Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-04-16

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Apr 16
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 149▼ 11 vs year ago 178 · −6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a weel ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.55/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −44.97 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$310.55
13 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.08
vs GA average
−10.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554319.971,7747thin
Medium and Large 2555299.561,6636thin
One grade step is worth $20.41/cwt here — about $111 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 sale13 hd
310.55
—
GA average16 barns · 644 hd
307.47
+3.08
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−10.63
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−44.97
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,523138.432,1082thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,318134.241,7696thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,111114.681,2746thin

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)1,025$2,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)670$1,3001thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230430.00/cwt430.00–430.009891
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273408.17/cwt400.00–415.001,1143
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3417319.90/cwt315.00–325.001,3343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435367.50/cwt365.00–370.001,5992
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478364.93/cwt360.00–370.001,7443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516355.36/cwt345.00–360.001,8345
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558347.51/cwt345.00–350.001,9392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568329.01/cwt322.50–335.001,8693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615321.67/cwt315.00–325.001,9783
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625304.96/cwt300.00–310.001,9062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725270.07/cwt267.50–272.501,9582
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,9061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220340.00/cwt340.00–340.007481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255390.00/cwt390.00–390.009951
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3276326.15/cwt320.00–330.009004
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293347.52/cwt345.00–350.001,0182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3343320.05/cwt310.00–330.001,0984
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382329.96/cwt325.00–335.001,2606
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410313.29/cwt305.00–325.001,2843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418331.23/cwt330.00–335.001,3854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,5211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475314.97/cwt310.00–320.001,4967
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513304.99/cwt302.50–307.501,5652
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532317.47/cwt312.50–322.501,6893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571321.85/cwt317.50–327.501,8384
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576296.85/cwt295.00–297.501,7104
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623239.98/cwt235.00–245.001,4952
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665237.46/cwt235.00–240.001,5792
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3708229.96/cwt220.00–240.001,6282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275416.79/cwt410.00–425.001,1463
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3333
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318414.93/cwt405.00–420.001,3196
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1521
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360396.64/cwt395.00–400.001,4283
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377375.85/cwt365.00–380.001,4175
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383353.35/cwt350.00–360.001,3533
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412373.02/cwt370.00–380.001,5375
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413354.98/cwt350.00–360.001,4664
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463344.97/cwt340.00–350.001,5972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530324.98/cwt322.50–327.501,7222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3489186.00/cwt186.00–186.009104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042122.34/cwt120.00–125.001,2753
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143111.52/cwt110.00–113.001,2752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190120.30/cwt116.00–124.001,4322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298130.51/cwt130.00–131.001,6942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,465151.91/cwt151.00–153.002,2252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523138.43/cwt137.00–140.002,1082
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.