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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Apr 17

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 91▲ 46 vs year ago 132 · +34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 51 vs year ago 81 · −63.0%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 18 comparable sales and sits −112.56 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median18 sales

355.52

−112.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.00, low $291.08, median $355.52 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	795	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	267.57/cwt	262.00–272.00	717	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	319.02/cwt	317.00–320.00	861	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	260.94/cwt	260.00–262.00	830	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	296.71/cwt	295.00–297.50	970	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	288.80/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,037	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	285.59/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,219	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	274.28/cwt	272.00–277.50	1,174	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	254.80/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,119	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	263.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,204	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	245.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,134	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	285.07/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,385	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	256.73/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,320	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,258	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	232.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,217	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,328	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	218.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,350	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	224.52/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,399	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,388	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,347	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	325.59/cwt	322.00–330.00	856	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	331.39/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,064	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	307.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	998	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	326.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,168	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	292.84/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,051	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	300.83/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,212	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	286.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,253	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	290.85/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,332	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	261.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,222	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	503	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,283	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	293.44/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,535	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	271.37/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,433	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	246.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,387	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	261.54/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,491	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	222.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,374	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,150	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	106.04/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,085	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	108.22/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,278	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	119.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,532	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,620	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,123	2

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.

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,023	105.00–107.00	106.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	292.00–295.00	293.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.