Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.34/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −37.15 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$130.34

39 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$29.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	355	157.50	559	1thin
Medium and Large 2	497	130.40	649	26
Medium and Large 3	462	127.95	591	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.55/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale39 hd

130.34

—

GA average15 barns · 1,386 hd

132.50

−2.16

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−37.15

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	53.12	692	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,233	52.15	643	7thin

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	—	355	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	125.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	155.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	129.06/cwt	127.00–131.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	132.55/cwt	128.00–137.50	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.08/cwt	136.00–140.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.73/cwt	132.50–142.50	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	109.59/cwt	107.00–112.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	234	145.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.69/cwt	140.00–143.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	829.73/cwt	750.00–925.00	9,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	525.21/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	57.96/cwt	57.00–59.00	791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	51.74/cwt	50.00–53.00	665	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	48.52/cwt	48.00–49.00	551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	52.25/cwt	52.00–53.00	671	4

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
2	—	373	142.00–150.00	146.19
2	—	470	135.00–139.00	137.06
3	—	615	112.00–116.00	113.33
4	—	425	138.00–140.00	139.04
4	—	573	119.00–120.00	119.48
9	—	537	125.00–130.00	125.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	150.00–160.00	155.32
2	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.16
2	—	470	127.00–131.00	129.06
2	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.57
2	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	615	108.00–110.00	109.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	128.00–137.50	132.55
2	—	535	124.00	124.00
4	—	370	136.00–140.00	138.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	132.50–142.50	137.73
2	—	420	118.00–120.00	119.04
2	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.58
6	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	107.00–112.00	109.59
2	—	580	100.00	100.00
4	—	234	140.00–150.00	145.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	160.00–161.00	160.50
3	—	607	130.00–132.00	131.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
3	—	468	140.00–143.00	141.69
5	—	569	130.00–135.00	132.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	750.00–925.00	829.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	500.00–550.00	525.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	57.00–59.00	57.96
7	—	1,285	50.00–53.00	51.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,135	48.00–49.00	48.52
4	—	1,284	52.00–53.00	52.25

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle