Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-04-02

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Apr 2
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 121▼ 47 vs year ago 233 · −20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 1 vs year ago 31 · −3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers limited comparable sale, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, 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 $305.05/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −50.47 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$305.05
14 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs GA average
−16.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536309.161,65711thin
Medium and Large 2512290.001,4853thin
One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
305.05
—
GA average14 barns · 315 hd
304.54
+0.51
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−16.33
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−50.47
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—Low1,639177.722,9136thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High810139.001,1262thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,486129.391,9237thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040121.301,26212

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)1,003$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$2,2754thin

Every lot

79 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 2245415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0171
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3245390.00/cwt390.00–390.009561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2276413.95/cwt400.00–420.001,1435
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3278385.45/cwt375.00–395.001,0722
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293439.91/cwt430.00–450.001,2892
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310428.36/cwt425.00–430.001,3283
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323382.91/cwt375.00–390.001,2372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371388.01/cwt380.00–392.501,4406
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380367.47/cwt365.00–370.001,3962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421379.87/cwt375.00–385.001,5995
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433357.46/cwt350.00–365.001,5482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458354.15/cwt350.00–360.001,6223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470337.58/cwt335.00–340.001,5872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515342.86/cwt336.00–350.001,7662
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570336.20/cwt330.00–342.501,9162
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618325.06/cwt320.00–330.002,0092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,0741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245395.00/cwt395.00–395.009681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255335.00/cwt335.00–335.008541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274392.96/cwt390.00–400.001,0775
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275355.00/cwt350.00–360.009762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312376.79/cwt370.00–385.001,1763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323320.71/cwt310.00–330.001,0366
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333354.81/cwt350.00–360.001,1822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369346.23/cwt342.50–350.001,2784
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1461
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,2661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421339.39/cwt332.50–345.001,42912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465272.34/cwt265.00–280.001,2662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473326.18/cwt320.00–342.501,54310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484310.01/cwt300.00–317.501,5004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512290.00/cwt280.00–300.001,4853
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524311.02/cwt305.00–320.001,6308
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568304.19/cwt300.00–310.001,7283
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,7622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667262.94/cwt257.50–270.001,7546
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769239.59/cwt235.00–245.001,8426
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255385.00/cwt385.00–385.009821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285409.88/cwt400.00–420.001,1683
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325407.73/cwt400.00–415.001,3252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373359.97/cwt355.00–365.001,3432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424364.33/cwt362.50–367.501,5454
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425343.18/cwt340.00–350.001,4593
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427315.39/cwt300.00–325.001,3473
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477346.04/cwt340.00–360.001,6516
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508310.05/cwt300.00–320.001,5752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585314.98/cwt312.50–317.501,8432
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613306.58/cwt300.00–320.001,8793
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630285.49/cwt272.50–297.501,7994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348166.50/cwt165.00–168.002,2442
Bulls——1,695191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,2371
Bulls——1,815180.77/cwt178.00–185.003,2813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%720146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0511
Cows—Boner 80-85%900132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1881
Cows—Lean 85-90%947107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043120.65/cwt116.00–126.001,2589
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073131.38/cwt130.00–133.001,4102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429130.96/cwt128.00–134.001,8716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,830120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1961
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.