Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.66/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$120.66

107 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	124.56	637	38
Medium and Large 2	433	120.45	522	54
Medium and Large 3	441	111.52	492	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about $145 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 sale107 hd

120.66

—

GA average14 barns · 1,211 hd

124.80

−4.14

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	1,915	82.00	1,570	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	62.71	859	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	49.20	516	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	667	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.70/cwt	118.00–127.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	136.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.30/cwt	115.00–122.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	138.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	143.90/cwt	140.00–147.50	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	114.21/cwt	110.00–116.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	130.92/cwt	127.50–135.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.30/cwt	124.00–128.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	147.32/cwt	146.00–150.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	133.10/cwt	129.00–136.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	149.36/cwt	145.00–152.50	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	160.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	717	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	64.63/cwt	62.00–69.00	871	12
Bulls	—	—	1,915	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	46.08/cwt	43.00–50.00	477	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	54.41/cwt	53.00–55.00	583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	58.40/cwt	55.00–61.00	809	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	72.78/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	110.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	459	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.28/cwt	128.00–137.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	102.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	127.02/cwt	122.50–132.50	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	119.27/cwt	116.00–122.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	103.06/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	117.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.95/cwt	110.00–119.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	112.81/cwt	107.00–117.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	110.85/cwt	110.00–112.50	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	114.70/cwt	112.00–117.50	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	130.83/cwt	127.50–135.00	430	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	123.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	111.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,203	749.84/cwt	725.00–775.00	9,021	2

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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 68Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	105.00–107.00	106.01
8	—	437	135.00–145.00	138.61
8	—	364	140.00–147.50	143.90
4	—	609	108.00–115.00	110.52
7	—	313	145.00–150.00	146.71
8	—	463	128.00–137.00	131.28
7	—	568	110.00–119.00	113.95
14	—	521	120.00–130.00	123.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	145.00–152.50	149.36
3	—	368	155.00–165.00	160.95
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	120.00–130.00	123.21
4	—	508	110.00–115.00	111.31
2	—	360	120.00–130.00	125.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	155.00–160.00	157.60
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
5	—	568	140.00–147.00	144.02
3	—	668	124.00–128.00	126.30
3	—	507	146.00–150.00	147.32
3	—	462	155.00–160.00	157.50
2	—	428	165.00–170.00	167.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	118.00–127.00	121.70
5	—	366	135.00–139.00	136.65
4	—	564	115.00–122.00	119.30
6	—	634	110.00–116.00	114.21
6	—	462	127.50–135.00	130.92
4	—	440	129.00–136.00	133.10
1	—	330	142.50	142.50
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	100.00–102.00	101.03
1	—	730	89.00	89.00
3	—	568	100.00–105.00	102.70
8	—	356	122.50–132.50	127.02
8	—	463	116.00–122.00	119.27
13	—	433	120.00–126.00	122.35
3	—	260	130.00–135.00	131.73
8	—	516	107.00–117.00	112.81
8	—	329	127.50–135.00	130.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	100.00–105.00	103.06
4	—	358	115.00–120.00	117.27
6	—	458	110.00–112.50	110.85
2	—	438	112.00–117.50	114.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,348	62.00–69.00	64.63
10	—	1,386	55.00–61.00	58.40
2	—	1,418	72.00–74.00	72.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	43.00–50.00	46.08
3	—	1,072	53.00–55.00	54.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	725.00–775.00	749.84

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle