Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-05-07

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, May 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 131▲ 2 vs year ago 117 · +1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 19▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 7 · +71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.22/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +7.95 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$327.22
16 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.78
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521344.981,7976thin
Medium and Large 2526326.331,7166thin
Medium and Large 3564301.941,7034thin
One grade step is worth $43.04/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
327.22
—
GA average13 barns · 382 hd
336.01
−8.78
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
+7.95
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

14 sales
430373316259median 319.2803/2505/2707/2209/1610/07
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $272.86, median $319.28 across 14 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—Low1,400160.692,2496thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,805148.002,6711thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,087133.841,4556thin

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)1,120$1,9252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,8923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,7554thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370414.98/cwt410.00–420.001,5353
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420392.41/cwt390.00–395.001,6482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505371.25/cwt370.00–372.501,8752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8491
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520333.30/cwt330.00–340.001,7333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230425.00/cwt425.00–425.009781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330394.85/cwt390.00–400.001,3032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381367.01/cwt360.00–370.001,3985
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418320.30/cwt310.00–330.001,3392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420368.74/cwt367.50–370.001,5492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,4622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508336.64/cwt330.00–347.501,7103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525313.71/cwt310.00–317.501,6472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,6612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,2542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315387.58/cwt385.00–390.001,2212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323412.36/cwt410.00–415.001,3322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added325480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333429.89/cwt425.00–435.001,4322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420368.76/cwt365.00–375.001,5494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430389.84/cwt385.00–395.001,6763
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458380.00/cwt375.00–385.001,7403
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475347.18/cwt340.00–355.001,6492
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511347.47/cwt340.00–350.001,7765
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526326.33/cwt320.00–337.501,7166
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577299.25/cwt290.00–307.501,7273
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613274.98/cwt270.00–280.001,6862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622322.42/cwt312.50–330.002,0055
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655297.50/cwt295.00–300.001,9492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7921
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3780198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6491
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3610132.50/cwt132.50–132.508081
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3750172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,047143.91/cwt140.00–150.001,5073
Bulls——1,752177.46/cwt174.00–180.003,1093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087133.84/cwt132.00–136.001,4556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,805148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,6711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,2351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,659.00/head2,659.00–2,659.002,6592

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.