Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.96/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −144.12 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.

Average price

$242.96

17 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$24.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs GA average

−21.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	256.73	1,320	4thin
Medium and Large 2	531	241.44	1,282	9thin
Medium and Large 3	523	232.61	1,217	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.12/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.00, low $332.28, median $387.08 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

242.96

—

GA average16 barns · 672 hd

248.09

−5.13

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−21.56

This barn, trailing median19 sales

387.08

−144.12

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	1,520	136.39	2,074	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	118.12	1,534	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	100.69	992	3thin

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	—	—	1,563	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,123	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	108.22/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,278	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	119.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	263.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	218.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	296.71/cwt	295.00–297.50	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	260.94/cwt	260.00–262.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	290.85/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	293.44/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	261.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	274.28/cwt	272.00–277.50	1,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	285.07/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	224.52/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	232.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	271.37/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	256.73/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	285.59/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	288.80/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	319.02/cwt	317.00–320.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	106.04/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	325.59/cwt	322.00–330.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	286.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	359	292.84/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,051	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	246.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	300.83/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	267.57/cwt	262.00–272.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	326.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	245.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,134	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	222.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	254.80/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	331.39/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	261.54/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	307.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	998	5

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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 91Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 81

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	135.00–140.00	137.58
1	—	1,435	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,023	105.00–107.00	106.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	130.00–132.00	131.03
4	—	1,181	105.00–111.00	108.22
10	—	1,282	115.00–122.00	119.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	300.00–305.00	302.43
5	400–450	428	272.00–277.50	274.28
5	450–500	457	260.00–270.00	263.43
6	500–550	514	240.00–250.00	244.68
3	550–600	565	230.00–240.00	234.97
3	600–650	618	215.00–220.00	218.38
2	650–700	658	210.00–212.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	317.00–320.00	319.02
3	300–350	327	295.00–297.50	296.71
5	350–400	359	285.00–292.00	288.80
5	400–450	427	280.00–290.00	285.59
10	450–500	486	275.00–289.00	285.07
4	500–550	514	252.00–260.00	256.73
2	600–650	623	224.00–225.00	224.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	262.00–272.00	267.57
2	300–350	318	260.00–262.00	260.94
6	400–450	439	250.00–260.00	254.80
8	450–500	462	240.00–250.00	245.56
4	500–550	523	230.00–235.00	232.61
2	650–700	670	200.00–202.00	200.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	327.00–337.00	331.39
6	350–400	358	320.00–330.00	326.19
3	400–450	403	300.00–302.50	300.83
3	450–500	458	290.00–292.50	290.85
2	500–550	528	267.50–275.00	271.37
3	550–600	570	255.00–270.00	261.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	292.00–295.00	293.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	322.00–330.00	325.59
5	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	307.18
7	350–400	359	285.00–300.00	292.84
7	400–450	437	280.00–295.00	286.68
6	450–500	467	260.00–265.00	261.69
2	500–550	503	250.00–260.00	255.02
5	550–600	563	240.00–250.00	246.43
3	600–650	618	220.00–225.00	222.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	545	252.50	252.50

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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