Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, 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 $107.80/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −59.69 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$107.80

61 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	112.46	576	29
Medium and Large 3	475	103.58	492	32

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $84 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

107.80

—

GA average16 barns · 1,264 hd

117.21

−9.41

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−59.69

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	1,245	66.67	830	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	50.74	703	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	38.67	410	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	275	134.95/cwt	132.50–137.50	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	90.03/cwt	89.00–91.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	109.75/cwt	105.00–114.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	96.34/cwt	95.00–98.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	131.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	119.77/cwt	116.00–122.50	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	99.04/cwt	95.00–104.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	105.59/cwt	100.00–109.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	129.24/cwt	127.50–130.00	359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	86.74/cwt	85.00–90.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	120.09/cwt	117.50–122.50	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	109.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	103.85/cwt	100.00–108.00	478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	97.61/cwt	95.00–100.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	89.63/cwt	86.00–96.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	128.80/cwt	127.50–130.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	109.74/cwt	108.00–113.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	107.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	96.71/cwt	95.00–100.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	93.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	113.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	102.24/cwt	100.00–106.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	93.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	110.92/cwt	107.50–115.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	101.79/cwt	100.00–105.00	318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	89.76/cwt	87.00–93.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	121.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.61/cwt	101.00–110.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	137.63/cwt	136.00–139.00	442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.69/cwt	117.50–120.00	498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	813	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	50.74/cwt	49.00–52.00	703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	35.47/cwt	35.00–36.00	376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	40.27/cwt	39.00–42.00	427	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 Oct 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	132.50–137.50	134.95
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.64
2	—	720	89.00–91.00	90.03
3	—	510	105.00–114.00	109.75
3	—	673	95.00–98.00	96.34
4	—	371	127.50–135.00	131.15
4	—	463	116.00–122.50	119.77
4	—	630	95.00–104.00	99.04
5	—	563	100.00–109.00	105.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	127.50–130.00	129.24
3	—	613	85.00–90.00	86.74
4	—	368	117.50–122.50	120.09
4	—	438	105.00–115.00	109.94
6	—	460	100.00–108.00	103.85
6	—	523	95.00–100.00	97.61
6	—	568	86.00–96.00	89.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	127.50–130.00	128.80
3	—	512	108.00–113.00	109.74
3	—	560	105.00–110.00	107.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	95.00–100.00	96.71
3	—	558	90.00–95.00	93.31
4	—	321	110.00–117.00	113.07
4	—	460	100.00–106.00	102.24
4	—	626	90.00–95.00	93.54
5	—	357	107.50–115.00	110.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	100.00–105.00	101.79
4	—	463	87.00–93.00	89.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	119.00–120.00	119.51
5	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.01
7	—	512	110.00–125.00	121.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.62
2	—	460	122.50–125.00	123.74
2	—	523	119.00–120.00	119.52
2	—	615	101.00–110.00	105.61
3	—	573	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	321	136.00–139.00	137.63
5	—	427	125.00–134.00	128.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	117.50–120.00	118.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,190	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	49.00–52.00	50.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	35.00–36.00	35.47
4	—	1,061	39.00–42.00	40.27

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