Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and feeder heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.07/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$197.07

65 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$27.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	211.25	1,024	14thin
Medium and Large 2	510	196.63	1,002	37
Medium and Large 3	518	184.07	954	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about $70 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 sale65 hd

197.07

—

GA average16 barns · 2,231 hd

212.10

−15.03

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	1,774	108.50	1,925	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	86.41	1,117	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	83.14	1,178	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	71.12	766	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,034	6

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	565	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	176.06/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	193.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	211.01/cwt	207.50–217.50	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	284.68/cwt	280.00–290.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	209.03/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	191.69/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	199.73/cwt	197.50–202.50	927	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	223.52/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	197.10/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	278.48/cwt	277.00–280.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	230.84/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	232.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	252.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	248.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	251.64/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	270.63/cwt	270.00–272.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	243.26/cwt	242.50–244.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	257.67/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	268.81/cwt	267.50–270.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	223.79/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	186.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	191.71/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	262.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	86.59/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,243	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	76.24/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,051	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,176	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	87.18/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,162	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	75.59/cwt	71.00–79.00	840	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	67.92/cwt	65.00–70.00	715	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	80.80/cwt	78.00–83.00	960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	106.08/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,897	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	110.91/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,952	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	805	701.48/head	575.00–800.00	701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	226.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	246.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	221.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	254.28/cwt	250.00–257.50	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	202.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	180.79/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	236.25/cwt	235.00–238.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	278.95/cwt	278.00–280.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	180.80/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	233.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	166.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	182.12/cwt	180.00–186.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	196.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	220.56/cwt	215.00–225.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,201	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 150Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 21Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	175.00–180.00	177.54
4	—	360	200.00–210.00	205.07
3	—	670	160.00–170.00	166.72
3	—	515	180.00–186.00	182.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	172.00–180.00	176.06
6	—	556	190.00–200.00	193.00
2	—	270	225.00	225.00
9	—	464	197.50–202.50	199.73
4	—	441	200.00–210.00	202.49
5	—	623	180.00–182.00	180.80
2	—	780	165.00–166.00	165.51
3	—	523	190.00–200.00	196.82
4	—	364	215.00–225.00	220.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	207.50–217.50	211.01
3	—	513	207.00–210.00	209.03
3	—	620	190.00–192.50	191.69
3	—	355	230.00–240.00	233.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	280.00–290.00	284.68
2	—	335	277.00–280.00	278.48
3	—	658	227.50–232.50	230.84
3	—	630	230.00–235.00	232.39
3	—	565	250.00–255.00	252.35
3	—	512	255.00–260.00	257.67
2	—	460	260.00–262.00	261.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	222.00–225.00	223.52
2	—	333	242.50–244.00	243.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	192.00–202.00	197.10
3	—	458	245.00–250.00	248.31
4	—	534	240.00–245.00	242.55
4	—	363	250.00–260.00	255.10
3	—	438	247.50–257.50	251.64
3	—	272	270.00–272.00	270.63
2	—	320	267.50–270.00	268.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	200.00	200.00
4	—	515	222.50–225.00	223.79
2	—	318	260.00–265.00	262.36
3	—	370	250.00–257.50	254.28
2	—	268	278.00–280.00	278.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	180.00–190.00	186.68
3	—	630	190.00–192.50	191.71
1	—	720	180.00	180.00
3	—	315	240.00–250.00	246.35
4	—	358	235.00–245.00	240.03
1	—	780	166.00	166.00
4	—	458	220.00–225.00	221.24
5	—	412	235.00–238.00	236.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	220.00–230.00	226.82
2	—	673	175.00–177.00	176.02
4	—	460	200.00–202.00	201.01
3	—	630	180.00–182.50	180.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	83.00–89.00	86.59
3	—	1,378	72.00–80.00	76.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,333	84.00–90.00	87.18
2	—	1,188	78.00–83.00	80.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	71.00–79.00	75.59
7	—	1,053	65.00–70.00	67.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	105.00–107.00	106.08
2	—	1,760	108.00–114.00	110.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	805	575.00–800.00	701.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,570	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle