Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-07-16

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 16
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 155▼ 95 vs year ago 209 · −45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 26▼ 38 vs year ago 55 · −69.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.29/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 5 of 18 comparable sales and sits −33.24 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$322.29
13 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.07
vs GA average
−16.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532337.481,7967thin
Medium and Large 2555320.621,7804thin
Medium and Large 3580272.481,5802thin
One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
322.29
—
GA average14 barns · 752 hd
326.36
−4.07
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−16.45
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−33.24
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—Low1,323153.782,0352thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,037158.071,6384thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low905131.521,19011

Every lot

57 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1211
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3231
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420393.76/cwt392.50–395.001,6542
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515372.50/cwt370.00–375.001,9183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205435.00/cwt435.00–435.008921
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369394.23/cwt390.00–405.001,4555
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373333.30/cwt330.00–340.001,2433
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415368.37/cwt365.00–370.001,5293
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430346.22/cwt345.00–350.001,4894
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458317.46/cwt310.00–325.001,4542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474346.89/cwt342.50–355.001,6444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477336.68/cwt330.00–340.001,6066
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520340.03/cwt337.50–342.501,7685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563331.09/cwt324.50–337.501,8642
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567320.82/cwt320.00–322.501,8193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580272.48/cwt270.00–275.001,5802
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233415.81/cwt400.00–430.009692
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340441.67/cwt440.00–445.001,5023
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380425.13/cwt415.00–435.001,6152
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381397.54/cwt395.00–400.001,5154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420392.50/cwt390.00–395.001,6492
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428347.51/cwt345.00–350.001,4872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465367.45/cwt365.00–370.001,7092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470320.05/cwt315.00–325.001,5042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479350.58/cwt345.00–357.501,6794
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520348.30/cwt345.00–352.501,8116
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524345.64/cwt345.00–347.501,8114
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613327.47/cwt325.00–330.002,0072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665271.19/cwt267.50–275.001,8032
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3540212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,323153.78/cwt150.00–160.002,0352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%748114.64/cwt110.00–118.008583
Cows—Boner 80-85%835167.46/cwt165.00–170.001,3982
Cows—Lean 85-90%888144.41/cwt143.00–146.001,2823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009133.91/cwt130.00–138.001,3515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238148.68/cwt147.00–150.001,8412

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.