Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.19/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −18.30 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$149.19

86 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$33.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	369	170.33	629	25
Medium and Large 2	496	142.18	706	42
Medium and Large 3	445	136.87	608	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.45/cwt here — about $21 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 sale86 hd

149.19

—

GA average16 barns · 1,555 hd

140.69

+8.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−18.30

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	1,608	72.46	1,165	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,334	53.40	712	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	47.19	483	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	575	129.51/cwt	128.00–133.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	175.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	125.70/cwt	122.00–130.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	133.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	152.38/cwt	150.00–157.50	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	112.70/cwt	110.00–114.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	125.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	793	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.37/cwt	134.00–137.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	152.77/cwt	152.00–155.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.06/cwt	112.00–120.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.86/cwt	160.00–162.50	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	144.00/cwt	141.00–146.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	180.85/cwt	180.00–182.50	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	184.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	177.48/cwt	172.50–182.50	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	138.49/cwt	137.50–139.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.35/cwt	160.00–161.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	167.87/cwt	164.00–170.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	198.33/cwt	197.50–200.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.78/cwt	131.00–139.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	137.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	130.13/cwt	129.00–132.50	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	130.14/cwt	128.00–132.50	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.22/cwt	127.00–129.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.25/cwt	117.00–125.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	236	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.50	426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.22/cwt	151.00–157.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.82/cwt	154.00–164.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	152.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.98/cwt	155.00–158.00	725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	765	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	674.06/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	72.46/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,165	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	50.77/cwt	49.00–52.00	675	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	55.28/cwt	54.00–56.00	739	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	52.55/cwt	50.00–54.00	623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	43.98/cwt	40.00–47.00	407	5

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, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	128.00–133.00	129.51
3	—	210	170.00–180.00	175.16
8	—	524	131.00–139.00	133.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	110.00–111.00	110.34
4	—	363	135.00–139.00	137.49
4	—	444	129.00–132.50	130.13
4	—	459	128.00–132.50	130.14
4	—	523	127.00–129.00	128.22
4	—	558	117.00–125.00	121.25
6	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	433	110.00–120.00	114.96
4	—	236	130.00–135.00	132.54
6	—	326	130.00–132.50	130.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	122.00–130.00	125.70
4	—	464	130.00–138.00	133.82
4	—	328	150.00–157.50	152.38
3	—	582	110.00–114.00	112.70
2	—	440	146.00–147.00	146.49
2	—	270	160.00–162.00	160.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	122.00–130.00	125.34
5	—	525	134.00–137.00	135.37
5	—	436	152.00–155.00	152.77
4	—	665	112.00–120.00	116.06
4	—	568	130.00–131.00	130.25
4	—	373	160.00–162.50	161.86
4	—	308	165.00–170.00	167.56
3	—	463	141.00–146.00	144.00
3	—	222	180.00–182.50	180.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	269	180.00–190.00	184.10
5	—	329	172.50–182.50	177.48
3	—	568	137.50–139.00	138.49
3	—	425	160.00–161.00	160.35
3	—	367	164.00–170.00	167.87
3	—	217	197.50–200.00	198.33
2	—	623	135.00–136.00	135.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	130.00–134.00	131.94
4	—	573	151.00–157.00	153.22
6	—	522	154.00–164.00	156.82
6	—	606	150.00–157.00	152.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	155.00–158.00	155.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	650.00–700.00	674.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	71.00–74.00	72.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	49.00–52.00	50.77
7	—	1,336	54.00–56.00	55.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	50.00–54.00	52.55
5	—	925	40.00–47.00	43.98

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 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA

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Slaughter Cattle