Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer 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 $123.04/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$123.04

80 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$20.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	134.02	620	26
Medium and Large 2	488	119.96	586	34
Medium and Large 3	440	114.01	502	20

One grade step is worth $20.01/cwt here — about $118 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 sale80 hd

123.04

—

GA average15 barns · 2,261 hd

133.17

−10.12

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	1,702	82.22	1,399	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	59.43	817	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	57.26	714	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	52.46	607	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	138.78/cwt	135.00–144.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	171.19/cwt	170.00–172.50	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	166.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	146.62/cwt	145.00–147.50	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.68/cwt	132.50–135.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	101.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	112.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.97/cwt	175.00–183.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.29/cwt	100.00–115.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	115.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	176.31/cwt	175.00–177.50	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.36/cwt	147.00–157.50	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	132.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	158.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	174.90/cwt	172.00–177.50	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	116.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	163.23/cwt	160.00–167.50	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	127.34/cwt	127.00–128.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	143.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.49/cwt	124.00–133.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	141.81/cwt	140.00–144.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	143.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	169.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.90/cwt	114.00–120.00	725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	537.57/cwt	525.00–550.00	4,596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	79.09/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,345	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.53/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,607	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	57.86/cwt	55.00–62.00	719	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.91/cwt	63.00–65.00	789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	51.53/cwt	50.00–54.00	655	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	55.92/cwt	55.00–57.00	703	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	49.00/cwt	48.00–50.00	518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	57.90/cwt	55.00–62.00	727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,110	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 243Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 24Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	135.00–144.00	138.78
3	—	318	145.00–147.50	146.62
2	—	468	135.00–137.50	136.28
2	—	623	120.00–122.00	121.04
5	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.62
4	—	520	124.00–133.00	128.49
5	—	357	140.00–144.00	141.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	105.00–110.00	107.50
5	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.00
5	—	428	110.00–115.00	112.08
4	—	354	115.00–120.00	116.24
4	—	275	130.00–135.00	132.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	132.50–135.00	133.68
3	—	680	100.00–105.00	101.62
4	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.77
6	—	630	100.00–115.00	108.29
5	—	367	125.00–135.00	130.00
4	—	559	115.00–118.00	115.74
10	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	170.00–172.50	171.19
4	—	333	165.00–170.00	166.74
2	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.57
3	—	360	160.00–167.50	163.23
3	—	562	127.00–128.00	127.34
4	—	434	150.00–155.00	152.56
3	—	730	110.00–115.00	111.70
4	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.58
3	—	615	114.00–120.00	117.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	147.00–157.50	153.36
4	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.48
3	—	562	130.00–137.00	132.31
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
7	—	459	155.00–165.00	158.97
5	—	360	172.00–177.50	174.90
6	—	434	165.00–175.00	169.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	140.00–150.00	143.50
4	—	319	140.00–150.00	143.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	175.00–183.00	177.97
2	—	518	150.00–160.00	155.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	175.00–177.50	176.31
2	—	445	170.00	170.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	525.00–550.00	537.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	78.00–80.00	79.09
1	—	1,560	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,775	90.00–91.00	90.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,242	55.00–62.00	57.86
2	—	1,235	63.00–65.00	63.91
4	—	1,271	50.00–54.00	51.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	55.00–57.00	55.92
2	—	1,058	48.00–50.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	55.00–62.00	57.90
1	—	1,735	64.00	64.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle