Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls,feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 lower,bull and 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 $117.73/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$117.73

67 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	120.06	542	28
Medium and Large 1	560	118.27	663	18thin
Medium and Large 3	414	114.16	473	21

One grade step is worth $5.89/cwt here — about $70 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 sale67 hd

117.73

—

GA average17 barns · 1,624 hd

120.44

−2.71

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,413	64.17	907	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	64.00	976	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	53.78	528	7thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.73/cwt	119.00–124.00	643	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	676.63/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	104.04/cwt	102.00–105.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	118.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	880	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	621.36/cwt	550.00–675.00	6,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.82/cwt	112.00–114.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	125.17/cwt	124.00–128.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.50	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	120.69/cwt	120.00–123.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	135.15/cwt	132.50–137.50	288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	134.05/cwt	133.00–135.00	359	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	976	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	58.44/cwt	55.00–61.00	573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	50.29/cwt	46.00–53.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	114.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	116.58/cwt	112.00–122.00	422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	146.50/cwt	142.00–152.50	482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	116.30/cwt	113.00–119.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.46/cwt	106.00–110.00	676	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	59.96/cwt	58.00–62.00	799	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	66.28/cwt	63.00–70.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.18/cwt	123.00–128.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	121.68/cwt	120.00–122.50	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	100.35/cwt	100.00–101.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	125.58/cwt	125.00–127.50	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	399	5

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 145Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 27Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
3	—	440	130.00–136.00	133.65
3	—	700	100.00–101.00	100.67
4	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.38
4	—	528	119.00–124.00	121.73
4	—	565	113.00–119.00	116.30
4	—	623	106.00–110.00	108.46
7	—	469	123.00–128.00	125.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	130.00–137.50	133.58
8	—	329	142.00–152.50	146.50
2	—	523	114.00–115.00	114.51
3	—	462	120.00–122.50	121.68
3	—	615	100.00–101.00	100.35
4	—	434	125.00–127.50	125.58
5	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	102.00–105.00	104.04
3	—	320	120.00–122.50	120.78
4	—	440	110.00–120.00	114.29
4	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.43
7	—	362	112.00–122.00	116.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	117.00–120.00	118.81
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
2	—	600	112.00	112.00
10	—	539	120.00–123.00	120.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	122.00–124.00	122.99
5	—	570	112.00–114.00	112.82
6	—	376	124.00–128.00	125.17
8	—	470	116.00–124.00	118.62
2	—	618	105.00–109.00	107.06
1	—	700	99.00	99.00
2	—	213	132.50–137.50	135.15
2	—	268	133.00–135.00	134.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	145.00	145.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	600.00–750.00	676.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,018	550.00–675.00	621.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	55.00–61.00	58.44
4	—	983	46.00–53.00	50.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	58.00–62.00	59.96
6	—	1,453	63.00–70.00	66.28

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