Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and 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 $112.92/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −54.56 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$112.92

40 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	133.39	551	7thin
Medium and Large 2	509	110.92	565	16thin
Medium and Large 3	461	106.38	491	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $60 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 sale40 hd

112.92

—

GA average16 barns · 1,406 hd

114.04

−1.11

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−54.56

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	1,240	62.23	772	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	47.63	620	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	43.00	570	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	40.20	402	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	358	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	103.02/cwt	101.00–105.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	107.41/cwt	106.00–110.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	97.32/cwt	97.00–98.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	123.11/cwt	117.50–127.50	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	115.52/cwt	112.00–120.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	124.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	111.14/cwt	110.00–112.50	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	116.41/cwt	113.00–122.50	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	114.81/cwt	113.00–120.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	94.04/cwt	92.00–96.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	93.11/cwt	90.00–96.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	104.68/cwt	104.00–105.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	128.69/cwt	128.00–129.00	682	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	750.25/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,540	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,037	681.27/cwt	625.00–750.00	7,065	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	62.23/cwt	60.00–64.00	772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	46.95/cwt	44.00–50.00	641	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	40.20/cwt	38.00–42.00	402	2

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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 33Year 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	—	358	135.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	465	130.00–132.00	131.02
3	—	415	130.00–135.00	133.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	101.00–105.00	103.02
3	—	515	106.00–110.00	107.41
3	—	630	97.00–98.00	97.32
4	—	441	117.50–127.50	123.11
4	—	458	112.00–120.00	115.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	110.00–120.00	115.07
2	—	560	90.00–95.00	92.48
3	—	332	120.00–130.00	124.27
3	—	432	110.00–112.50	111.14
3	—	625	88.00–90.00	89.02
4	—	458	100.00–110.00	105.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	103.00–104.00	103.52
3	—	415	113.00–122.50	116.41
3	—	568	105.00–108.00	106.01
4	—	464	113.00–120.00	114.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	565	92.00–96.00	94.04
2	—	623	90.00–96.00	93.11
3	—	523	104.00–105.00	104.68
8	—	433	105.00–110.00	107.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
2	—	443	132.00–135.00	133.51
3	—	530	128.00–129.00	128.69

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,005	700.00–800.00	750.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	625.00–750.00	681.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	60.00–64.00	62.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,300	42.00	42.00
4	—	1,365	44.00–50.00	46.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	38.00–42.00	40.20

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