Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-07-23

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 114▲ 63 vs year ago 128 · +49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 36 vs year ago 59 · −61.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits −0.48 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$318.80
34 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.21
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545336.561,8345thin
Medium and Large 2542320.671,73722
Medium and Large 3523300.231,5707thin
One grade step is worth $36.32/cwt here — about $264 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 sale34 hd
318.80
—
GA average14 barns · 500 hd
315.58
+3.21
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
−0.48
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—Low1,572170.392,6784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,290152.621,9699thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028118.801,2215thin

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)1,177$2,3488
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)979$2,1833thin

Every lot

64 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388390.03/cwt385.00–395.001,5132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425422.15/cwt415.00–430.001,7942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440370.04/cwt360.00–380.001,6283
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458379.95/cwt370.00–390.001,7402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469356.96/cwt350.00–365.001,6745
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470333.47/cwt332.00–335.001,5672
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510356.08/cwt350.00–362.501,8164
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517336.42/cwt327.50–347.501,7393
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558346.23/cwt345.00–347.501,9324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569332.48/cwt325.00–340.001,8924
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220425.00/cwt425.00–425.009351
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280380.18/cwt375.00–385.001,0652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328336.62/cwt335.00–340.001,1043
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330355.00/cwt350.00–360.001,1722
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340388.41/cwt380.00–395.001,3213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2354345.02/cwt340.00–350.001,2214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1393371.65/cwt370.00–375.001,4613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413307.58/cwt300.00–320.001,2704
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425347.45/cwt345.00–355.001,4776
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425333.05/cwt330.00–340.001,4155
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457286.37/cwt280.00–302.001,3095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462325.02/cwt320.00–330.001,5026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478346.66/cwt340.00–352.501,6573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505330.06/cwt322.50–342.501,6674
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3507286.58/cwt280.00–300.001,4533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514312.36/cwt305.00–320.001,6065
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573306.63/cwt300.00–310.001,7573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615252.56/cwt250.00–255.001,5532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3218389.20/cwt380.00–400.008482
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0231
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270463.06/cwt455.00–470.001,2502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327353.47/cwt350.00–360.001,1563
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331455.00/cwt445.00–465.001,5067
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359350.03/cwt340.00–360.001,2574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375387.43/cwt380.00–395.001,4534
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3403333.79/cwt325.00–340.001,3454
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418389.79/cwt385.00–395.001,6292
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440359.89/cwt350.00–370.001,5842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460320.05/cwt310.00–330.001,4726
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463343.43/cwt335.00–355.001,5906
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3504306.38/cwt300.00–312.001,5445
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515345.15/cwt340.00–350.001,7782
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525324.79/cwt320.00–332.001,70513
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565330.83/cwt330.00–332.501,8693
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566314.72/cwt300.00–325.001,7819
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570284.87/cwt280.00–290.001,6242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612283.43/cwt275.00–295.001,7353
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618300.02/cwt297.50–302.501,8543
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3643271.25/cwt270.00–272.501,7442
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8881
Bulls——1,702173.85/cwt171.00–175.002,9593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985107.66/cwt105.00–110.001,0602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057126.22/cwt120.00–130.001,3343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265154.01/cwt151.00–157.001,9486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365144.24/cwt143.00–146.001,9692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0182,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,452.08/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2182,034.19/head1,850.00–2,175.002,0342

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.