Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves sharply higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $267.89/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$267.89

57 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$41.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	279.48	1,128	33
Medium and Large 2	404	262.25	1,059	14thin
Medium and Large 3	429	237.57	1,020	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.90/cwt here — about $109 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 sale57 hd

267.89

—

GA average16 barns · 2,227 hd

239.04

+28.86

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	1,500	119.96	1,799	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,466	102.74	1,506	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	83.24	960	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	485	261.95/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	285.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	286.19/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	238.78/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	280.47/cwt	280.00–282.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	289.77/cwt	285.00–295.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	251.93/cwt	247.50–260.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	243.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	371.27/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	298.71/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	273.80/cwt	270.00–277.50	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	341.38/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	313.55/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	350.65/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	340.05/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	332.62/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	331.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	305.02/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	265.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	297.57/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	363.69/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	83.24/cwt	81.00–86.00	960	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	98.60/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	106.88/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	291.49/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	267.38/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	252.64/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	336.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	331.46/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	342.39/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	315.16/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	259.03/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	289.84/cwt	287.00–292.50	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	314.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	718	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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 375Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	255.00–275.00	261.95
6	—	405	280.00–290.00	285.31
6	—	363	280.00–292.00	286.19
2	—	565	240.00–247.50	243.82
6	—	506	252.00–262.50	259.03
4	—	338	287.00–292.50	289.84
3	—	267	300.00–310.00	305.03
2	—	228	310.00–320.00	314.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	240.00–250.00	244.98
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
2	—	500	220.00	220.00
3	—	367	247.50–260.00	251.93
1	—	220	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	260.00–270.00	264.94
2	—	468	237.50–240.00	238.78
4	—	323	280.00–282.00	280.47
2	—	268	285.00–295.00	289.77
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	635	215.00	215.00
2	—	360	270.00–277.50	273.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	370.00–372.50	371.27
1	—	660	255.00	255.00
3	—	367	345.00–357.50	350.65
5	—	417	335.00–342.50	340.05
2	—	463	325.00–340.00	332.62
2	—	510	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	310.00–315.00	312.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	297.50–300.00	298.71
1	—	280	330.00	330.00
1	—	330	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	335.00–350.00	341.38
2	—	423	310.00–317.50	313.55
3	—	375	330.00–335.00	331.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	302.50–307.50	305.02
4	—	368	325.00–337.50	331.46
2	—	328	337.50–347.50	342.39
1	—	280	350.00	350.00
3	—	427	310.00–317.50	315.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	285.00–290.00	287.52
2	—	460	260.00–270.00	265.05
2	—	360	292.50–302.50	297.57
1	—	230	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	360.00–367.50	363.69
1	—	710	230.00	230.00
2	—	520	285.00–297.50	291.49
3	—	573	265.00–270.00	267.38
2	—	360	350.00–355.00	352.53
2	—	658	245.00–247.50	246.25
2	—	618	247.50–257.50	252.64
5	—	421	330.00–340.00	336.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	81.00–86.00	83.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	97.00–100.00	98.60
2	—	1,528	106.00–108.00	106.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	118.00–122.00	119.96

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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