Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-08-27

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Aug 27
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 144▲ 107 vs year ago 146 · +73.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 40▼ 6 vs year ago 25 · −24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 18▼ 13 vs year ago 16 · −81.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.22/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −20.30 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$335.22
22 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.93
vs GA average
−34.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544356.711,9416thin
Medium and Large 2529332.691,76011thin
Medium and Large 3538315.011,6945thin
One grade step is worth $41.70/cwt here — about $246 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 sale22 hd
335.22
—
GA average13 barns · 500 hd
336.15
−0.93
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−34.59
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−20.30
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—Low1,516180.482,7364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,308160.882,1038thin
CowsLean 85-90%High981145.321,4264thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$3,1502thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3571
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273507.98/cwt500.00–515.001,3872
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335402.54/cwt400.00–405.001,3492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380388.87/cwt375.00–410.001,4784
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385455.06/cwt450.00–460.001,7522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2406418.80/cwt400.00–435.001,7004
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417463.12/cwt450.00–470.001,9313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3429363.92/cwt345.00–375.001,5616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466405.89/cwt395.00–420.001,8915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469368.57/cwt360.00–375.001,7294
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472339.16/cwt320.00–350.001,60110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528349.95/cwt340.00–365.001,8486
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530326.82/cwt310.00–335.001,7323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568360.84/cwt355.00–375.002,0506
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580341.16/cwt335.00–350.001,9794
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620309.76/cwt300.00–320.001,9212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624360.89/cwt355.00–370.002,2525
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683327.42/cwt320.00–335.002,2362
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263461.68/cwt460.00–465.001,2143
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270405.37/cwt395.00–415.001,0942
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273364.91/cwt350.00–380.009963
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313410.18/cwt400.00–425.001,2844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363389.89/cwt385.00–395.001,4153
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378414.01/cwt400.00–425.001,5654
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379349.04/cwt340.00–360.001,3235
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413408.65/cwt395.00–425.001,6884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419352.80/cwt340.00–360.001,4787
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421375.49/cwt370.00–385.001,58111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466327.20/cwt310.00–335.001,5257
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469368.57/cwt365.00–375.001,7297
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484347.51/cwt345.00–350.001,6824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522333.86/cwt330.00–345.001,7439
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523358.38/cwt350.00–365.001,8743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523316.69/cwt310.00–320.001,6563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560327.43/cwt320.00–335.001,8342
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560312.48/cwt310.00–315.001,7502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565355.04/cwt350.00–360.002,0063
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613332.47/cwt330.00–335.002,0382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327479.97/cwt470.00–490.001,5705
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368473.55/cwt460.00–485.001,7434
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375380.20/cwt375.00–385.001,4262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377425.18/cwt415.00–435.001,6033
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423449.73/cwt435.00–465.001,9022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425410.06/cwt405.00–415.001,7435
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460391.59/cwt385.00–400.001,8013
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477346.46/cwt330.00–355.001,6536
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521341.97/cwt330.00–350.001,78210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528310.14/cwt300.00–320.001,6382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568324.97/cwt320.00–335.001,8468
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608311.66/cwt310.00–315.001,8953
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0102
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1751
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,015160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6241
Bulls——1,683187.31/cwt184.00–192.003,1523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950144.09/cwt138.00–148.001,3693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218161.18/cwt159.00–166.001,9635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430153.06/cwt151.00–155.002,1892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,510175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6431
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502

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.