Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.63/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +42.14 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$209.63

32 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	220.07	1,090	13thin
Medium and Large 1	595	216.00	1,285	5thin
Medium and Large 3	523	197.66	1,034	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $56 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 sale32 hd

209.63

—

GA average13 barns · 793 hd

218.03

−8.40

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

+42.14

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	1,600	115.00	1,840	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	102.04	1,270	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	90.79	958	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	565	223.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	211.30/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	249.01/cwt	248.00–250.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	171.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	212.09/cwt	208.00–218.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	193.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	210.01/cwt	208.00–212.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	205.65/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	191.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	204.76/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	227.70/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	214.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	202.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	190.68/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,072	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	93.95/cwt	93.00–95.00	986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	87.63/cwt	85.00–90.00	929	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,270	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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 94Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 35Year ago 32

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	220.00–226.00	223.05
3	—	615	210.00–212.00	211.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	260.00	260.00
2	—	360	248.00–250.00	249.01
2	—	658	190.00–192.00	191.00
4	—	468	225.00–234.00	227.70
4	—	558	200.00–210.00	202.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	170.00–175.00	171.75
3	—	467	208.00–218.00	212.09
3	—	515	202.00–208.00	204.76
2	—	423	210.00–220.00	214.73
3	—	562	190.00–192.00	190.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
3	—	512	190.00–200.00	193.49
1	—	600	182.00	182.00
4	—	561	185.00–195.00	191.02
4	—	440	200.00–210.00	204.94
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
2	—	365	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	208.00–212.00	210.01
3	—	512	205.00–206.00	205.65
2	—	565	200.00	200.00
2	—	668	190.00–192.00	191.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	93.00–95.00	93.95
2	—	1,060	85.00–90.00	87.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	100.00–104.00	102.04

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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