Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and 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 $195.73/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$195.73

66 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$24.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	209.21	943	14thin
Medium and Large 2	445	197.32	878	31
Medium and Large 3	388	184.41	715	21

One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $228 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 sale66 hd

195.73

—

GA average16 barns · 1,519 hd

204.11

−8.38

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	1,647	109.17	1,798	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,098	89.00	977	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	84.57	986	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	67.92	733	7thin

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)	755	$750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	250.61/cwt	247.50–252.50	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	255.18/cwt	250.00–257.50	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	188.30/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	207.72/cwt	205.00–210.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	237.98/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	184.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	207.00/cwt	202.00–212.50	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	200.68/cwt	200.00–202.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	213.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	182.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	190.55/cwt	187.50–195.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	204.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	175.03/cwt	172.50–180.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	214.78/cwt	212.00–217.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	215.78/cwt	215.00–217.50	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	609	172.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	995	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	218.40/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	203.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	195.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	234.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	188.37/cwt	187.50–190.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	236.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	181.71/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	755	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,647	109.17/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	64.37/cwt	62.00–68.00	719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	75.84/cwt	74.00–79.00	923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	91.44/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,050	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,098	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	977	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	70.59/cwt	70.00–72.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	84.40/cwt	80.00–88.00	975	8

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 206Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 17Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	250.00	250.00
5	—	376	247.50–252.50	250.61
3	—	323	250.00–257.50	255.18
6	—	623	185.00–192.50	188.30
6	—	428	230.00–235.00	232.41
3	—	480	215.00–220.00	218.40
3	—	578	200.00–210.00	203.20
4	—	508	210.00–215.00	212.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	220.00–225.00	222.53
4	—	440	210.00–215.00	212.47
3	—	462	200.00–205.00	203.36
4	—	609	170.00–180.00	172.61
4	—	316	230.00–240.00	234.07
3	—	512	187.50–190.00	188.37
5	—	273	230.00–240.00	236.01
3	—	562	180.00–185.00	181.71
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	185.00–190.00	187.58
5	—	270	205.00–210.00	207.72
5	—	574	180.00–190.00	185.03
4	—	460	195.00–205.00	200.00
4	—	315	202.00–212.50	207.00
2	—	610	180.00–190.00	185.08
4	—	438	200.00–210.00	204.97
2	—	368	200.00–210.00	204.83
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	180.00–190.00	184.62
3	—	273	200.00–202.00	200.68
4	—	423	180.00–185.00	182.63
4	—	308	187.50–195.00	190.55
1	—	770	145.00	145.00
3	—	483	172.50–180.00	175.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	210.00–215.00	213.40
4	—	364	212.00–217.00	214.78
3	—	322	215.00–217.50	215.78
4	—	616	192.00–200.00	195.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	212.50	212.50
4	—	458	235.00–242.00	237.98
4	—	509	230.00–235.00	232.54
2	—	438	250.00–252.50	251.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	250.00	250.00

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	2	—	755	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	106.00–114.00	109.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	62.00–68.00	64.37
4	—	1,051	70.00–72.00	70.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	74.00–79.00	75.84
4	—	1,148	90.00–93.00	91.44
8	—	1,155	80.00–88.00	84.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	89.00	89.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle