Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-01-15

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jan 15
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 222▲ 197 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 2▲ 9 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher, and feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.60/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −115.92 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$239.60
19 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,301
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.71
vs GA average
−64.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558255.641,4264thin
Medium and Large 2539246.221,3286thin
Medium and Large 3539228.061,2299thin
One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about $197 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 sale19 hd
239.60
—
GA average16 barns · 539 hd
267.31
−27.71
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−64.43
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−115.92
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—Low1,769142.212,5154thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,186134.551,59516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,562132.832,07512
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,029105.031,0806thin

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)1,010$1,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,7594thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325392.94/cwt390.00–395.001,2775
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326375.10/cwt365.00–380.001,2234
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365384.86/cwt380.00–390.001,4052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378370.10/cwt365.00–375.001,3992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425362.50/cwt355.00–370.001,5412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478324.96/cwt322.50–327.501,5533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007182
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215327.38/cwt325.00–330.007042
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235375.00/cwt375.00–375.008811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273330.00/cwt330.00–330.009012
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288369.96/cwt365.00–375.001,0652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319362.53/cwt355.00–365.001,1564
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320298.44/cwt295.00–305.009553
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359343.71/cwt340.00–350.001,2344
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380302.60/cwt300.00–305.001,1502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383327.00/cwt317.50–335.001,2526
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418304.99/cwt300.00–310.001,2755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429283.19/cwt275.00–292.501,2157
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2456276.88/cwt270.00–287.501,2634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482260.93/cwt252.50–265.001,2585
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524254.33/cwt250.00–257.501,3334
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527239.17/cwt235.00–242.501,2606
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558255.64/cwt247.50–262.501,4264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563205.85/cwt200.00–210.001,1593
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633228.79/cwt225.00–232.501,4482
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008202
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220420.00/cwt420.00–420.009241
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3231373.62/cwt370.00–380.008634
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1781
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318393.25/cwt390.00–400.001,2516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360389.93/cwt385.00–400.001,4044
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365374.93/cwt370.00–380.001,3682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383333.43/cwt330.00–340.001,2773
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3412330.71/cwt325.00–335.001,3637
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420347.50/cwt340.00–355.001,4602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477303.59/cwt300.00–312.501,4489
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513296.28/cwt290.00–302.501,5202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528266.76/cwt262.50–270.001,4083
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563271.67/cwt270.00–275.001,5303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3579251.26/cwt245.00–257.501,4554
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680239.99/cwt236.00–242.001,6323
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,673146.28/cwt145.00–148.002,4473
Bulls——2,055130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,6721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02892.70/cwt90.00–96.009532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029111.20/cwt107.00–115.001,1444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103126.48/cwt126.00–127.001,3952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178133.84/cwt129.00–136.001,57710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246140.36/cwt138.00–144.001,7494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406131.77/cwt130.00–136.001,8537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,626139.15/cwt138.00–141.002,2634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,400115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,7601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29951,758.54/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7594

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.