Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2023-12-20

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Dec 20
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 70▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 18▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.66/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$202.66
36 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.47
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405225.009111thin
Medium and Large 2414211.5787721
Medium and Large 3445187.7083514thin
One grade step is worth $37.30/cwt here — about $76 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 sale36 hd
202.66
—
GA average15 barns · 1,390 hd
207.13
−4.47
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,864109.602,0434thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20785.211,02813
CowsLean 85-90%Average98269.596837thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$9751thin

Every lot

29 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3282203.37/cwt200.00–210.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321223.74/cwt220.00–230.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373221.05/cwt220.00–222.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423207.37/cwt205.00–210.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440194.94/cwt190.00–200.008584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460205.05/cwt200.00–210.009434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463185.09/cwt182.50–190.008573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518197.58/cwt195.00–200.001,0234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623162.59/cwt160.00–165.001,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230295.22/cwt290.00–300.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318234.72/cwt230.00–240.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363253.49/cwt250.00–260.009203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378271.56/cwt270.00–275.001,0263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,613106.66/cwt105.00–108.001,7202
Bulls——2,115112.53/cwt110.00–115.002,3802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87672.95/cwt70.00–75.006394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00577.61/cwt75.00–80.007802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12365.12/cwt63.00–67.007313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19983.19/cwt80.00–88.009978
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36295.66/cwt95.00–96.001,3033
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

This sale against other markets

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.