Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.63/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −50.86 against this barn's trailing median of $167.49.

Average price

$116.63

103 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	127.12	665	14thin
Medium and Large 2	536	116.86	626	58
Medium and Large 3	486	111.46	541	31

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about $124 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 sale103 hd

116.63

—

GA average17 barns · 1,924 hd

124.32

−7.69

This barn, trailing median1 sales

167.49

−50.86

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	1,587	73.47	1,166	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	53.87	599	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,255	52.00	653	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	46.87	495	15

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	368	119.83/cwt	117.50–122.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.24/cwt	126.00–133.00	681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.65/cwt	121.00–122.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.67/cwt	124.00–127.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	135.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	637	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	144.46/cwt	139.00–147.50	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.12/cwt	147.50–152.50	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	152.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	126.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.39/cwt	132.00–140.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	112.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	635	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	127.80/cwt	126.00–130.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.89/cwt	145.00–147.50	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	111.41/cwt	111.00–112.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	106.72/cwt	105.00–108.00	661	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	119.59/cwt	118.00–122.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	624.75/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,372	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	749.17/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,203	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	746.74/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,729	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	837.70/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,076.55/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	10,852	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	44.06/cwt	42.00–47.00	456	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	50.30/cwt	50.00–51.00	577	3
Bulls	—	—	1,100	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	74.59/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,275	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	49.33/cwt	48.00–51.00	531	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	653	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	55.06/cwt	53.00–59.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	92.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	105.02/cwt	102.50–107.50	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	108.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	112.11/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	114.48/cwt	110.00–117.50	370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	116.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	100.00/cwt	97.50–105.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	94.52/cwt	94.00–95.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	86.69/cwt	85.00–90.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	138.87/cwt	135.00–142.50	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	609	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	90.71/cwt	88.00–95.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	109.69/cwt	109.00–112.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.86/cwt	110.00–112.50	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	121.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	114.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	103.39/cwt	100.00–106.00	648	10

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 135Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 17Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	117.50–122.00	119.83
9	—	442	115.00–117.00	115.67
10	—	566	105.00–110.00	107.52
6	—	506	109.00–112.00	109.69
6	—	473	110.00–112.50	110.86
6	—	322	120.00–125.00	121.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	111.00–112.00	111.41
7	—	619	105.00–108.00	106.72
4	—	665	105.00–107.00	106.02
4	—	516	114.00–115.00	114.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	90.00–95.00	92.56
3	—	525	100.00–102.00	100.67
3	—	467	102.50–107.50	105.02
7	—	406	105.00–110.00	108.52
5	—	369	110.00–115.00	112.11
4	—	323	110.00–117.50	114.48
2	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	126.00–133.00	130.24
3	—	615	121.00–122.00	121.65
13	—	471	130.00–140.00	135.31
4	—	578	124.00–125.00	124.51
3	—	415	139.00–147.50	144.46
2	—	373	147.50–152.50	150.12
2	—	668	115.00–116.00	115.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	124.00–127.00	125.67
3	—	527	134.00–136.00	135.02
6	—	435	150.00–158.00	152.64
3	—	573	129.00–135.00	131.35
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00	140.00
3	—	458	120.00–125.00	122.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	120.00–130.00	126.27
4	—	429	132.00–140.00	135.39
4	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.59
15	—	567	110.00–116.00	112.06
4	—	328	150.00–152.50	151.24
2	—	668	98.00–99.00	98.51
4	—	711	88.00–95.00	90.71
11	—	526	110.00–120.00	114.68
10	—	627	100.00–106.00	103.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	126.00–130.00	127.80
3	—	415	145.00–147.50	145.89
5	—	567	118.00–122.00	119.59
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	110.00–115.00	112.33
6	—	367	125.00–135.00	130.11
5	—	437	115.00–120.00	116.95
5	—	563	97.50–105.00	100.00
4	—	623	94.00–95.00	94.52
3	—	665	85.00–90.00	86.69
2	—	310	135.00–142.50	138.87

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	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,008	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,076.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,020	550.00–700.00	624.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	828	725.00–775.00	749.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,035	725.00–775.00	746.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	825.00–850.00	837.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	42.00–47.00	44.06
8	—	1,076	48.00–51.00	49.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	50.00–51.00	50.30
9	—	1,099	53.00–59.00	55.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,709	74.00–76.00	74.59

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle