Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-06-26

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jun 26
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 168▲ 66 vs year ago 110 · +60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 40▼ 7 vs year ago 33 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.57/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −101.96 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$253.57
16 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,337
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.08
vs GA average
−15.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535264.501,4167thin
Medium and Large 2520254.001,3205thin
Medium and Large 3523233.891,2234thin
One grade step is worth $30.61/cwt here — about $193 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 sale16 hd
253.57
—
GA average14 barns · 554 hd
247.48
+6.08
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−15.71
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−101.96
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—Low1,279149.991,9186thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,263134.281,69612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500130.001,9501thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low862109.949485thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)882$1,0333thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,2342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2262
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3482280.81/cwt275.00–287.501,3543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490297.53/cwt295.00–300.001,4582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560263.00/cwt260.00–266.001,4732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3750215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368282.41/cwt275.00–287.501,0393
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413287.49/cwt282.50–290.001,1873
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429260.56/cwt252.50–267.501,1185
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437233.36/cwt230.00–240.001,0203
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460266.25/cwt262.50–270.001,2252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469254.63/cwt250.00–260.001,19414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480240.08/cwt232.50–245.001,1525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511256.25/cwt255.00–257.501,3094
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523233.89/cwt230.00–240.001,2234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4046
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4851
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617224.92/cwt220.00–230.001,3883
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4821
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673206.16/cwt200.00–212.001,3872
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3790178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230320.00/cwt320.00–320.007361
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375328.94/cwt325.00–337.501,2343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433284.97/cwt280.00–290.001,2342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468270.61/cwt270.00–272.501,2664
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3519244.37/cwt240.00–250.001,2684
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522261.68/cwt260.00–265.001,3663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3567223.31/cwt215.00–227.501,2663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568253.70/cwt250.00–257.501,4412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632232.51/cwt230.00–237.501,4693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,045131.91/cwt130.00–134.001,3782
Bulls——1,228153.38/cwt150.00–157.001,8842
Bulls——1,563164.68/cwt160.00–169.002,5742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%740104.00/cwt104.00–104.007701
Cows—Lean 85-90%893111.43/cwt110.00–114.009954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,015118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209132.25/cwt130.00–138.001,5997
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,420141.90/cwt140.00–146.002,0154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2715700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,400.00/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.