Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-10-30

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Oct 30
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 188▼ 16 vs year ago 206 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 33▲ 25 vs year ago 17 · +147.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 21▲ 8 vs year ago 6 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers had a limited comparable sale, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $220.75/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −98.53 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$220.75
21 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,213
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.45
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2551228.131,2568thin
Medium and Large 3549216.201,18713thin
One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $69 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 sale21 hd
220.75
—
GA average15 barns · 445 hd
229.20
−8.45
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
−98.53
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

14 sales
430373316259median 319.2803/2505/2707/2209/1610/07
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $272.86, median $319.28 across 14 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—Low1,612134.262,1649thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,606117.391,8854thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242115.221,43115
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095105.411,15410

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)1,425$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)785$1,4752thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375285.27/cwt280.00–290.001,0702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275247.50/cwt247.50–247.506812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290257.46/cwt255.00–260.007472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2306245.60/cwt240.00–250.007524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362248.32/cwt245.00–250.008993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363217.45/cwt215.00–220.007892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373230.85/cwt230.00–232.508613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3414218.00/cwt210.00–220.009035
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420230.23/cwt227.50–237.509678
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470205.10/cwt200.00–212.509647
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471224.96/cwt220.00–230.001,0604
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525213.40/cwt210.00–217.501,1203
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3529184.05/cwt180.00–190.009745
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569205.90/cwt200.00–212.501,1724
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0471
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310315.00/cwt310.00–320.009772
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375268.54/cwt262.50–275.001,0075
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,1652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427246.98/cwt240.00–250.001,0555
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428260.62/cwt255.00–267.501,1158
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464259.40/cwt255.00–262.501,2044
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474230.01/cwt227.50–235.001,0904
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513214.62/cwt210.00–220.001,1016
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,1723
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572228.50/cwt222.50–232.501,3075
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580217.56/cwt210.00–220.001,2627
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605206.25/cwt202.50–210.001,2482
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625186.17/cwt182.50–192.501,1644
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3261
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668183.74/cwt180.00–187.501,2274
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3717168.19/cwt162.50–172.501,2067
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755180.00/cwt177.50–182.501,3592
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3780162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5701
Bulls——1,526132.86/cwt130.00–137.002,0275
Bulls——1,838143.01/cwt140.00–145.002,6293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045113.78/cwt112.00–116.001,1892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131105.22/cwt100.00–109.001,1907
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199114.96/cwt113.00–119.001,3787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256109.11/cwt106.00–110.001,3705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320126.02/cwt124.00–128.001,6633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606117.39/cwt115.00–120.001,8854
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-37851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752

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.