.96
3	—	415	165.00–170.00	167.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	162.00–171.00	166.65
2	—	358	190.00–192.50	191.26
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
4	—	504	165.00–172.00	166.75
5	—	412	180.00–182.50	181.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
2	—	560	182.00–187.00	184.52
1	—	665	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
2	—	560	192.00–194.00	192.99
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	172.50	172.50
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	192.50–200.00	196.60
2	—	723	137.00–138.00	137.52
5	—	457	180.00–187.50	183.02
6	—	438	185.00–195.00	187.36
4	—	564	165.00–172.00	168.55
2	—	220	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	150.00–160.00	154.06
2	—	623	131.00–140.00	135.34
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
2	—	328	180.00–190.00	184.96
2	—	440	172.50–182.50	177.44
7	—	366	180.00–187.50	184.93
8	—	459	170.00–177.50	173.21
2	—	268	185.00–195.00	189.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	232.50	232.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	940	800.00–875.00	825.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	926	575.00–750.00	690.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	88.00–95.00	90.68
2	—	1,568	99.00–104.00	101.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	81.00–88.00	82.54
5	—	1,084	75.00–80.00	77.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,012	73.00–78.00	76.24
4	—	1,000	60.00–67.00	63.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	88.00	88.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle