Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, 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 $109.61/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −57.88 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$109.61

40 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$4.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	424	111.39	473	22
Medium and Large 1	552	111.17	613	3thin
Medium and Large 2	528	106.70	563	15thin

One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale40 hd

109.61

—

GA average13 barns · 1,004 hd

113.82

−4.21

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−57.88

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	1,389	67.70	941	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	51.00	724	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	50.05	595	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	40.81	394	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	117.54/cwt	115.00–122.50	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	91.91/cwt	90.00–92.50	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	107.48/cwt	105.00–112.50	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	105.01/cwt	100.00–107.50	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	106.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	105.53/cwt	100.00–109.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	90.86/cwt	86.00–96.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	96.50/cwt	92.00–102.50	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	94.24/cwt	90.00–97.50	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.38/cwt	90.00–98.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	98.62/cwt	95.00–102.00	414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.50	507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	44.29/cwt	40.00–47.00	466	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	50.81/cwt	49.00–56.00	621	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	71.59/cwt	71.00–72.00	988	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	37.32/cwt	35.00–39.00	328	4
Bulls	—	—	1,394	65.76/cwt	64.00–68.00	917	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	494	1

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 Oct 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 252Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 17Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	90.00	90.00
3	—	458	115.00–122.50	117.54
4	—	634	90.00–92.50	91.91
3	—	515	105.00–110.00	106.76
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
2	—	438	120.00–125.00	122.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	130.00	130.00
3	—	458	100.00–109.00	105.53
3	—	360	120.00–125.00	121.71
4	—	534	92.00–102.50	96.50
3	—	568	90.00–98.00	94.38
3	—	442	110.00–115.00	111.64
2	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	105.00–112.50	107.48
4	—	461	100.00–107.50	105.01
1	—	705	83.00	83.00
2	—	518	98.00–100.00	99.03
2	—	618	86.00–96.00	90.86
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	90.00–97.50	94.24
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
4	—	420	95.00–102.00	98.62
3	—	362	100.00–110.00	105.05
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	120.00–122.50	121.30

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	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	40.00–47.00	44.29
4	—	879	35.00–39.00	37.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	49.00–56.00	50.81
1	—	1,050	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	71.00–72.00	71.59
4	—	1,394	64.00–68.00	65.76

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle