Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.06/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$127.06

90 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	130.35	846	47
Medium and Large 2	514	126.26	649	18thin
Medium and Large 3	422	121.46	513	25

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $333 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 sale90 hd

127.06

—

GA average13 barns · 1,279 hd

136.15

−9.09

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	1,755	105.00	1,843	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	74.47	951	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	68.00	1,166	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	63.80	588	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	260	158.32/cwt	157.50–160.00	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.41/cwt	136.00–140.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	143.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	111.55/cwt	110.00–113.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	109.86/cwt	107.50–112.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	107.11/cwt	104.00–110.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	130.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	140.75/cwt	137.50–145.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	132.42/cwt	130.00–132.50	826	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.24/cwt	122.00–130.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	125.53/cwt	122.00–127.50	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	141.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	125.24/cwt	120.00–126.50	898	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.36/cwt	122.00–127.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	133.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	115.55/cwt	110.00–117.50	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	148.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.55/cwt	136.00–139.00	713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,400	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	695	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,843	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	74.06/cwt	72.00–78.00	955	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	66.96/cwt	65.00–70.00	603	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	59.05/cwt	58.00–60.00	563	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	80.48/cwt	80.00–81.00	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	69.07/cwt	68.00–70.00	939	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 May 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 68Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 11

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	157.50–160.00	158.32
3	—	515	136.00–140.00	137.41
5	—	430	145.00–150.00	146.94
8	—	467	140.00–145.00	143.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	125.00–130.00	127.90
2	—	623	110.00–113.00	111.55
8	—	520	120.00–130.00	124.48
7	—	359	130.00–140.00	134.41
3	—	442	130.00–140.00	133.28
4	—	563	110.00–117.50	115.55
5	—	268	145.00–152.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	147.00–148.00	147.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	135.00–145.00	141.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.24
4	—	440	120.00–130.00	124.97
3	—	568	107.50–112.00	109.86
2	—	623	104.00–110.00	107.11
4	—	264	127.00–132.00	130.24
4	—	361	122.00–127.50	125.53
4	—	518	110.00–120.00	115.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	137.50–145.00	140.75
5	—	533	122.00–130.00	125.24
2	—	725	106.00	106.00
2	—	623	120.00–122.00	121.04
3	—	458	130.00–135.00	132.35
3	—	573	122.00–127.00	124.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	624	130.00–132.50	132.42
15	—	717	120.00–126.50	125.24
2	—	518	136.00–139.00	137.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	72.00–78.00	74.06
2	—	1,173	80.00–81.00	80.48
2	—	1,360	68.00–70.00	69.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	65.00–70.00	66.96
2	—	953	58.00–60.00	59.05

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