Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.58/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$123.58

74 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	126.52	647	19thin
Medium and Large 2	414	126.15	522	37
Medium and Large 3	409	115.20	471	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $176 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 sale74 hd

123.58

—

GA average16 barns · 1,181 hd

125.34

−1.76

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	—	High	1,760	88.01	1,549	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	57.15	747	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	52.62	606	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	268	144.88/cwt	142.50–147.50	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.62/cwt	124.00–130.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	131.23/cwt	129.00–134.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	132.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	130.13/cwt	124.00–134.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	130.98/cwt	127.50–135.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.63/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	119.37/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	137.10/cwt	132.00–140.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	147.42/cwt	142.50–150.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	138.15/cwt	135.00–143.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.83/cwt	145.00–151.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.72/cwt	140.00–147.50	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.06/cwt	130.00–133.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	158.78/cwt	155.00–162.50	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	156.68/cwt	155.00–157.50	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.78/cwt	165.00–167.50	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	176.31/cwt	175.00–177.50	473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	606	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	59.38/cwt	57.00–64.00	780	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	53.92/cwt	50.00–56.00	700	9
Bulls	—	—	2,015	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	999.16/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	10,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	129.05/cwt	127.00–132.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.50/cwt	147.50–150.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.61/cwt	142.00–147.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	156.38/cwt	153.00–160.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	148.20/cwt	148.00–149.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.96/cwt	135.00–137.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	117.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	106.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.50	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	131.97/cwt	129.00–137.50	426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	130.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.62/cwt	123.00–129.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	123.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.71/cwt	110.00–116.00	648	3

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	142.50–147.50	144.88
8	—	323	129.00–137.50	131.97
7	—	362	127.00–135.00	130.60
6	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.34
6	—	428	123.00–129.00	124.62
5	—	461	122.00–125.00	123.02
3	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	124.00–130.00	126.62
4	—	466	129.00–134.00	131.23
4	—	438	130.00–136.00	132.25
3	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.35
2	—	573	120.00–124.00	122.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	115.00–125.00	117.26
4	—	420	110.00–120.00	115.24
3	—	535	105.00–110.00	106.70
2	—	458	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	315	120.00–127.50	123.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	124.00–134.00	130.13
5	—	443	127.50–135.00	130.98
3	—	630	110.00–112.00	110.63
3	—	530	118.00–120.00	119.37
3	—	372	132.00–140.00	137.10
3	—	320	142.50–150.00	147.42
2	—	560	115.00–118.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	135.00–143.00	138.15
5	—	365	145.00–151.00	147.83
4	—	429	140.00–147.50	144.72
3	—	625	115.00–118.00	116.35
3	—	570	120.00–130.00	124.60
3	—	515	130.00–133.00	131.06
2	—	715	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	333	155.00–162.50	158.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	155.00–157.50	156.68
3	—	320	165.00–167.50	165.78
2	—	515	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	440	150.00	150.00
2	—	268	175.00–177.50	176.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	127.00–132.00	129.05
3	—	465	147.50–150.00	148.50
2	—	670	127.00–128.00	127.51
2	—	523	142.00–147.00	144.61
2	—	368	153.00–160.00	156.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	148.00–149.00	148.20
5	—	515	150.00–158.00	153.01
4	—	623	135.00–137.00	135.96
2	—	668	130.00–133.00	131.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,151	50.00–55.00	52.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,313	57.00–64.00	59.38
9	—	1,299	50.00–56.00	53.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	91.00–92.00	91.52
1	—	1,250	81.00	81.00

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)	1	—	1,375	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	975.00–1,025.00	999.16

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle