Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 2.00 higher, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.35/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −47.14 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$120.35

61 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	126.02	663	5thin
Medium and Large 2	481	123.81	596	33
Medium and Large 3	472	114.16	539	23

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $123 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 sale61 hd

120.35

—

GA average16 barns · 1,536 hd

121.24

−0.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−47.14

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	—	Average	1,351	81.94	1,107	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	63.17	769	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	52.00	814	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	50.24	496	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	114.41/cwt	113.00–116.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	106.02/cwt	104.00–109.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	123.71/cwt	122.50–125.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.34/cwt	107.00–109.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.31/cwt	110.00–112.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	103.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	108.24/cwt	105.00–111.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	130.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	108.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.33/cwt	114.00–120.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	141.61/cwt	137.50–147.50	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	108.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	103.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	111.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.94/cwt	100.00–105.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.59/cwt	121.00–126.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	143.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.49/cwt	126.00–132.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.42/cwt	121.00–125.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	86.64/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,304	79.59/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,038	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	73.42/cwt	72.00–75.00	953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	57.49/cwt	53.00–60.00	644	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	66.58/cwt	62.00–69.00	863	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	46.46/cwt	44.00–50.00	436	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	54.02/cwt	52.00–56.00	561	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 163Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	113.00–116.00	114.41
4	—	566	104.00–109.00	106.02
4	—	428	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	368	122.50–125.00	123.71
5	—	528	107.00–110.00	108.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	107.00–109.00	108.34
3	—	573	110.00–112.00	111.31
3	—	527	114.00–115.00	114.66
2	—	615	109.00–110.00	109.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00–108.00	103.96
4	—	329	110.00–115.00	111.22
5	—	520	100.00–105.00	101.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	100.00–106.00	103.65
5	—	507	105.00–111.00	108.24
5	—	439	115.00–120.00	117.58
4	—	458	110.00–119.00	114.52
4	—	366	125.00–135.00	130.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	108.00–110.00	108.67
6	—	528	114.00–120.00	115.33
6	—	361	137.50–147.50	141.61
5	—	459	120.00–125.00	122.62
4	—	565	113.00–114.00	113.51
3	—	442	129.00–131.00	130.00
3	—	328	140.00–150.00	144.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	130.00–131.00	130.35
2	—	620	119.00–120.00	119.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	121.00–126.00	123.59
3	—	437	142.00–144.00	143.34
3	—	457	137.00–141.00	139.01
4	—	518	131.00–134.00	132.49
4	—	558	126.00–132.00	127.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	125.00–127.00	126.02
3	—	472	130.00–136.00	132.37
3	—	630	110.00–120.00	116.25
5	—	563	121.00–125.00	123.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	132.00–140.00	136.14

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	—	1,060	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	84.00–89.00	86.64
4	—	1,304	79.00–81.00	79.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	72.00–75.00	73.42
9	—	1,120	53.00–60.00	57.49
9	—	1,296	62.00–69.00	66.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	44.00–50.00	46.46
3	—	1,038	52.00–56.00	54.02

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle