Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.78/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$111.78

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	112.95	577	23
Medium and Large 1	801	111.00	889	6thin
Medium and Large 3	440	109.02	479	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.94/cwt here — about $98 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 sale37 hd

111.78

—

GA average15 barns · 1,285 hd

118.20

−6.41

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	64.96	772	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	50.00	573	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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%	—	1,188	64.96/cwt	62.00–68.00	772	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	144.48/cwt	143.00–146.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	801	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	144.14/cwt	140.00–147.50	386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.28/cwt	140.00–143.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	121.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	144.77/cwt	142.00–147.50	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.83/cwt	115.00–123.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	109.67/cwt	107.00–111.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.71/cwt	125.00–131.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	105.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	535	5

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 181Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	62.00–68.00	64.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	50.00	50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
2	—	460	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	523	129.00–131.00	130.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	87.50	87.50
6	—	268	140.00–147.50	144.14
2	—	440	120.00–125.00	122.47
3	—	473	115.00–120.00	116.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	140.00–143.00	141.28
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
2	—	565	112.00–113.00	112.51
3	—	358	140.00–142.00	141.34
2	—	333	142.00–147.50	144.77
2	—	523	115.00–123.00	118.83
3	—	467	125.00–131.00	128.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	143.00–146.00	144.48
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	149.00	149.00
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	801	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
4	—	565	105.00–107.00	106.02
1	—	355	127.50	127.50
6	—	533	110.00–115.00	113.41
4	—	429	120.00–124.00	121.48
2	—	605	105.00	105.00
5	—	469	112.00–115.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	121.00	121.00
3	—	445	107.00–111.00	109.67
4	—	463	100.00–110.00	105.53

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)	1	—	850	875.00	875.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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