Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.19/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −50.30 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$117.19

89 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$29.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	140.11	605	9thin
Medium and Large 2	513	117.38	602	47
Medium and Large 3	496	110.66	549	33

One grade step is worth $29.45/cwt here — about $56 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 sale89 hd

117.19

—

GA average15 barns · 1,333 hd

121.61

−4.42

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−50.30

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	1,195	74.00	884	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	57.75	749	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	52.00	660	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	48.09	495	5thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	325	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	149.31/cwt	148.00–150.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	97.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	144.40/cwt	140.00–147.50	452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.84/cwt	111.00–120.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	130.87/cwt	127.00–137.50	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	124.20/cwt	124.00–125.00	570	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	107.17/cwt	105.00–110.00	601	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	105.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	98.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	404	120.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	112.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.41/cwt	102.50–110.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	119.75/cwt	115.00–124.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	97.20/cwt	95.00–99.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	112.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	104.19/cwt	100.00–107.50	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	101.10/cwt	97.00–104.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	107.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	93.36/cwt	90.00–95.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	94.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.95/cwt	138.00–140.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	682	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	57.75/cwt	55.00–60.00	749	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	53.14/cwt	50.00–56.00	558	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	44.72/cwt	44.00–45.00	454	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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	158.00–160.00	159.03
2	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	623	117.00–118.00	117.52
3	—	360	148.00–150.00	149.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.62
2	—	705	95.00–100.00	97.48
3	—	610	105.00–106.00	105.34
4	—	313	140.00–147.50	144.40
4	—	529	111.00–120.00	114.84
4	—	668	100.00–102.00	101.01
5	—	443	127.00–137.50	130.87
10	—	459	124.00–125.00	124.20
13	—	561	105.00–110.00	107.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	120.00–130.00	124.92
2	—	565	100.00–104.00	102.04
2	—	668	95.00–97.00	95.99
2	—	723	90.00–94.00	92.02
4	—	366	120.00–130.00	125.09
4	—	531	100.00–110.00	105.11
4	—	631	95.00–100.00	98.56
5	—	404	115.00–125.00	120.94
8	—	461	110.00–117.00	112.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	102.50–110.00	106.41
3	—	458	110.00–116.00	111.99
5	—	363	115.00–124.00	119.75
5	—	671	95.00–99.00	97.20
6	—	435	110.00–116.00	112.02
7	—	564	100.00–107.50	104.19
8	—	624	97.00–104.00	101.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	675	90.00	90.00
3	—	323	105.00–110.00	107.34
3	—	458	100.00–105.00	101.69
3	—	565	90.00–95.00	93.36
4	—	363	105.00–110.00	107.55
4	—	420	104.00–106.00	104.99
4	—	539	90.00–100.00	94.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	423	138.00–140.00	138.95
2	—	578	117.00–119.00	118.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,297	55.00–60.00	57.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	50.00–56.00	53.14
3	—	1,015	44.00–45.00	44.72

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle