Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.64/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +54.15 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$221.64

40 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$33.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	239.73	1,079	10thin
Medium and Large 2	478	221.75	1,059	18thin
Medium and Large 3	470	206.41	971	12thin

One grade step is worth $33.32/cwt here — about $108 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 sale40 hd

221.64

—

GA average16 barns · 1,012 hd

216.49

+5.16

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

+54.15

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	1,608	106.50	1,712	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	84.27	1,041	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	69.64	815	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,162	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,350	10

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	—	200	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	185.38/cwt	182.00–189.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	223.36/cwt	220.00–230.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	214.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	198.83/cwt	198.00–200.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	186.01/cwt	184.00–187.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	193.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	259.49/cwt	255.00–262.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	220.03/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,181	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	69.64/cwt	69.00–70.00	815	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	79.54/cwt	79.00–80.00	943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	86.64/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,162.16/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,127	1,300.30/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	207.76/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	226.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	183.10/cwt	180.00–186.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	185.01/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	270.08/cwt	267.50–272.50	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	193.00/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,071	3

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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 130Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 38Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 9

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	295.00	295.00
4	—	524	218.00–222.00	220.03
1	—	575	218.00	218.00
1	—	620	204.00	204.00
1	—	390	260.00	260.00
2	—	310	267.50–272.50	270.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	182.00–189.00	185.38
3	—	357	220.00–230.00	223.36
3	—	462	210.00–216.00	214.03
1	—	600	176.00	176.00
1	—	660	178.00	178.00
2	—	445	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	255.00–262.00	259.49
3	—	520	203.00–210.00	207.76
1	—	445	237.50	237.50
2	—	360	240.00–242.00	241.01
3	—	462	220.00–230.00	226.71
4	—	559	200.00–210.00	205.03
2	—	658	182.00–188.00	185.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	192.00	192.00
2	—	573	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	198.00–200.00	198.83
4	—	426	200.00–210.00	205.13
4	—	509	190.00–200.00	193.61
1	—	635	186.00	186.00
3	—	555	190.00–195.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	184.00–187.00	186.01
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
2	—	518	180.00–186.00	183.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	237.00	237.00
1	—	455	242.00	242.00
1	—	580	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,460	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	69.00–70.00	69.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	79.00–80.00	79.54
4	—	1,260	84.00–88.00	86.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,127	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300.30

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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