Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-03-12

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 12
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 124▼ 60 vs year ago 234 · −25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 27▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $293.38/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −62.15 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$293.38
9 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.81
vs GA average
−21.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559300.031,6786thin
Medium and Large 2585280.071,6383thin
One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $39 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 sale9 hd
293.38
—
GA average15 barns · 270 hd
290.57
+2.81
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−21.58
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−62.15
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—Average1,553161.542,5092thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203137.991,6596thin
CowsLean 85-90%High976117.641,1487thin

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)943$1,6743thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)770$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)638$9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)909$1,86910

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3220340.00/cwt340.00–340.007481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419401.24/cwt390.00–410.001,6814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478382.50/cwt375.00–390.001,8283
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480357.26/cwt347.50–367.501,7153
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3508299.99/cwt297.50–302.501,5242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520352.42/cwt345.00–357.501,8337
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618321.00/cwt320.00–322.001,9842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268362.43/cwt355.00–370.009712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1289392.06/cwt385.00–395.001,1335
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315295.00/cwt295.00–295.009291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333381.45/cwt375.00–390.001,2703
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378377.85/cwt370.00–385.001,4282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386340.70/cwt332.50–347.501,3157
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415292.56/cwt290.00–295.001,2142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416309.42/cwt300.00–320.001,2874
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425332.55/cwt325.00–355.001,41312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472301.71/cwt300.00–305.001,4243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474317.36/cwt310.00–330.001,5048
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565297.54/cwt290.00–307.501,6815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585280.07/cwt275.00–287.501,6383
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0531
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2421
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368369.66/cwt360.00–380.001,3602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383397.52/cwt395.00–400.001,5232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419353.53/cwt282.50–397.501,4816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443341.26/cwt340.00–342.501,5122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472343.36/cwt340.00–345.001,6213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478296.64/cwt292.50–300.001,4183
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528322.49/cwt320.00–325.001,7032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535307.48/cwt305.00–310.001,6452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,553161.54/cwt159.00–164.002,5092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
Cows—Boner 80-85%945127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2001
Cows—Lean 85-90%970130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2611
Cows—Lean 85-90%994118.69/cwt115.00–121.001,1805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200138.73/cwt136.00–140.001,6654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,470146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,1461
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3615750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-36601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,961.13/head1,950.00–1,975.001,9612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28581,386.22/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38602,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502

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.