Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers had a limited comparable sale, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $220.75/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −155.89 against this barn's trailing median of $376.64.

Average price

$220.75

21 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	228.13	1,256	8thin
Medium and Large 3	549	216.20	1,187	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $69 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

12 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $315.40, median $376.64 across 12 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

220.75

—

GA average15 barns · 445 hd

229.20

−8.45

This barn, trailing median12 sales

376.64

−155.89

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	1,612	134.26	2,164	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	117.39	1,885	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	115.22	1,431	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	105.41	1,154	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$1,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	180.00/cwt	177.50–182.50	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	268.54/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,007	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,425	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	213.40/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	184.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	218.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	205.10/cwt	200.00–212.50	964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	186.17/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	214.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	183.74/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	217.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,262	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	246.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,055	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	105.22/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,190	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	114.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,378	7
Bulls	—	—	1,365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,526	132.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	717	168.19/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,206	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	113.78/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,189	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	109.11/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,370	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	230.01/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	206.25/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	248.32/cwt	245.00–250.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	230.23/cwt	227.50–237.50	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	260.62/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	230.85/cwt	230.00–232.50	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	205.90/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	245.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	228.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	259.40/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	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 Oct 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 188Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 33Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 6

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers had a limited comparable sale, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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	290	255.00–260.00	257.46
4	300–350	306	240.00–250.00	245.60
3	350–400	373	230.00–232.50	230.85
8	400–450	420	227.50–237.50	230.23
4	450–500	471	220.00–230.00	224.96
3	500–550	525	210.00–217.50	213.40
4	550–600	569	200.00–212.50	205.90
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	275	247.50	247.50
2	350–400	363	215.00–220.00	217.45
5	400–450	414	210.00–220.00	218.00
7	450–500	470	200.00–212.50	205.10
5	500–550	529	180.00–190.00	184.05
1	550–600	590	177.50	177.50
1	600–650	610	172.50	172.50
1	650–700	680	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	725	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	245.00–250.00	248.32
1	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	310.00–320.00	315.00
2	350–400	385	300.00–305.00	302.47
8	400–450	428	255.00–267.50	260.62
4	450–500	464	255.00–262.50	259.40
3	500–550	515	225.00–230.00	227.52
5	550–600	572	222.50–232.50	228.50
2	600–650	605	202.50–210.00	206.25
1	650–700	655	202.50	202.50
2	750–800	755	177.50–182.50	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
5	350–400	375	262.50–275.00	268.54
5	400–450	427	240.00–250.00	246.98
4	450–500	474	227.50–235.00	230.01
6	500–550	513	210.00–220.00	214.62
7	550–600	580	210.00–220.00	217.56
4	600–650	625	182.50–192.50	186.17
4	650–700	668	180.00–187.50	183.74
7	700–750	717	162.50–172.50	168.19
1	750–800	780	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	390	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	460	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	285.27
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	625	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	100.00–109.00	105.22
2	—	1,045	112.00–116.00	113.78
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	115.00–120.00	117.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	113.00–119.00	114.96
5	—	1,256	106.00–110.00	109.11
3	—	1,320	124.00–128.00	126.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,838	140.00–145.00	143.01
5	—	1,526	130.00–137.00	132.86

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 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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Replacement Cattle

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