Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-02-19

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Feb 19
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 156▼ 371 vs year ago 500 · −74.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 34▼ 32 vs year ago 49 · −65.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 17 · −47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers limited comparable sale, feeder heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.52/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −85.00 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$270.52
14 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,445
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.45
vs GA average
−27.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543295.491,6053thin
Medium and Large 2527276.721,4595thin
Medium and Large 3535252.881,3536thin
One grade step is worth $42.61/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
270.52
—
GA average15 barns · 405 hd
270.97
−0.45
National average119 barns · 5,510 hd
297.83
−27.31
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−85.00
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—Low1,465166.672,4423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,242131.611,6348thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average993114.561,1382thin

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)830$1,3043thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$2,0002thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288397.43/cwt395.00–400.001,1452
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321395.92/cwt385.00–400.001,2715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370379.93/cwt375.00–385.001,4062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388356.27/cwt355.00–357.501,3822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423357.15/cwt354.00–360.001,5113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461358.87/cwt355.00–367.501,6544
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465333.42/cwt325.00–342.501,5503
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470273.15/cwt267.50–285.001,2843
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210390.00/cwt390.00–390.008192
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281313.82/cwt310.00–320.008824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322323.34/cwt320.00–325.001,0413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325308.46/cwt300.00–312.501,0026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355321.25/cwt317.50–325.001,1402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371307.60/cwt300.00–312.501,1418
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423320.96/cwt317.50–327.501,3585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425262.48/cwt255.00–272.501,1163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431297.81/cwt290.00–307.501,2848
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465298.41/cwt295.00–305.001,3883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481288.12/cwt274.00–294.001,3867
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485257.65/cwt250.00–270.001,2504
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519277.90/cwt270.00–285.001,4424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520296.23/cwt295.00–297.501,5402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531258.45/cwt250.00–267.501,3725
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,7351
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205390.00/cwt390.00–390.008001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230329.89/cwt325.00–335.007592
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305315.00/cwt315.00–315.009611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410320.77/cwt315.00–330.001,3153
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518289.25/cwt285.00–295.001,4983
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520253.74/cwt252.50–255.001,3192
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,070135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4451
Bulls——1,545176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,7191
Bulls——1,780189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,3641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993114.56/cwt114.00–115.001,1382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,018124.74/cwt122.00–128.001,2702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316133.90/cwt131.00–139.001,7626
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28381,155.60/head1,025.00–1,275.001,1562
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.