Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago Slaughter cows were mostly steady, Slaughter bulls and Replacements were lightly tested, and all feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.50/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$202.50

27 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	206.66	931	18thin
Medium and Large 3	446	194.16	867	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $64 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 sale27 hd

202.50

—

GA average14 barns · 1,180 hd

211.08

−8.59

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	—	Average	1,055	112.00	1,182	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	94.62	1,161	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	82.70	834	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	198.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	213.53/cwt	212.00–215.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	242.63/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	208.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	207.67/cwt	200.00–215.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	202.02/cwt	200.00–204.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	196.66/cwt	195.00–198.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	221.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	196.66/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	212.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	201.08/cwt	197.00–205.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	234.56/cwt	230.00–239.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	95.71/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,190	5
Bulls	—	—	1,055	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	82.70/cwt	80.00–85.00	834	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	105.79/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,294	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	87.45/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,064	7

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 May 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 162Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 36

Compared to a week ago Slaughter cows were mostly steady, Slaughter bulls and Replacements were lightly tested, and all feeder classes lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
2	—	615	200.00	200.00
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
2	—	390	230.00–239.00	234.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	195.00–200.00	198.71
2	—	388	212.00–215.00	213.53
2	—	488	215.00–220.00	217.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
2	—	335	205.00–210.00	207.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	240.00–245.00	242.63
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
1	—	625	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	205.00–210.00	208.66
4	—	485	200.00–204.00	202.02
4	—	335	220.00–225.00	221.25
3	—	552	195.00–200.00	196.66
2	—	373	210.00–215.00	212.62
1	—	760	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
2	—	338	200.00–215.00	207.67
3	—	470	195.00–198.00	196.66
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
2	—	388	197.00–205.00	201.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	94.00–100.00	95.71
4	—	1,223	104.00–109.00	105.79
7	—	1,217	84.00–90.00	87.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	80.00–85.00	82.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	112.00	112.00

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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