Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-03-06

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 6
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 307▼ 83 vs year ago 194 · −42.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 33▼ 21 vs year ago 41 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls and replacement cows lightly tested, all feeder classes sharply higher,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.96/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −113.56 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$241.96
18 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,314
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.02
vs GA average
−29.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520263.211,3693thin
Medium and Large 2548244.451,3408thin
Medium and Large 3547230.021,2587thin
One grade step is worth $33.19/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
241.96
—
GA average15 barns · 379 hd
250.98
−9.02
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−29.95
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−113.56
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
432380329277median 355.5203/1805/0607/1509/0910/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.00, low $291.08, median $355.52 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,200119.581,4352thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,279119.811,53310
CowsLean 85-90%Average98898.089692thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$9382thin

Every lot

59 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0301
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373333.16/cwt332.00–335.001,2433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403321.69/cwt320.00–325.001,2963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423333.31/cwt330.00–337.001,4102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473312.41/cwt310.00–315.001,4782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510275.10/cwt270.00–280.001,4032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523308.44/cwt307.00–310.001,6132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537298.34/cwt295.00–300.001,6023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568267.44/cwt265.00–270.001,5192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576283.25/cwt282.50–284.001,6324
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3621253.34/cwt252.50–255.001,5736
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640272.48/cwt270.00–275.001,7442
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255285.00/cwt285.00–285.007271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323284.15/cwt282.50–285.009183
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326272.18/cwt270.00–275.008874
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330261.36/cwt255.00–265.008624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358282.34/cwt280.00–285.001,0119
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425281.48/cwt277.50–287.501,1965
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427269.96/cwt265.00–275.001,1533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428253.46/cwt250.00–260.001,0853
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468244.87/cwt240.00–250.001,1464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471260.49/cwt257.00–265.001,2274
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472276.36/cwt275.00–277.001,3043
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520263.21/cwt260.00–270.001,3693
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523236.59/cwt235.00–240.001,2373
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537250.52/cwt247.50–252.001,3453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555240.80/cwt240.00–242.001,3365
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565225.09/cwt220.00–230.001,2724
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615224.07/cwt222.50–227.001,3783
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220345.00/cwt345.00–345.007591
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315357.42/cwt352.50–362.501,1262
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323336.55/cwt335.00–340.001,0873
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358346.70/cwt340.00–350.001,2413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3361286.23/cwt280.00–290.001,0334
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370330.05/cwt325.00–335.001,2213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427276.88/cwt270.00–280.001,1823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428319.11/cwt312.50–325.001,3663
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440295.06/cwt290.00–300.001,2982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458264.32/cwt260.00–270.001,2117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461290.43/cwt285.00–300.001,3397
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462306.71/cwt305.00–310.001,4173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503303.52/cwt297.50–307.501,5275
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518287.33/cwt282.50–292.501,4884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520259.04/cwt257.00–260.001,3473
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563270.07/cwt265.00–275.001,5202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565256.02/cwt255.00–257.001,4474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568242.36/cwt240.00–245.001,3773
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,200119.58/cwt119.00–120.001,4352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98898.08/cwt96.00–101.009692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190110.53/cwt110.00–111.001,3152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289119.53/cwt115.00–122.001,5415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323126.45/cwt125.00–128.001,6733
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3900800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

This sale against other markets

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.