Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-03-13

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 13
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 111▲ 84 vs year ago 150 · +56.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 4▲ 13 vs year ago 2 · +650.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.30/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −101.22 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$254.30
19 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,375
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.30
vs GA average
−21.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546264.041,4428thin
Medium and Large 2526261.601,3766thin
Medium and Large 3549229.971,2635thin
One grade step is worth $34.07/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd
254.30
—
GA average14 barns · 357 hd
250.00
+4.30
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−21.87
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−101.22
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—Low1,599129.212,0663thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,177118.121,39020
CowsLean 85-90%Average97091.1788410

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$9002thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3279331.23/cwt330.00–335.009244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330340.08/cwt335.00–345.001,1222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,2331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355333.75/cwt330.00–337.501,1852
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370352.44/cwt350.00–355.001,3043
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382344.22/cwt340.00–347.501,3153
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417341.92/cwt337.50–347.501,4265
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3491
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433326.32/cwt320.00–332.501,4134
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468313.78/cwt312.50–315.001,4682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482322.49/cwt320.00–325.001,5543
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528290.12/cwt285.00–295.001,5322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533304.98/cwt300.00–310.001,6262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,6232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580274.89/cwt270.00–280.001,5944
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610272.52/cwt270.00–275.001,6622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623261.29/cwt260.00–262.501,6282
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3658234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,5462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295295.00/cwt295.00–295.008701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325271.31/cwt270.00–272.508822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340288.75/cwt285.00–292.509822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,0313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383294.56/cwt290.00–297.501,1286
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417292.06/cwt290.00–295.001,2186
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433262.51/cwt260.00–265.001,1372
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2572
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475283.79/cwt280.00–287.501,3486
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475261.26/cwt260.00–262.501,2412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489276.73/cwt272.50–282.501,3537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,2263
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526261.60/cwt257.50–265.001,3766
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531275.55/cwt270.00–280.001,4634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561252.52/cwt250.00–255.001,4174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,3132
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680182.46/cwt180.00–185.001,2412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240330.00/cwt330.00–330.007921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255310.00/cwt310.00–310.007911
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322327.44/cwt325.00–330.001,0543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,0162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,1992
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363328.72/cwt325.00–332.501,1932
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430324.83/cwt320.00–330.001,3972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433304.97/cwt300.00–310.001,3212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3391
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530280.81/cwt277.50–285.001,4883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565268.73/cwt267.50–270.001,5182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,5713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675252.35/cwt247.50–257.501,7032
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5652
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3760194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353123.81/cwt121.00–127.001,6752
Bulls——2,090140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,9261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90582.26/cwt80.00–86.007445
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02093.63/cwt92.00–95.009552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045104.38/cwt101.00–108.001,0913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085111.55/cwt110.00–114.001,2107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207126.60/cwt126.00–128.001,5283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232120.18/cwt117.00–122.001,48110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3995900.00/head900.00–900.009002

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.