Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.16/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$110.16

76 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	111.66	480	50
Medium and Large 3	373	107.87	402	11thin
Medium and Large 1	583	106.81	623	15thin

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale76 hd

110.16

—

GA average18 barns · 2,117 hd

113.95

−3.80

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	1,949	78.32	1,526	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	49.58	616	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	44.50	663	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	44.15	422	9thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	51.41/cwt	48.00–55.00	633	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	44.54/cwt	41.00–47.00	566	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	—	2,023	83.48/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	103.17/cwt	98.00–105.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.09/cwt	127.50–132.50	615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	595.20/cwt	575.00–620.00	6,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	131.68/cwt	130.00–132.50	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	111.86/cwt	107.00–115.00	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	105.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.61/cwt	129.00–134.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	105.14/cwt	104.00–107.50	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	104.82/cwt	102.00–107.50	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	123.06/cwt	120.00–127.50	345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	106.59/cwt	105.00–109.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	99.61/cwt	99.00–100.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	121.17/cwt	120.00–122.50	380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	108.80/cwt	105.00–112.50	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	96.71/cwt	95.00–100.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	117.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	101.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	325	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	38.97/cwt	37.00–43.00	370	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	48.29/cwt	45.00–51.00	464	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	581.88/cwt	525.00–650.00	5,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,232	48.00–55.00	51.41
4	—	1,270	41.00–47.00	44.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,420	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	37.00–43.00	38.97
5	—	961	45.00–51.00	48.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	68.00	68.00
2	—	2,023	83.00–84.00	83.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	107.00–109.00	107.98
5	—	615	102.00–107.00	104.45
4	—	518	110.00–111.00	110.48
2	—	668	100.00–106.00	103.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	98.00–105.00	103.17
9	—	527	100.00–109.00	105.07
4	—	459	104.00–107.50	105.14
4	—	280	120.00–127.50	123.06
5	—	314	120.00–122.50	121.17
3	—	630	95.00–100.00	96.71
4	—	418	109.00–110.00	109.52
16	—	366	115.00–120.00	117.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	107.00–115.00	111.86
4	—	360	105.00–112.50	108.80
3	—	462	100.00–104.00	101.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	109.00–110.00	109.52
3	—	442	130.00–132.50	131.68
2	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.64
4	—	368	132.00–142.00	137.29
7	—	559	105.00–109.00	106.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	102.00–107.50	104.82
5	—	567	99.00–100.00	99.61
3	—	438	115.00–120.00	118.31
4	—	323	120.00–130.00	124.81
2	—	260	120.00–130.00	125.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	127.50–132.50	130.09
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	129.00–134.00	131.61
1	—	400	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	575.00–620.00	595.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	525.00–650.00	581.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	750.00	750.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle