Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls , bull and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.66/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$117.66

87 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	124.66	632	3thin
Medium and Large 2	487	119.35	581	43
Medium and Large 3	377	115.37	435	41

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $197 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 sale87 hd

117.66

—

GA average15 barns · 1,252 hd

126.44

−8.79

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	1,315	73.62	968	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	52.41	672	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	45.95	486	14

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	168.75/cwt	167.50–170.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.61/cwt	160.00–162.50	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	156.93/cwt	155.00–157.50	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	145.38/cwt	144.00–147.50	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.80/cwt	139.00–144.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	113.23/cwt	110.00–116.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	139.15/cwt	135.00–144.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	121.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	675	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	138.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	109.99/cwt	106.00–115.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	107.45/cwt	106.00–109.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	131.19/cwt	129.00–135.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	126.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	118.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	114.34/cwt	113.00–115.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	103.98/cwt	102.00–105.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	129.28/cwt	128.00–131.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	124.59/cwt	123.00–130.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	121.18/cwt	118.00–126.00	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.90/cwt	113.00–120.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	97.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	126.67/cwt	122.50–132.50	294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	108.68/cwt	107.00–110.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	106.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.01/cwt	112.00–117.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	117.90/cwt	115.00–120.00	427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	361	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	125.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	769	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	740.27/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	647.87/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,340	3
Bulls	—	—	1,315	73.62/cwt	73.00–74.00	968	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	55.63/cwt	53.00–59.00	748	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	49.42/cwt	46.00–52.00	605	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	51.03/cwt	48.00–53.00	558	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	43.92/cwt	40.00–46.00	459	10

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	130.00–135.00	131.72
4	—	275	167.50–170.00	168.75
4	—	305	160.00–162.50	160.61
4	—	630	120.00–127.00	124.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.61
4	—	279	155.00–157.50	156.93
4	—	363	144.00–147.50	145.38
4	—	431	139.00–144.00	140.80
4	—	611	110.00–116.00	113.23
7	—	459	135.00–144.00	139.15
10	—	557	116.00–125.00	121.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	135.00–142.00	138.32
3	—	558	106.00–115.00	109.99
4	—	268	140.00–150.00	144.77
4	—	623	106.00–109.00	107.45
5	—	438	129.00–135.00	131.19
5	—	461	120.00–130.00	126.32
5	—	518	115.00–120.00	118.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	124.00–125.00	124.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	140.00–142.00	141.05
3	—	562	113.00–115.00	114.34
3	—	660	102.00–105.00	103.98
4	—	361	128.00–131.00	129.28
4	—	611	105.00–107.00	106.25
7	—	434	123.00–130.00	124.59
10	—	463	118.00–126.00	121.18
10	—	526	113.00–120.00	116.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	95.00–100.00	97.59
3	—	232	122.50–132.50	126.67
3	—	458	107.00–110.00	108.68
3	—	515	100.00–110.00	106.47
3	—	558	100.00–105.00	101.69
4	—	440	112.00–117.00	115.01
6	—	260	120.00–125.00	123.27
7	—	362	115.00–120.00	117.90
10	—	306	115.00–120.00	117.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.42
3	—	612	125.00–127.00	125.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	650.00–850.00	740.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	550.00–700.00	647.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	73.00–74.00	73.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,344	53.00–59.00	55.63
14	—	1,225	46.00–52.00	49.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	48.00–53.00	51.03
10	—	1,044	40.00–46.00	43.92

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle