Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 1.00 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 $126.11/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$126.11

91 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	129.50	659	46
Medium and Large 2	451	124.08	559	39
Medium and Large 3	465	113.22	527	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $132 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 sale91 hd

126.11

—

GA average12 barns · 995 hd

127.91

−1.80

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	1,499	84.35	1,264	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	63.94	905	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	61.77	839	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	48.33	497	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	225	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	109.34/cwt	106.00–112.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	162.93/cwt	162.00–165.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.40/cwt	115.00–124.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	126.74/cwt	124.00–132.00	667	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	123.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.01/cwt	161.00–163.00	745	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	55.54/cwt	51.00–58.00	783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	64.89/cwt	62.00–68.00	865	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	42.50/cwt	42.00–43.00	431	2
Bulls	—	—	1,198	78.08/cwt	74.00–81.00	935	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.63/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	402	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,049.88/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	10,814	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	63.94/cwt	63.00–65.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	152.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.67/cwt	142.50–152.50	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	112.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	160.47/cwt	155.00–162.50	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	124.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	147.33/cwt	143.00–150.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	129.34/cwt	127.50–132.50	463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.67/cwt	155.00–157.50	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	122.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	128.19/cwt	125.00–132.50	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	141.88/cwt	137.50–145.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	134.21/cwt	132.50–137.50	346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	144.14/cwt	140.00–147.50	637	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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	177.50	177.50
2	—	460	138.00–139.00	138.51
6	—	511	130.00–140.00	136.17
3	—	662	106.00–112.00	109.34
3	—	280	162.00–165.00	162.93
2	—	360	150.00–152.50	151.27
6	—	570	120.00–129.00	125.08
3	—	335	155.00–157.50	156.67
3	—	442	140.00–147.50	144.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
1	—	220	182.50	182.50
5	—	459	150.00–157.50	152.93
5	—	439	155.00–162.50	160.47
4	—	505	143.00–150.00	147.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	142.50–152.50	148.67
3	—	568	110.00–117.00	112.36
3	—	430	130.00–134.00	131.93
5	—	459	121.00–131.00	124.24
8	—	523	120.00–128.00	122.44
4	—	355	137.50–145.00	141.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	115.00–124.00	120.40
6	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.14
4	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.59
6	—	358	127.50–132.50	129.34
2	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	318	132.00–135.00	133.42
2	—	228	135.00–140.00	137.58
7	—	440	125.00–132.50	128.19
3	—	258	132.50–137.50	134.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	124.00–132.00	126.74
11	—	442	135.00–140.00	137.19
3	—	358	139.00–140.00	139.67
1	—	655	112.50	112.50
3	—	763	109.00	109.00
8	—	468	130.00–139.00	134.63
7	—	564	120.00–128.00	123.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	124.00–125.00	124.51
4	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	146.00–147.00	146.51
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
3	—	515	150.00–156.00	154.06
2	—	460	161.00–163.00	162.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	145.00–146.00	145.52
1	—	415	157.50	157.50
2	—	460	150.00–152.00	151.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	51.00–58.00	55.54
6	—	1,333	62.00–68.00	64.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,013	42.00–43.00	42.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	63.00–65.00	63.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	74.00–81.00	78.08
2	—	1,800	89.00–92.00	90.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,049.88

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle