Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-04-23

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Apr 23
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 167▲ 16 vs year ago 163 · +9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 13 · −15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 6▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls 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 $297.24/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −58.29 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$297.24
22 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.35
vs GA average
−32.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555312.111,7327thin
Medium and Large 2546303.061,6538thin
Medium and Large 3567275.711,5647thin
One grade step is worth $36.39/cwt here — about $168 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 sale22 hd
297.24
—
GA average14 barns · 395 hd
310.59
−13.35
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−32.71
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−58.29
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—Average1,495160.002,3921thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360135.941,8492thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,080134.741,4557thin

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)1,170$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$1,9138

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3240410.00/cwt410.00–410.009841
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2243432.53/cwt430.00–435.001,0512
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2267433.19/cwt430.00–435.001,1573
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3023
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422386.40/cwt380.00–395.001,6317
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.03/cwt345.00–355.001,8383
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558357.51/cwt355.00–360.001,9952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585304.96/cwt300.00–310.001,7842
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592323.32/cwt320.00–330.001,9143
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2719274.90/cwt270.00–285.001,9774
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758273.36/cwt270.00–280.002,0723
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3800245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270364.91/cwt360.00–370.009852
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276390.29/cwt380.00–400.001,0775
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324348.69/cwt345.00–355.001,1304
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355326.25/cwt325.00–330.001,1584
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368363.76/cwt360.00–365.001,3394
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375381.62/cwt380.00–385.001,4313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416362.01/cwt355.00–365.001,5065
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417373.36/cwt370.00–375.001,5573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459325.95/cwt320.00–335.001,4965
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468365.13/cwt360.00–370.001,7092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490309.56/cwt300.00–315.001,5175
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530332.50/cwt330.00–335.001,7622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535310.37/cwt300.00–320.001,6605
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563290.87/cwt285.00–297.501,6383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565303.95/cwt300.00–310.001,7175
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3581273.00/cwt270.00–282.501,5865
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620253.90/cwt247.50–260.001,5742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623270.07/cwt267.50–272.501,6832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628286.17/cwt280.00–290.001,7974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727237.51/cwt230.00–242.501,7273
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6471
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783241.25/cwt240.00–242.501,8892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255350.00/cwt350.00–350.008931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375337.63/cwt335.00–340.001,2662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377394.82/cwt385.00–400.001,4883
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413356.21/cwt350.00–375.001,4714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423389.85/cwt385.00–395.001,6492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470374.95/cwt370.00–380.001,7622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486350.62/cwt345.00–360.001,7044
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578291.64/cwt285.00–300.001,6863
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,495160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%993140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115132.64/cwt130.00–137.001,4795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360135.94/cwt135.00–137.001,8492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.