Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-07-17

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 17
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
209 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 165▲ 96 vs year ago 113 · +85.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 24▲ 31 vs year ago 24 · +129.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 18▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, and all feeder cattle were lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.97/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −113.56 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$241.97
20 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,317
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.05
vs GA average
−15.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552259.401,4314thin
Medium and Large 2548242.461,32813thin
Medium and Large 3520216.571,1263thin
One grade step is worth $42.82/cwt here — about $304 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 sale20 hd
241.97
—
GA average16 barns · 745 hd
248.01
−6.05
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−15.83
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140131.231,49634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,293127.611,6502thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018114.651,16713

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)1,205$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)956$1,7318

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372338.45/cwt335.00–345.001,2593
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,2122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420330.03/cwt325.00–337.501,3863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,3553
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3452266.68/cwt260.00–270.001,2053
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470312.58/cwt310.00–315.001,4692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521294.30/cwt286.00–298.001,5337
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525259.93/cwt257.50–262.501,3652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295320.00/cwt320.00–320.009441
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2308295.04/cwt290.00–300.009092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350270.00/cwt270.00–270.009451
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369289.63/cwt287.50–292.501,0697
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3416245.68/cwt240.00–250.001,0224
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440258.54/cwt255.00–262.001,1382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461234.96/cwt230.00–240.001,0834
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468248.49/cwt247.50–250.001,1635
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478274.51/cwt274.00–275.001,3122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520216.57/cwt200.00–240.001,1263
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524250.08/cwt242.00–256.001,3107
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1543262.51/cwt260.00–265.001,4252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560256.28/cwt252.50–260.001,4352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575233.58/cwt230.00–237.501,3436
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625236.57/cwt230.00–240.001,47910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625216.13/cwt212.50–220.001,3512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Replacement627275.81/cwt272.50–280.001,7293
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement662303.72/cwt301.00–307.502,0113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665254.06/cwt250.00–258.001,6892
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4681
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Replacement678283.85/cwt280.00–287.501,9252
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6841
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,8031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225310.00/cwt310.00–310.006981
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473274.40/cwt270.00–277.501,2984
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518265.43/cwt260.00–270.001,3756
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563254.50/cwt252.50–256.001,4333
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576236.78/cwt230.00–240.001,3644
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670240.04/cwt238.00–242.001,6082
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675247.62/cwt246.00–251.001,6713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7471
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783183.03/cwt180.00–186.001,4332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870104.00/cwt104.00–104.009051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014113.46/cwt110.00–117.001,1508
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063128.31/cwt125.00–132.001,36416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064119.69/cwt118.00–121.001,2744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108121.64/cwt120.00–123.001,3483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228136.27/cwt134.00–140.001,67315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,293127.61/cwt125.00–130.001,6502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3630850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,936.47/head1,900.00–1,975.001,9364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.