Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly test, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.12/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$127.12

41 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.85

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	137.63	758	7thin
Medium and Large 2	527	131.44	693	12thin
Medium and Large 3	422	121.41	512	22

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $246 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 sale41 hd

127.12

—

GA average17 barns · 1,781 hd

141.97

−14.85

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	1,388	103.54	1,437	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	80.00	968	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	70.29	700	9thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	144.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.36/cwt	135.00–139.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	137.82/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	112.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	121.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	132.63/cwt	131.00–135.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.50	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	174.59/cwt	172.00–177.50	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	130.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	123.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	74.40/cwt	72.00–76.00	727	6
Bulls	—	—	1,388	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	62.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	968	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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 214Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 46Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly test, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
3	—	568	135.00–136.00	135.67
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	140.00–150.00	144.73
2	—	460	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	562	120.00–130.00	123.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	135.00–139.00	137.36
3	—	567	130.00–131.00	130.35
5	—	507	130.00–137.00	133.84
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	110.00–117.50	112.89
2	—	433	120.00–122.50	121.21
5	—	368	120.00–125.00	121.45
2	—	518	110.00–120.00	115.17
3	—	267	130.00–132.50	130.88
4	—	318	125.00–135.00	130.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
3	—	612	131.00–135.00	132.63
3	—	563	132.00–133.00	132.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	579	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	135.00–138.50	137.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	172.00–177.50	174.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	72.00–76.00	74.40
3	—	1,033	60.00–65.00	62.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	102.00–105.00	103.54

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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