Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-10-16

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Oct 16
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 317▲ 30 vs year ago 150 · +20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 40▼ 26 vs year ago 47 · −55.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder 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 $219.39/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −136.14 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$219.39
26 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,189
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.21
vs GA average
−38.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2536228.151,22312thin
Medium and Large 3547211.871,15914thin
One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $64 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 sale26 hd
219.39
—
GA average15 barns · 582 hd
229.60
−10.21
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−38.42
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−136.14
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—High1,480153.462,2714thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,278117.311,49912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,378114.491,5782thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,042105.741,1023thin

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)1,230$1,7001thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340267.50/cwt267.50–267.509101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431263.67/cwt260.00–270.001,1364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468253.31/cwt250.00–260.001,1853
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542244.34/cwt240.00–248.001,3243
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575234.66/cwt230.00–239.001,3492
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620230.43/cwt226.00–235.001,4292
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670218.89/cwt216.00–222.501,4673
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323265.14/cwt262.50–267.508562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3342242.52/cwt240.00–247.508293
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355265.00/cwt265.00–265.009411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365234.93/cwt230.00–240.008572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366254.33/cwt250.00–260.009314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413257.15/cwt252.00–262.501,0622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418223.35/cwt220.00–225.009343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424235.68/cwt230.00–240.009995
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464234.45/cwt230.00–240.001,0887
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473217.67/cwt210.00–225.001,0306
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518213.18/cwt210.00–220.001,1048
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525229.42/cwt225.00–235.001,2049
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570224.36/cwt222.00–226.001,2793
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3586210.12/cwt206.00–215.001,2316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630203.05/cwt200.00–206.001,2792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640182.02/cwt180.00–184.001,1652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2831
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715181.98/cwt180.00–184.001,3013
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3755152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255315.00/cwt315.00–315.008031
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285289.91/cwt285.00–295.008262
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325281.67/cwt280.00–285.009153
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338319.89/cwt315.00–325.001,0812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390244.17/cwt242.50–245.009523
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,0862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423262.63/cwt260.00–267.501,1113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424240.66/cwt237.50–245.001,0204
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460237.47/cwt235.00–240.001,0922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478215.62/cwt210.00–222.501,0314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520224.37/cwt220.00–234.001,1676
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523233.01/cwt230.00–236.001,2192
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568224.88/cwt222.50–226.001,2774
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576213.54/cwt210.00–218.001,2305
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628204.51/cwt200.00–210.001,2844
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673203.37/cwt200.00–210.001,3696
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685183.31/cwt180.00–190.001,2563
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475148.35/cwt141.00–158.002,1882
Bulls——1,485158.57/cwt158.00–159.002,3552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043103.61/cwt100.00–107.001,0812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267117.30/cwt114.00–120.001,4869
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363111.01/cwt110.00–112.001,5132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378114.49/cwt114.00–115.001,5782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.