Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.23/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −142.85 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.

Average price

$244.23

21 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$29.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs GA average

−24.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	261.74	1,411	6thin
Medium and Large 2	530	243.28	1,288	7thin
Medium and Large 3	527	231.93	1,223	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.81/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd

244.23

—

GA average15 barns · 443 hd

246.14

−1.91

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−24.15

This barn, trailing median19 sales

387.08

−142.85

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	—	Low	1,709	129.19	2,208	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	122.97	1,713	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	98.21	998	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,438	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,808	123.68/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,236	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,713	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	101.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,023	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	958	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	780	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	231.54/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	290.72/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	308.54/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,437.68/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	329.24/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	275.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	268.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	249.47/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	254.05/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	286.49/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	195.70/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,346	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	236.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	281.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	253.48/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	236.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	203.63/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	310.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	216.83/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	248.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	303.20/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	284.83/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	249.05/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,171	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 163Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	118.00–127.00	123.68
2	—	1,610	130.00–140.00	134.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	121.00–125.00	122.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	100.00–106.00	101.97
2	—	1,035	90.00–95.00	92.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	345	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	460	310.00–315.00	312.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	300.00–307.50	303.20
2	400–450	413	290.00–300.00	295.15
3	450–500	457	280.00–292.50	284.83
3	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	275.14
3	550–600	558	245.00–250.00	248.34
3	600–650	625	227.50–237.50	231.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	358	280.00–285.00	281.65
3	400–450	427	270.00–280.00	275.59
5	450–500	457	265.00–275.00	268.03
4	500–550	503	244.00–260.00	249.47
3	550–600	565	230.00–240.00	235.03
3	600–650	612	210.00–225.00	216.83
7	650–700	688	195.00–200.00	195.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	250.00–260.00	255.02
3	450–500	470	245.00–252.00	249.05
5	500–550	509	230.00–240.00	236.07
3	550–600	558	220.00–230.00	225.03
2	600–650	623	200.00–207.00	203.63
2	650–700	663	180.00–182.50	181.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	363	325.00–332.50	329.24
3	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	305.14
5	450–500	464	285.00–300.00	290.72
4	550–600	560	252.00–260.00	254.05
3	600–650	607	240.00–242.00	240.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	307.00–310.00	308.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	300.00–320.00	310.23
6	400–450	428	280.00–295.00	286.49
3	450–500	467	270.00–280.00	275.04
3	500–550	525	247.50–257.50	253.48
3	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	236.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,437.68

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA

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