Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-02-26

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Feb 26
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 129▼ 20 vs year ago 307 · −6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 17▲ 18 vs year ago 33 · +54.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 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 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.16/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −93.36 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$262.16
21 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,450
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.12
vs GA average
−44.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558276.251,5419thin
Medium and Large 2545255.431,39210thin
Medium and Large 3573232.421,3322thin
One grade step is worth $43.83/cwt here — about $209 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 sale21 hd
262.16
—
GA average13 barns · 259 hd
271.28
−9.12
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−44.85
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−93.36
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—Low1,539176.062,7094thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225142.901,75019
CowsLean 85-90%Low938129.911,21816

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$2,7504thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3205405.00/cwt405.00–405.008301
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3313355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323407.40/cwt405.00–410.001,3162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379419.35/cwt410.00–425.001,5899
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420397.53/cwt390.00–400.001,6704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440356.67/cwt350.00–370.001,5693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465366.90/cwt360.00–375.001,7065
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484349.24/cwt340.00–355.001,6906
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508346.23/cwt342.50–350.001,7594
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524325.33/cwt320.00–332.501,7057
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573315.51/cwt310.00–322.501,8085
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605315.00/cwt312.50–317.501,9062
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658273.37/cwt260.00–280.001,7993
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733253.71/cwt250.00–257.501,8602
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220321.93/cwt310.00–330.007083
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3266314.86/cwt305.00–325.008386
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273379.63/cwt370.00–390.001,0363
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287350.78/cwt345.00–365.001,0076
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316342.91/cwt340.00–345.001,0846
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319360.29/cwt350.00–375.001,14912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377354.06/cwt350.00–360.001,3355
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381334.42/cwt322.50–345.001,2748
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3392300.00/cwt295.00–305.001,1763
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421333.01/cwt325.00–350.001,40211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428315.85/cwt310.00–330.001,3528
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457321.49/cwt315.00–330.001,4695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466302.84/cwt290.00–312.501,4118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478278.31/cwt275.00–280.001,3303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523258.34/cwt250.00–265.001,3516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533280.87/cwt270.00–287.501,4973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570273.94/cwt265.00–282.001,5616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573232.42/cwt230.00–235.001,3322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578251.06/cwt240.00–260.001,4514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615246.28/cwt240.00–250.001,5154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616263.14/cwt257.50–265.001,6214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3261
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680230.00/cwt222.50–237.501,5642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260413.33/cwt410.00–415.001,0753
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260370.00/cwt370.00–370.009621
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268433.23/cwt425.00–445.001,1613
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326424.75/cwt420.00–440.001,3854
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333394.96/cwt390.00–400.001,3152
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345365.00/cwt355.00–375.001,2592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375350.17/cwt345.00–360.001,3134
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376410.50/cwt400.00–420.001,5438
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380379.61/cwt370.00–390.001,4432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6072
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426351.84/cwt340.00–360.001,4998
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470336.28/cwt330.00–345.001,5814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525302.52/cwt300.00–305.001,5882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535317.50/cwt310.00–325.001,6992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573299.92/cwt295.00–305.001,7194
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6522
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3617235.68/cwt225.00–242.501,4543
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,6772
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665281.24/cwt280.00–282.501,8702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705238.75/cwt232.50–245.001,6832
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5621
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9721
Bulls——1,638181.75/cwt180.00–184.002,9773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%923136.30/cwt135.00–140.001,2585
Cows—Lean 85-90%941128.29/cwt125.00–132.001,2077
Cows—Lean 85-90%950124.77/cwt120.00–134.001,1854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191136.35/cwt131.00–139.001,6248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199143.85/cwt140.00–149.001,7257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338154.32/cwt151.00–158.002,0654
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0682,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504

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.