Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.51/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$106.51

44 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$2.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	471	107.23	505	9thin
Medium and Large 2	529	106.40	563	33
Medium and Large 1	623	105.04	654	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.19/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale44 hd

106.51

—

GA average15 barns · 922 hd

114.01

−7.51

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	2,095	75.00	1,571	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	55.36	742	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	44.17	458	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	315	148.69/cwt	147.50–150.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.31/cwt	145.00–146.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.04/cwt	104.00–106.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	98.73/cwt	94.00–100.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.83/cwt	106.00–110.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	114.94/cwt	113.00–117.50	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.38/cwt	132.00–136.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	143.79/cwt	142.50–145.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,415	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,905	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,268	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	56.76/cwt	55.00–61.00	771	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	49.75/cwt	47.00–53.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.65/cwt	109.00–110.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	47.13/cwt	45.00–51.00	574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	41.38/cwt	37.00–44.00	409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	111.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	9
Bulls	—	—	2,095	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,571	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	63.48/cwt	63.00–64.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.52/cwt	107.00–108.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	102.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	113.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.35/cwt	100.00–109.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.75/cwt	145.00–149.00	558	3

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 113Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 22Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	147.50–150.00	148.69
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
7	—	471	124.00–130.00	127.09
2	—	663	98.00–100.00	99.00
4	—	623	100.00–109.00	105.35
3	—	378	145.00–149.00	147.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	132.00–136.00	134.38
3	—	427	142.50–145.00	143.79
2	—	565	118.00–119.00	118.51
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	120.00–130.00	125.04
4	—	563	90.00–100.00	95.07
4	—	431	120.00–125.00	121.66
3	—	467	110.00–120.00	113.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	94.00–95.00	94.49
5	—	609	94.00–100.00	98.73
5	—	520	106.00–110.00	107.83
5	—	434	113.00–117.50	114.94
9	—	483	110.00–115.00	111.17
7	—	568	100.00–105.00	102.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	104.00–106.00	105.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	109.00–110.00	109.65
2	—	535	103.00	103.00
4	—	473	107.00–108.00	107.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
3	—	570	125.00–126.00	125.34
2	—	523	125.00–126.00	125.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	145.00–146.00	145.31
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
4	—	571	130.00–135.00	132.28
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	55.00–61.00	56.76
3	—	1,217	45.00–51.00	47.13
2	—	1,475	63.00–64.00	63.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	47.00–53.00	49.75
4	—	989	37.00–44.00	41.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	75.00	75.00

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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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