Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows were lightly tested, and all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $209.35/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −177.73 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.

Average price

$209.35

15 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.98

vs GA average

−35.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	214.78	1,164	8thin
Medium and Large 3	558	203.15	1,134	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.63/cwt here — about $30 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 sale15 hd

209.35

—

GA average16 barns · 681 hd

223.33

−13.98

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−35.06

This barn, trailing median19 sales

387.08

−177.73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	137.27	1,682	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	123.66	1,360	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	138.34/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,796	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	146.33/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	129.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,424	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	253.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	216.22/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	235.03/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	223.74/cwt	222.50–225.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	259.84/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	239.89/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	257.96/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	221.88/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	213.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	215.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	234.98/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	223.89/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.74/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	203.73/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	226.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	202.37/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1

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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 16Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 58Year ago 35

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows were lightly tested, and all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,298	134.00–141.00	138.34
2	—	1,230	143.00–150.00	146.33
3	—	1,100	125.00–132.00	129.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	120.00–127.00	123.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	383	280.00–282.50	281.24
4	400–450	434	237.00–247.50	239.89
5	450–500	459	230.00–237.50	234.98
3	500–550	512	230.00–237.50	235.03
2	550–600	573	215.00–217.50	216.22
1	650–700	650	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	388	250.00–260.00	254.90
1	400–450	445	227.50	227.50
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	250.00–257.50	253.75
2	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	465	255.00–265.00	259.84
4	500–550	520	242.50–250.00	245.74
2	550–600	583	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	618	220.00–228.00	223.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	256.00–260.00	257.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	377	220.00–230.00	226.73
2	400–450	440	222.50–225.00	223.74
2	450–500	475	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	532	200.00–207.50	202.37
4	550–600	578	200.00–205.00	203.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	252.50	252.50
6	400–450	430	230.00–235.00	231.68
4	450–500	469	220.00–227.50	221.88
4	500–550	518	210.00–220.00	213.74
4	550–600	566	210.00–220.00	215.81
3	600–650	637	190.00–195.00	192.51
1	700–750	730	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	390	267.50	267.50

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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