Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $132.50/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −34.99 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$132.50

53 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

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

$35.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	308	162.25	500	2thin
Medium and Large 2	440	137.52	604	22
Medium and Large 3	437	126.64	553	29

One grade step is worth $35.61/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale53 hd

132.50

—

GA average16 barns · 1,271 hd

134.35

−1.85

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−34.99

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	1,375	66.00	908	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	55.78	737	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	45.25	479	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	308	162.25/cwt	162.00–162.50	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	153.16/cwt	150.00–157.50	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	142.89/cwt	142.00–145.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.53/cwt	134.00–142.00	769	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	455.88/cwt	440.00–470.00	3,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	118.26/cwt	114.00–121.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	113.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	119.97/cwt	109.00–130.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	126.19/cwt	125.00–127.50	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	133.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	97.04/cwt	95.00–99.00	546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	57.12/cwt	55.00–62.00	745	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	40.61/cwt	38.00–42.00	413	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	48.03/cwt	45.00–51.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	143.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	133.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	119.76/cwt	115.00–124.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	127.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	650	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	51.00/cwt	48.00–53.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	129.94/cwt	125.00–132.50	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.62/cwt	117.00–127.00	570	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 101Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year 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	—	308	162.00–162.50	162.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	155.00–165.00	160.09
2	—	430	140.00	140.00
2	—	675	107.00–108.00	107.51
3	—	328	150.00–157.50	153.16
4	—	383	142.00–145.00	142.89
4	—	511	125.00–128.00	127.27
5	—	466	130.00–140.00	134.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	140.00–145.00	143.24
5	—	376	130.00–140.00	133.78
7	—	519	115.00–124.00	119.76
5	—	421	125.00–132.50	129.94
6	—	465	117.00–127.00	122.62
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
2	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
4	—	563	134.00–142.00	136.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	114.00–121.00	118.26
2	—	315	125.00–127.50	126.19
3	—	558	105.00–110.00	106.69
4	—	279	130.00–135.00	133.18
4	—	431	115.00–125.00	120.04
2	—	545	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	110.00–120.00	113.17
3	—	540	100.00–105.00	101.64
4	—	325	110.00–112.50	111.22
6	—	375	109.00–130.00	119.97
2	—	458	105.00–110.00	107.49
2	—	563	95.00–99.00	97.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.59

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	470.00	470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	440.00–470.00	455.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,304	55.00–62.00	57.12
1	—	1,410	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,342	48.00–53.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	38.00–42.00	40.61
5	—	1,082	45.00–51.00	48.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	66.00	66.00

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