Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-04-09

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Apr 9
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 186▲ 58 vs year ago 91 · +63.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%
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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, all feeder classes 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 $279.37/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −76.16 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$279.37
16 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.46
vs GA average
−37.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552298.551,6497thin
Medium and Large 2565273.861,5484thin
Medium and Large 3545256.911,4005thin
One grade step is worth $41.65/cwt here — about $249 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 sale16 hd
279.37
—
GA average13 barns · 378 hd
295.83
−16.46
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−37.18
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−76.16
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—Average1,735175.003,0361thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,273133.431,6986thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low957116.121,1116thin

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)927$2,5836

Every lot

66 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382386.46/cwt380.00–395.001,4763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427368.42/cwt365.00–370.001,5733
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468352.46/cwt345.00–360.001,6502
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567329.15/cwt322.50–335.001,8663
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235385.00/cwt385.00–385.009051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325328.63/cwt325.00–335.001,0684
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326356.32/cwt350.00–365.001,1624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376327.43/cwt320.00–335.001,2316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378347.40/cwt340.00–360.001,3134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3382300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420334.64/cwt325.00–345.001,4052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425302.44/cwt300.00–305.001,2852
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473331.59/cwt325.00–337.501,5683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,3182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480317.51/cwt310.00–320.001,5245
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523264.92/cwt260.00–270.001,3863
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,5883
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572268.48/cwt260.00–275.001,5363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573295.61/cwt292.50–300.001,6944
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578244.89/cwt240.00–250.001,4152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230385.00/cwt385.00–385.008861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318387.40/cwt385.00–390.001,2322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318362.48/cwt360.00–365.001,1532
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320419.92/cwt415.00–425.001,3442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380386.23/cwt380.00–400.001,4683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380356.73/cwt350.00–365.001,3563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428361.73/cwt355.00–370.001,5483
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433336.34/cwt330.00–345.001,4564
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3436321.98/cwt320.00–325.001,4045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467308.30/cwt305.00–310.001,4403
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479317.51/cwt315.00–320.001,5214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508317.52/cwt312.50–320.001,6133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3543305.01/cwt302.50–307.501,6562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565293.82/cwt290.00–297.501,6602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,735175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,0361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%840107.25/cwt105.00–110.009012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015120.55/cwt118.00–125.001,2244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293134.71/cwt132.00–137.001,7425
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002

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.