Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00

lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.98/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$113.98

49 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.27

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	120.82	632	5thin
Medium and Large 2	523	115.03	602	27
Medium and Large 3	430	110.30	474	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $158 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 sale49 hd

113.98

—

GA average15 barns · 1,238 hd

120.25

−6.27

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	—	Average	2,090	90.00	1,881	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	55.08	786	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	50.88	490	7thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	2,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,881	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	57.75/cwt	56.00–60.00	794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	52.40/cwt	50.00–55.00	774	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	53.23/cwt	52.00–54.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.70/cwt	116.00–120.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	111.37/cwt	107.00–113.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	129.36/cwt	127.00–130.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	110.42/cwt	110.00–112.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	126.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	122.13/cwt	120.00–127.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	109.51/cwt	107.00–112.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	112.19/cwt	107.00–116.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	112.75/cwt	107.00–117.00	410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.08/cwt	119.00–125.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	101.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	133.88/cwt	130.00–137.50	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.36/cwt	107.00–109.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.63/cwt	132.50–137.00	569	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	117.48/cwt	117.00–118.00	370	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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 207Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 27Year ago 0

lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,090	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	56.00–60.00	57.75
2	—	1,478	50.00–55.00	52.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	45.00	45.00
5	—	947	52.00–54.00	53.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	116.00–120.00	118.70
2	—	455	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	107.00–113.00	111.37
7	—	516	114.00–117.00	115.45
6	—	468	115.00–120.00	117.16
4	—	434	120.00–127.00	122.13
4	—	641	107.00–112.00	109.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	100.00–105.00	102.69
5	—	432	107.00–116.00	112.19
4	—	364	107.00–117.00	112.75
3	—	458	105.00–110.00	106.69
2	—	315	117.00–118.00	117.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
2	—	330	147.50	147.50
5	—	462	127.00–130.00	129.36
5	—	562	110.00–112.00	110.42
5	—	514	120.00–124.00	121.67
3	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.32
3	—	623	107.00–109.00	108.36
4	—	423	132.50–137.00	134.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	125.00–130.00	126.79
2	—	280	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	119.00–125.00	122.08
2	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.56
3	—	615	100.00–105.00	101.75
2	—	368	130.00–137.50	133.88
3	—	510	110.00–115.00	111.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	675.00	675.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle