Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-08-14

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Aug 14
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 102▼ 75 vs year ago 91 · −82.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 29▲ 24 vs year ago 34 · +70.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 187 vs last sale 4▲ 175 vs year ago 16 · +1,093.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes had a limited comparable sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.93/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −125.59 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$229.93
20 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,272
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.87
vs GA average
−22.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563242.001,3622thin
Medium and Large 2566235.301,3339thin
Medium and Large 3538221.871,1939thin
One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
229.93
—
GA average16 barns · 619 hd
237.80
−7.87
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−22.01
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−125.59
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—High1,860169.503,1532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,291141.071,82227
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,408139.221,96011
CowsLean 85-90%Average918116.691,07213

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)1,130$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$2,0504thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)970$1,9502thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405245.00/cwt245.00–245.009921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433275.14/cwt270.00–280.001,1912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475267.42/cwt265.00–270.001,2702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3519247.21/cwt240.00–250.001,2835
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525256.11/cwt252.50–260.001,3452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572238.98/cwt232.00–242.501,3673
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623235.30/cwt230.00–240.001,4666
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3678223.99/cwt220.00–228.001,5194
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683233.98/cwt232.00–236.001,5983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717226.00/cwt222.00–228.001,6203
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358268.74/cwt267.50–270.009622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420257.16/cwt254.00–260.001,0803
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435243.72/cwt242.50–245.001,0602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470251.47/cwt250.00–254.001,1827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476240.65/cwt240.00–242.501,1457
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3512221.99/cwt220.00–230.001,1375
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533238.59/cwt235.00–245.001,2723
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570221.73/cwt220.00–225.001,2644
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583233.66/cwt228.00–238.001,3626
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613221.00/cwt220.00–222.001,3552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3621206.45/cwt200.00–210.001,2825
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623232.40/cwt226.00–236.001,4484
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670222.33/cwt220.00–224.001,4906
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670196.72/cwt190.00–200.001,3183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672214.00/cwt210.00–218.001,4388
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708213.01/cwt210.00–216.001,5082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775200.97/cwt200.00–202.001,5582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270330.19/cwt325.00–335.008922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328327.52/cwt325.00–330.001,0742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,1271
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3393285.03/cwt280.00–290.001,1202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468274.10/cwt270.00–277.501,2833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480250.00/cwt245.00–255.001,2002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530234.91/cwt230.00–240.001,2454
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608224.02/cwt220.00–228.001,3622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3800172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,5041
Bulls——2,145180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,8611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Cows—Lean 85-90%836112.59/cwt109.00–116.009416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016123.58/cwt120.00–129.001,2566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220151.44/cwt148.00–155.001,8485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307133.92/cwt130.00–138.001,75010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308142.71/cwt139.00–147.001,86712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383138.04/cwt135.00–142.001,9098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588148.56/cwt144.00–152.002,3592
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.