Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested. Bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves mostly steady. replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.06/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$181.06

44 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$29.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	203.12	887	4thin
Medium and Large 2	503	182.77	919	22
Medium and Large 3	453	174.08	788	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about $98 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 sale44 hd

181.06

—

GA average16 barns · 1,658 hd

195.87

−14.81

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	87.02	1,066	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	72.74	743	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$948	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$872	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	198.30/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	219.97/cwt	215.00–225.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	178.77/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	185.62/cwt	182.00–190.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	166.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	175.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	183.19/cwt	180.00–187.50	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	200.63/cwt	195.00–205.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	183.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	166.25/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	175.49/cwt	172.00–177.50	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	196.22/cwt	192.50–200.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	179.67/cwt	175.00–184.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	219.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	203.76/cwt	202.50–205.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	189.31/cwt	185.00–195.00	795	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,095.73/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,096	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	801.25/head	675.00–875.00	801	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	872.10/head	850.00–900.00	872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	89.32/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,135	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	70.35/cwt	70.00–72.00	760	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	78.99/cwt	78.00–80.00	841	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	77.51/cwt	75.00–80.00	701	2

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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 132Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 81Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	195.00–200.00	198.30
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
2	—	413	215.00–225.00	219.97
2	—	655	170.00–175.00	172.52
2	—	613	177.00–180.00	178.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	170.00–175.00	172.38
4	—	361	195.00–205.00	200.63
4	—	460	180.00–190.00	183.06
2	—	413	190.00–200.00	195.03
3	—	520	175.00–184.00	179.67
2	—	325	215.00–225.00	219.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	177.50–180.00	178.77
3	—	462	182.00–190.00	185.62
7	—	507	180.00–187.50	183.19
2	—	678	165.00–167.50	166.25
2	—	620	170.00–172.00	170.98
2	—	363	192.50–200.00	196.22
4	—	420	185.00–195.00	189.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	175.00–185.00	180.03
4	—	563	160.00–170.00	166.27
5	—	416	170.00–180.00	175.96
2	—	513	170.00–172.00	171.00
3	—	452	172.00–177.50	175.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	202.50–205.00	203.76
2	—	460	200.00–205.00	202.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,095.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	675.00–875.00	801.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	850.00–900.00	872.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	85.00–92.00	89.32
2	—	1,065	78.00–80.00	78.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	70.00–72.00	70.35
2	—	905	75.00–80.00	77.51

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