Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-03-27

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 27
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 224▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.57/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −100.96 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$254.57
21 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,383
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.33
vs GA average
−12.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528267.591,41211thin
Medium and Large 2557247.901,3807thin
Medium and Large 3568222.361,2633thin
One grade step is worth $45.23/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd
254.57
—
GA average15 barns · 376 hd
250.23
+4.33
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−12.30
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−100.96
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—Average1,672146.342,4473thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,296129.441,67816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,754124.952,1927thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average995103.911,0345thin

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)935$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)710$9724thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290325.00/cwt325.00–325.009431
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373331.31/cwt330.00–332.501,2362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500258.75/cwt257.50–260.001,2942
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612271.70/cwt270.00–275.001,6633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270285.58/cwt280.00–290.007713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270268.91/cwt265.00–275.007264
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273314.86/cwt310.00–320.008602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318265.08/cwt260.00–270.008433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325301.48/cwt300.00–302.509803
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335285.57/cwt280.00–290.009574
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363264.79/cwt260.00–270.009613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369294.41/cwt290.00–300.001,0868
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371281.66/cwt277.00–285.001,0457
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424278.85/cwt275.00–282.001,1825
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427254.82/cwt250.00–260.001,0883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438293.77/cwt290.00–297.501,2872
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460265.20/cwt262.00–270.001,2205
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463252.53/cwt247.50–257.501,1694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466282.95/cwt277.50–287.501,3194
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512269.56/cwt265.00–272.501,3808
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538252.53/cwt250.00–255.001,3592
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564246.05/cwt240.00–250.001,3885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568222.36/cwt220.00–225.001,2633
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570262.34/cwt260.00–265.001,4953
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612230.65/cwt230.00–232.001,4123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623241.70/cwt240.00–242.501,5063
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668202.53/cwt200.00–205.001,3532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220370.00/cwt370.00–370.008141
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313334.24/cwt330.00–337.501,0467
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358343.74/cwt342.50–345.001,2312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360295.03/cwt290.00–300.001,0624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367323.74/cwt320.00–332.501,1886
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416319.37/cwt315.00–322.501,3294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420303.10/cwt297.00–310.001,2737
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422285.12/cwt280.00–290.001,2033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458315.66/cwt310.00–322.001,4463
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464297.70/cwt290.00–305.001,3817
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464272.61/cwt265.00–280.001,2654
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3517253.71/cwt250.00–257.501,3126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580245.66/cwt245.00–247.001,4253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,5532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668217.53/cwt215.00–220.001,4532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672241.64/cwt240.00–245.001,6243
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710222.54/cwt220.00–225.001,5802
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768211.01/cwt210.00–212.001,6212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,672146.34/cwt144.00–150.002,4473
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92397.64/cwt95.00–100.009012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043108.09/cwt105.00–114.001,1273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,107121.90/cwt118.00–125.001,3496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245137.46/cwt136.00–140.001,7113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480132.46/cwt127.00–135.001,9607
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,733121.59/cwt120.00–125.002,1073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770127.47/cwt125.00–130.002,2564
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3710971.83/head950.00–1,000.009724
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.