Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-03-26

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 26
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 149▼ 52 vs year ago 173 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 18▼ 28 vs year ago 50 · −56.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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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, all feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.20/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −85.32 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$270.20
8 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,535
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.43
vs GA average
−51.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564291.031,6404thin
Medium and Large 2558272.511,5212thin
Medium and Large 3588226.241,3302thin
One grade step is worth $64.79/cwt here — about $310 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 sale8 hd
270.20
—
GA average14 barns · 482 hd
303.63
−33.43
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−51.54
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−85.32
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—Average1,840150.002,7602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,134136.691,5505thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,357133.791,8164thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,029116.891,20210

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)995$1,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)772$2,3003thin

Every lot

63 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285400.09/cwt395.00–410.001,1403
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305385.00/cwt375.00–395.001,1742
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338414.96/cwt410.00–420.001,4032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375437.10/cwt430.00–445.001,6392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385401.58/cwt395.00–405.001,5463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428391.68/cwt387.50–397.501,6763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7291
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573341.14/cwt335.00–347.001,9554
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,9781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,8771
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3274361.26/cwt355.00–370.009904
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286397.94/cwt395.00–400.001,1385
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320399.41/cwt390.00–410.001,2789
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338355.11/cwt350.00–360.001,2002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372344.87/cwt340.00–350.001,2833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390330.06/cwt325.00–335.001,2872
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413289.82/cwt280.00–300.001,1972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421324.98/cwt320.00–330.001,3685
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483283.67/cwt277.50–288.001,3704
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558272.51/cwt270.00–275.001,5212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573290.54/cwt284.00–297.501,6653
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588226.24/cwt225.00–227.501,3302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,7701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680230.22/cwt220.00–240.001,5652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280453.39/cwt450.00–460.001,2693
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323361.91/cwt295.00–400.001,1693
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375395.00/cwt390.00–400.001,4812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432343.28/cwt340.00–345.001,4833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484333.77/cwt325.00–345.001,6154
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6241
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7941
Bulls——2,300170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%883107.86/cwt102.00–110.009525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107120.98/cwt116.00–124.001,3393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118131.36/cwt130.00–133.001,4692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145140.25/cwt135.00–143.001,6063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275133.35/cwt132.00–135.001,7002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393136.38/cwt135.00–137.001,9003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.