Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows 3,00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.15/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$188.15

64 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.49

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	193.62	892	24
Medium and Large 1	624	192.35	1,200	24
Medium and Large 3	535	173.66	928	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale64 hd

188.15

—

GA average16 barns · 1,141 hd

196.64

−8.49

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	85.00	1,159	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	76.10	887	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	63.57	675	5thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,408	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	555	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	221.36/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	211.37/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	183.28/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	202.79/cwt	200.00–209.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	221.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	181.34/cwt	180.00–182.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.03/cwt	185.00–195.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	172.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	221.00/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	183.44/cwt	180.00–188.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	192.36/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	195.51/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,210	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	180.05/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	171.04/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	226.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	205.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	182.64/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	246.32/cwt	240.00–252.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	208.35/cwt	205.00–210.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	219.23/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,655.73/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,656	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	1,491.00/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,491	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	880	828.41/head	675.00–975.00	828	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,159	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	66.77/cwt	64.00–69.00	803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	61.43/cwt	60.00–63.00	594	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	77.15/cwt	76.00–78.00	891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	877	1

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 150Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 47Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	217.00	217.00
2	—	270	277.50	277.50
3	—	523	220.00–222.00	221.36
1	—	350	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	185.00	185.00
3	—	530	210.00–212.00	211.37
2	—	375	240.00–252.00	246.32
5	—	458	212.00–224.00	219.23
1	—	335	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	220.00–230.00	226.64
3	—	562	180.00–184.00	182.64
1	—	220	258.00	258.00
3	—	443	205.00–210.00	208.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	186.00	186.00
6	—	579	191.00–195.00	192.36
12	—	619	190.00–196.00	195.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	180.00–187.00	183.28
3	—	430	200.00–209.00	202.79
3	—	527	180.00–188.00	183.44
4	—	321	200.00–210.00	204.92
3	—	615	178.00–182.00	180.05
3	—	458	190.00–195.00	191.69
4	—	360	200.00–210.00	205.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	180.00–182.00	181.34
4	—	365	185.00–195.00	190.03
3	—	558	170.00–175.00	172.32
2	—	623	170.00–172.00	171.04
2	—	723	140.00–150.00	145.16
2	—	670	160.00–165.00	162.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	220.00–228.00	221.94
1	—	600	205.00	205.00
1	—	455	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	236.00	236.00
3	—	662	218.00–225.00	221.00
1	—	455	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,363	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,655.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,491.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	880	675.00–975.00	828.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	64.00–69.00	66.77
3	—	967	60.00–63.00	61.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	76.00–78.00	77.15
1	—	1,185	74.00	74.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle