Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

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 lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.78/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −39.70 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$127.78

78 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$33.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	148.80	604	18thin
Medium and Large 2	459	126.45	581	33
Medium and Large 3	440	115.41	508	27

One grade step is worth $33.39/cwt here — about $97 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 sale78 hd

127.78

—

GA average15 barns · 1,746 hd

124.14

+3.65

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−39.70

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	1,915	76.00	1,455	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,459	47.87	698	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	45.47	604	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	40.75	399	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	526	112.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	123.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	119.11/cwt	116.00–122.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	105.48/cwt	103.00–109.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.07/cwt	101.00–105.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	108.20/cwt	106.00–114.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	382	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	150.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	106.01/cwt	104.00–109.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	96.52/cwt	96.00–97.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	42.91/cwt	40.00–45.00	424	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	37.15/cwt	35.00–39.00	357	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	45.47/cwt	44.00–47.00	604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	48.80/cwt	47.00–53.00	751	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	43.26/cwt	41.00–46.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	99.53/cwt	97.00–102.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	105.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	101.97/cwt	98.00–106.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	99.39/cwt	96.00–102.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	106.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	90.82/cwt	88.00–95.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	100.54/cwt	99.00–102.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	104.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	161.59/cwt	156.00–166.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	165.91/cwt	161.00–169.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	119.04/cwt	117.00–120.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	166.35/cwt	165.00–167.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	592	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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 227Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	110.00–115.00	112.05
8	—	464	116.00–122.00	119.11
2	—	623	101.00–105.00	103.07
2	—	285	155.00–157.00	156.02
5	—	367	145.00–155.00	150.92
4	—	424	125.00–135.00	129.99
3	—	562	104.00–109.00	106.01
3	—	330	152.00–155.00	153.00
2	—	658	100.00–102.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	120.00–130.00	123.27
8	—	441	110.00–120.00	114.87
5	—	523	103.00–109.00	105.48
5	—	464	106.00–114.00	108.20
2	—	565	101.00–103.00	102.02
2	—	333	130.00–140.00	135.04
2	—	268	140.00–145.00	142.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	156.00–166.00	161.59
4	—	316	161.00–169.00	165.91
3	—	520	117.00–120.00	119.04
3	—	287	165.00–167.00	166.35
2	—	665	113.00–117.00	115.02
2	—	420	140.00–142.00	141.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	96.00–97.00	96.52
6	—	506	98.00–106.00	101.97
5	—	561	96.00–102.00	99.39
4	—	463	103.00–105.00	104.01
2	—	680	90.00–92.00	90.99
3	—	365	110.00–111.00	110.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	97.00–102.00	99.53
2	—	318	100.00–110.00	105.28
3	—	267	100.00–110.00	106.50
4	—	526	88.00–95.00	90.82
4	—	418	99.00–102.00	100.54
3	—	363	100.00–108.00	104.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	56.00	56.00
16	—	1,538	47.00–53.00	48.80
5	—	1,293	41.00–46.00	43.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	989	40.00–45.00	42.91
3	—	962	35.00–39.00	37.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	44.00–47.00	45.47

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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