Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-07-31

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 31
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 128▲ 21 vs year ago 113 · +18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 59▼ 19 vs year ago 28 · −67.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 26▲ 15 vs year ago 2 · +750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, 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 $241.98/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −113.54 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$241.98
14 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,297
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.56
vs GA average
−16.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547247.581,3549thin
Medium and Large 2515242.411,2483thin
Medium and Large 3518216.141,1202thin
One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd
241.98
—
GA average14 barns · 397 hd
244.55
−2.56
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−16.48
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−113.54
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%Low1,260126.781,5975thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,353123.401,6702thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,013112.101,1362thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,414$2,2905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,218$2,0314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)790$1,6244thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300290.00/cwt290.00–290.008701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,2551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468293.54/cwt292.00–295.001,3742
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530283.25/cwt280.00–287.001,5013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625251.01/cwt250.00–252.001,5694
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290275.00/cwt275.00–275.007981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325271.02/cwt270.00–272.008812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340283.38/cwt280.00–285.009633
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357283.35/cwt280.00–287.501,0123
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358254.22/cwt250.00–260.009106
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362270.05/cwt265.00–275.009783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421271.45/cwt267.00–275.001,1435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423235.27/cwt230.00–240.009952
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,0914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458267.32/cwt265.00–270.001,2243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459253.01/cwt250.00–256.001,1614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473232.54/cwt230.00–235.001,1002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515242.41/cwt240.00–245.001,2483
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517253.41/cwt250.00–256.001,3103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518216.14/cwt212.00–220.001,1202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562244.67/cwt240.00–247.001,3756
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616240.21/cwt235.00–244.001,4804
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4742
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1753218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,64210
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235320.00/cwt320.00–320.007521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326285.13/cwt280.00–290.009304
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3358273.84/cwt270.00–280.009805
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420278.50/cwt272.50–285.001,1703
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420263.58/cwt260.00–270.001,1076
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464251.02/cwt250.00–252.001,1654
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508238.79/cwt232.00–242.001,2135
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525250.84/cwt250.00–252.501,3173
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3553230.83/cwt230.00–232.501,2763
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565244.24/cwt240.00–248.001,3803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623230.52/cwt230.00–231.001,4362
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013112.10/cwt109.00–115.001,1362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315126.63/cwt125.00–130.001,6653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353123.40/cwt122.00–125.001,6702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,258.56/head2,250.00–2,275.002,2593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4142,290.42/head2,225.00–2,350.002,2905
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37901,623.73/head1,525.00–1,725.001,6244

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.