Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 10.00 to 20.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.26/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$124.26

147 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	130.79	560	28
Medium and Large 2	429	124.90	536	85
Medium and Large 3	422	117.29	495	34

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $65 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 sale147 hd

124.26

—

GA average13 barns · 788 hd

121.46

+2.81

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	1,860	74.00	1,376	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	45.70	557	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	45.68	665	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	43.61	459	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	113.93/cwt	110.00–117.50	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	129.15/cwt	125.00–132.50	489	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.87/cwt	110.00–119.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	133.19/cwt	132.50–135.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	153.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	180.00/cwt	172.50–182.50	572	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	188.86/cwt	187.50–190.00	425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	808	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.50	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.42/cwt	124.00–129.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	188.51/cwt	185.00–192.50	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	41.84/cwt	40.00–44.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.54/cwt	127.00–133.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.17/cwt	138.00–142.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	49.52/cwt	49.00–50.00	735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	49.14/cwt	48.00–51.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	127.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.17/cwt	134.00–136.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.95/cwt	155.00–157.00	663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	43.61/cwt	43.00–45.00	459	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	42.25/cwt	40.00–44.00	461	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	540.71/cwt	500.00–575.00	5,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.60/cwt	132.00–137.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.06/cwt	116.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.88/cwt	135.00–137.50	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	120.37/cwt	115.00–123.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	121.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	132.35/cwt	127.50–135.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	139.04/cwt	135.00–142.50	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.70/cwt	121.00–123.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	116.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.53/cwt	120.00–124.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	109.69/cwt	109.00–111.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	146.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	116.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	561	6

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	110.00–117.50	113.93
7	—	367	115.00–123.00	120.37
6	—	325	115.00–125.00	121.71
2	—	273	125.00–130.00	127.66
6	—	427	110.00–118.00	116.24
3	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.70
6	—	482	110.00–118.00	116.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	379	125.00–132.50	129.15
9	—	573	110.00–119.00	114.87
4	—	269	132.50–135.00	133.19
2	—	675	105.00	105.00
12	—	428	120.00–128.00	123.84
5	—	316	127.50–135.00	132.35
3	—	227	135.00–142.50	139.04
12	—	462	120.00–125.00	122.64
6	—	520	120.00–124.00	121.53
3	—	617	109.00–111.00	109.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	135.00–137.50	135.88
6	—	325	136.00	136.00
3	—	565	121.00–123.00	121.70
2	—	473	130.00–137.00	133.63
6	—	422	130.00–135.00	132.53
5	—	620	110.00–119.00	114.06
3	—	217	145.00–150.00	146.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.37
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
2	—	423	130.00–137.50	133.91
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	115.00–116.00	115.52
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	150.00–155.00	153.45
2	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.60
3	—	468	137.50–140.00	138.80
2	—	528	124.00–129.00	126.42
2	—	573	116.00–120.00	118.06
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	318	172.50–182.50	180.00
2	—	225	187.50–190.00	188.86
27	—	380	159.00	159.00
2	—	273	185.00–192.50	188.51
3	—	430	157.50	157.50
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	140.00–142.50	141.21
7	—	522	138.00–142.00	140.17
4	—	668	125.00–128.00	126.27
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
5	—	572	134.00–136.00	135.17
2	—	425	155.00–157.00	155.95
5	—	625	131.00–133.00	131.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	127.00–133.00	130.54
2	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.62
4	—	619	125.00–129.00	127.72
2	—	723	114.00–115.00	114.49
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
3	—	527	132.00–137.00	134.60
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	105.00–110.00	107.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	808	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	500.00–575.00	540.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	40.00–44.00	41.84
2	—	1,485	49.00–50.00	49.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	48.00–51.00	49.14
7	—	1,091	40.00–44.00	42.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	43.00–45.00	43.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	74.00	74.00

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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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