Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.29/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$210.29

59 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$24.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	219.84	1,112	17thin
Medium and Large 2	465	214.07	996	25
Medium and Large 3	466	195.19	910	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.65/cwt here — about $202 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 sale59 hd

210.29

—

GA average15 barns · 1,478 hd

215.20

−4.91

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	1,505	116.90	1,760	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,438	103.17	1,483	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	90.00	851	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	520	203.88/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	199.34/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	166.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	212.78/cwt	210.00–218.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	217.71/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	223.68/cwt	223.00–224.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	226.82/cwt	222.00–232.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	242.08/cwt	238.00–244.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	224.36/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	244.47/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	250.58/cwt	247.50–252.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	202.98/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	264.88/cwt	262.00–268.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.53/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,571	97.35/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,529	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	103.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,422	5
Bulls	—	—	1,320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	118.85/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	174.03/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	186.07/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	219.19/cwt	214.00–224.00	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	193.53/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	213.00/cwt	210.00–219.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	173.09/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	222.31/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	224.68/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	235.89/cwt	232.00–238.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	256.73/cwt	254.00–258.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	183.00/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	209.03/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	210.67/cwt	210.00–212.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	214.99/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	215.36/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,223	3

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 113Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 28Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	200.00–208.00	203.88
6	—	438	210.00–220.00	214.96
4	—	623	195.00–204.00	199.34
3	—	465	210.00–218.00	212.78
3	—	323	222.00–232.00	226.82
3	—	265	238.00–244.00	242.08
4	—	579	200.00–204.00	202.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	185.00–190.00	187.54
2	—	250	223.00	223.00
3	—	670	160.00–170.00	166.72
4	—	358	200.00–210.00	205.03
3	—	620	180.00–185.00	181.61
3	—	332	210.00–212.00	210.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	216.00–219.00	217.71
3	—	420	223.00–224.00	223.68
1	—	320	238.00	238.00
4	—	460	220.00–222.00	221.01
3	—	632	210.00–219.00	214.99
3	—	568	213.00–219.00	215.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	220.00–227.00	224.36
2	—	460	242.00–247.00	244.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	250.00–252.00	251.01
3	—	530	247.50–252.00	250.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	262.00–268.00	264.88
1	—	280	265.00	265.00
3	—	530	222.00–223.00	222.31
3	—	460	224.00–226.00	224.68
3	—	422	232.00–238.00	235.89
3	—	372	254.00–258.00	256.73
2	—	700	182.00–184.00	183.00
2	—	560	206.00–212.00	209.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	223.00–226.00	224.53
1	—	455	244.00	244.00
1	—	365	272.00	272.00
1	—	300	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	172.00–176.00	174.03
2	—	623	184.00–188.00	186.07
5	—	438	214.00–224.00	219.19
4	—	570	190.00–196.00	193.53
3	—	465	210.00–219.00	213.00
2	—	723	170.00–176.00	173.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	93.00–99.00	97.35
2	—	1,330	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,374	100.00–105.00	103.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,598	118.00–120.00	118.85

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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