Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.10/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$112.10

35 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$19.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	121.15	635	5thin
Medium and Large 2	489	115.92	566	19thin
Medium and Large 3	516	101.37	523	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.78/cwt here — about $112 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 sale35 hd

112.10

—

GA average16 barns · 1,749 hd

124.27

−12.17

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	1,975	83.55	1,650	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	57.09	717	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	44.77	457	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	523	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.37/cwt	132.50–142.50	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	152.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,011	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.36/cwt	124.00–132.50	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.02/cwt	104.00–107.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.45/cwt	137.50–147.50	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	117.40/cwt	115.00–119.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	117.32/cwt	112.00–122.50	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	91.04/cwt	90.00–92.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	104.81/cwt	102.00–107.50	463	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	58.81/cwt	57.00–64.00	745	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	47.97/cwt	45.00–51.00	475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	41.57/cwt	40.00–43.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.78/cwt	108.00–118.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	101.04/cwt	100.00–102.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.74/cwt	118.00–124.00	567	3
Bulls	—	—	2,165	76.97/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	90.13/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	53.62/cwt	51.00–56.00	658	10

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 Jan 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 44Year 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	—	523	134.00–135.00	134.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	132.50–142.50	137.37
4	—	521	124.00–126.00	124.98
5	—	374	150.00–155.00	152.17
10	—	426	140.00–150.00	144.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	108.00–111.00	109.51
2	—	623	100.00–102.00	101.04
3	—	470	118.00–124.00	120.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	124.00–132.50	128.36
3	—	562	115.00–117.00	116.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	100.00–102.00	100.99
3	—	565	104.00–107.00	105.02
5	—	441	120.00–125.00	122.10
5	—	456	115.00–119.00	117.40
2	—	368	130.00–132.50	131.21
2	—	523	108.00–118.00	112.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	112.00–122.50	117.32
2	—	523	100.00–102.00	100.96
2	—	623	90.00–92.00	91.04
2	—	668	90.00–92.00	91.01
3	—	442	102.00–107.50	104.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	138.00–139.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	137.50–147.50	142.45

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	2	—	950	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,266	57.00–64.00	58.81
1	—	1,400	66.00	66.00
10	—	1,227	51.00–56.00	53.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	45.00–51.00	47.97
2	—	1,050	40.00–43.00	41.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,165	75.00–80.00	76.97
2	—	1,785	89.00–91.00	90.13

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

Heifers · 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