Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.46/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$199.46

30 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

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

$3.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.76

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	448	200.72	899	20
Medium and Large 2	603	196.94	1,188	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.78/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale30 hd

199.46

—

GA average16 barns · 1,069 hd

220.22

−20.76

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	1,835	123.41	2,265	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	90.88	997	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	78.29	746	9thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	440	244.51/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	207.77/cwt	207.00–210.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	221.34/cwt	220.00–222.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	236.89/cwt	232.50–242.50	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	250.09/cwt	245.00–255.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	202.01/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	207.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	188.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	213.16/cwt	210.00–217.50	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	193.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	214.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	206.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	212.09/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	239.20/cwt	232.50–242.50	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	198.73/cwt	195.00–205.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	216.14/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,109	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	94.76/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,029	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	87.00/cwt	84.00–90.00	965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,265	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	82.32/cwt	80.00–85.00	794	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	73.26/cwt	72.00–74.00	687	4

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 91Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	242.00–247.50	244.51
3	—	365	245.00–255.00	250.09
4	—	513	215.00–217.50	216.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	242.50	242.50
4	—	479	207.00–210.00	207.77
3	—	413	220.00–222.00	221.34
4	—	356	232.50–242.50	236.89
3	—	323	232.50–242.50	239.20
3	—	510	200.00–205.00	201.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	200.00–204.00	202.01
1	—	455	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	205.00–210.00	207.44
3	—	558	185.00–190.00	188.31
4	—	358	210.00–217.50	213.16
3	—	330	210.00–220.00	214.00
4	—	464	195.00–205.00	198.73
2	—	665	160.00–170.00	165.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	190.00–200.00	193.41
3	—	562	205.00–210.00	206.65
2	—	523	210.00–214.00	212.09
2	—	705	170.00–175.00	172.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	94.00–95.00	94.76
4	—	1,109	84.00–90.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	965	80.00–85.00	82.32
4	—	938	72.00–74.00	73.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	120.00–127.00	123.41

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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