Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.04/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −45.45 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$122.04

72 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$15.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	127.22	630	20
Medium and Large 2	482	123.11	593	38
Medium and Large 3	481	111.72	537	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $92 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 sale72 hd

122.04

—

GA average16 barns · 1,212 hd

120.61

+1.43

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−45.45

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	1,575	87.33	1,375	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	56.52	747	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	50.00	730	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	47.32	497	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	359	119.81/cwt	118.00–122.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	87.66/cwt	86.00–90.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	118.69/cwt	117.00–123.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.03/cwt	109.00–111.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	87.55/cwt	86.00–89.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	918.50/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,131	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,006.38/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	12,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	111.80/cwt	110.00–113.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	116.13/cwt	113.00–121.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	116.42/cwt	114.00–119.00	508	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,032	707.18/cwt	625.00–800.00	7,298	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	745.78/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,576	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	659.40/cwt	525.00–725.00	6,317	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	845.01/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,278	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	889.70/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,819	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	825.41/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	131.60/cwt	131.00–132.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.09/cwt	121.00–125.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.68/cwt	139.00–140.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	52.47/cwt	50.00–54.00	736	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	57.66/cwt	55.00–62.00	747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	86.48/cwt	86.00–87.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	580	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	129.91/cwt	127.50–132.50	478	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	50.98/cwt	50.00–52.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	100.63/cwt	97.00–104.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	94.55/cwt	93.00–96.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	116.69/cwt	115.00–118.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	98.04/cwt	95.00–101.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	130.42/cwt	126.00–134.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	115.09/cwt	112.00–118.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.03/cwt	104.00–109.00	599	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	87.33/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.56/cwt	102.00–105.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	480	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 178Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 36Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	118.00–122.00	119.81
3	—	667	86.00–90.00	87.66
3	—	515	109.00–111.00	110.03
2	—	723	86.00–89.00	87.55
2	—	565	101.00–107.00	104.05
5	—	436	114.00–119.00	116.42
6	—	472	111.00–115.00	114.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	117.00–123.00	118.69
5	—	562	110.00–113.00	111.80
5	—	514	113.00–121.00	116.13
2	—	415	120.00–124.00	122.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	113.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	623	86.00–87.00	86.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	131.00–132.00	131.60
4	—	523	121.00–125.00	123.09
3	—	620	108.00	108.00
3	—	568	115.00–116.00	115.33
3	—	425	139.00–140.00	139.68
2	—	333	150.00–155.00	152.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	140.00–145.00	141.80
11	—	471	120.00–129.00	123.13
2	—	623	97.00–104.00	100.63
2	—	668	95.00–96.00	95.51
2	—	723	93.00–96.00	94.55
5	—	442	126.00–134.00	130.42
3	—	527	112.00–118.00	115.09
3	—	565	104.00–109.00	106.03
2	—	328	145.00–147.50	146.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	127.50–132.50	129.91
3	—	462	115.00–118.00	116.69
4	—	564	95.00–101.00	98.04
2	—	523	102.00–105.00	103.56
3	—	437	115.00–120.00	118.32

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	18	—	1,103	800.00–960.00	918.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,195	975.00–1,050.00	1,006.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,032	625.00–800.00	707.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,150	625.00–800.00	745.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	958	525.00–725.00	659.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,098	825.00–875.00	845.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,216	850.00–925.00	889.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	800.00–850.00	825.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	66.00	66.00
6	—	1,403	50.00–54.00	52.47
13	—	1,295	55.00–62.00	57.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,075	50.00–52.00	50.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	84.00–90.00	87.33

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

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