Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-08-13

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Aug 13
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 187▲ 237 vs year ago 16 · +1,481.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 8▼ 18 vs year ago 58 · −31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 186 vs year ago 191 · −97.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.12/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −29.41 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$326.12
18 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.38
vs GA average
−24.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523334.471,7489thin
Medium and Large 2535317.761,7019thin
One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about $47 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 sale18 hd
326.12
—
GA average14 barns · 568 hd
323.74
+2.38
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−24.69
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−29.41
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—Average1,740184.003,2021thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210168.732,04228
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443149.852,1623thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,024144.621,4815thin

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)1,193$2,3402thin

Every lot

74 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 2225510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1481
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1051
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3268427.43/cwt425.00–430.001,1462
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276504.80/cwt500.00–520.001,3934
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323482.40/cwt480.00–485.001,5582
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369457.91/cwt450.00–475.001,6905
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3374385.03/cwt375.00–395.001,4404
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388438.24/cwt430.00–445.001,7003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409416.68/cwt410.00–420.001,7046
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418371.93/cwt365.00–380.001,5553
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2456408.74/cwt405.00–415.001,8644
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587330.87/cwt325.00–340.001,9423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618321.36/cwt317.50–330.001,9864
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265355.00/cwt355.00–355.009411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278430.09/cwt425.00–435.001,1964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334412.86/cwt400.00–425.001,37910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335387.41/cwt370.00–395.001,2984
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372400.29/cwt390.00–410.001,48910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373375.08/cwt370.00–380.001,3995
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3671
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421375.95/cwt370.00–390.001,5839
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421318.62/cwt300.00–325.001,3414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430353.07/cwt350.00–360.001,5185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470360.85/cwt355.00–370.001,6966
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474316.08/cwt300.00–320.001,4985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483336.45/cwt330.00–345.001,6257
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518336.28/cwt330.00–345.001,7428
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529322.84/cwt315.00–330.001,7087
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8634
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673290.26/cwt280.00–300.001,9532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690266.25/cwt262.50–270.001,8372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1481
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278504.95/cwt500.00–510.001,4042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319480.86/cwt470.00–490.001,5345
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328409.43/cwt395.00–425.001,3432
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335457.50/cwt450.00–465.001,5332
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367450.84/cwt440.00–465.001,6555
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385385.10/cwt375.00–395.001,4834
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413357.36/cwt350.00–365.001,4762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425396.06/cwt385.00–400.001,6835
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430408.74/cwt405.00–410.001,7584
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455386.25/cwt375.00–395.001,7574
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480358.28/cwt335.00–375.001,72012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519355.61/cwt355.00–357.501,8464
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540338.32/cwt330.00–345.001,8273
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566336.80/cwt330.00–347.501,9064
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575316.75/cwt310.00–325.001,8213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633288.76/cwt285.00–292.501,8282
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673291.25/cwt290.00–292.501,9602
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0621
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3752248.33/cwt245.00–250.001,8673
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,740184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,2021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%952134.01/cwt130.00–140.001,2763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133160.53/cwt160.00–161.001,8192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143160.64/cwt158.00–162.001,8367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228167.73/cwt163.00–174.002,06016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246183.28/cwt176.00–188.002,2845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443149.85/cwt146.00–155.002,1623
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,339.94/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3402

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.