Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.14/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$138.14

71 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$8.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	141.88	779	4thin
Medium and Large 2	497	141.18	702	40
Medium and Large 3	448	133.09	596	27

One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $182 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 sale71 hd

138.14

—

GA average15 barns · 1,732 hd

146.60

−8.46

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	—	Low	1,670	98.00	1,637	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	81.07	1,053	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,344	76.66	1,030	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	68.20	733	11

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	621	133.53/cwt	129.00–136.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	138.09/cwt	135.00–141.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.72/cwt	135.00–139.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	141.68/cwt	140.00–142.50	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	153.94/cwt	152.00–155.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	146.98/cwt	142.00–152.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	156.76/cwt	156.00–157.50	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	167.01/cwt	166.00–168.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	166.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	151.61/cwt	147.50–157.50	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	176.35/cwt	172.50–182.50	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	138.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	781	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	74.99/cwt	74.00–76.00	973	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	74.66/cwt	72.00–78.00	945	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	85.69/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,113	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,319	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	63.04/cwt	61.00–65.00	692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	70.14/cwt	68.00–72.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	141.97/cwt	140.00–142.50	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	130.13/cwt	127.50–136.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.33/cwt	123.00–131.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	131.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	142.15/cwt	137.50–145.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	140.42/cwt	137.50–144.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	129.46/cwt	125.00–132.50	685	4

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 Aug 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 267Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	129.00–136.00	133.53
2	—	733	121.00–124.00	122.49
7	—	565	135.00–139.00	136.72
3	—	310	152.00–155.00	153.94
2	—	658	129.00–132.00	130.49
6	—	438	142.00–152.00	146.98
5	—	361	145.00–155.00	149.92
7	—	458	137.50–145.00	142.15
4	—	526	137.50–144.00	140.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	135.00–141.00	138.09
4	—	441	130.00–140.00	134.99
3	—	328	140.00–142.50	141.68
8	—	459	127.50–136.00	130.13
3	—	570	123.00–131.00	126.33
4	—	529	125.00–132.50	129.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	156.00–157.50	156.76
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	169.00	169.00
2	—	685	143.00–145.00	143.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.50	162.50
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	166.00–168.00	167.01
1	—	500	174.00	174.00
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	160.00–170.00	166.70
4	—	269	165.00–175.00	169.88
5	—	462	140.00–142.50	141.97
4	—	516	135.00–145.00	140.01
3	—	443	150.00–155.00	153.35
4	—	360	155.00–160.00	157.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	147.50–157.50	151.61
4	—	326	172.50–182.50	176.35
5	—	563	137.00–140.00	138.77
2	—	443	160.00–170.00	164.97
2	—	728	117.00–120.00	118.54
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
3	—	607	129.00–135.00	131.04
2	—	678	129.00–132.00	130.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	74.00–76.00	74.99
1	—	1,435	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	72.00–78.00	74.66
5	—	1,299	83.00–88.00	85.69
1	—	1,465	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	61.00–65.00	63.04
8	—	1,067	68.00–72.00	70.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	98.00	98.00

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