Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-09-17

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Sep 17
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 178▼ 9 vs year ago 142 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 40 · +5.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 42 vs year ago 48 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.37/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −26.15 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$329.37
15 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.24
vs GA average
−30.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539341.721,8429thin
Medium and Large 2513322.501,6544thin
Medium and Large 3565287.541,6252thin
One grade step is worth $54.18/cwt here — about $218 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 sale15 hd
329.37
—
GA average16 barns · 743 hd
343.61
−14.24
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−30.29
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−26.15
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—Low1,265177.502,2452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,286157.312,02318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,549149.172,3105thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,069140.601,50315

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$2,3793thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223584.61/cwt580.00–590.001,3042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510371.57/cwt365.00–380.001,8953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615352.54/cwt350.00–355.002,1682
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0711
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225542.56/cwt540.00–545.001,2212
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268463.60/cwt460.00–470.001,2423
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273428.62/cwt410.00–445.001,1702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328433.17/cwt415.00–450.001,4213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330392.27/cwt385.00–400.001,2942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357360.02/cwt345.00–370.001,2853
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363385.03/cwt380.00–390.001,3982
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411371.22/cwt370.00–375.001,5264
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412343.36/cwt340.00–350.001,4153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426324.87/cwt320.00–335.001,3844
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457336.68/cwt330.00–340.001,5393
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458353.31/cwt350.00–360.001,6183
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513322.50/cwt315.00–330.001,6544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522339.13/cwt335.00–350.001,7705
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558327.40/cwt320.00–335.001,8272
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563362.51/cwt360.00–365.002,0412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565287.54/cwt285.00–290.001,6252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624328.89/cwt320.00–335.002,0524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668307.53/cwt305.00–310.002,0542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715298.26/cwt295.00–305.002,1333
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2961
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278482.57/cwt480.00–485.001,3422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317397.84/cwt385.00–415.001,2613
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327435.05/cwt430.00–440.001,4233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365425.05/cwt420.00–430.001,5513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368380.17/cwt375.00–385.001,3992
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368362.59/cwt360.00–365.001,3342
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418372.87/cwt365.00–385.001,5595
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435346.59/cwt340.00–350.001,5083
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462363.36/cwt360.00–365.001,6793
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463336.89/cwt330.00–350.001,5605
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516348.13/cwt340.00–355.001,7965
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560295.04/cwt290.00–300.001,6522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565335.04/cwt330.00–340.001,8934
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570322.59/cwt320.00–325.001,8392
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8141
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668282.42/cwt275.00–290.001,8872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0321
Bulls——1,335185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011129.34/cwt126.00–136.001,3084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018155.96/cwt154.00–158.001,5882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106142.19/cwt138.00–150.001,5739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205159.48/cwt155.00–164.001,92212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,448149.76/cwt148.00–152.002,1695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,4511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498144.31/cwt140.00–148.002,1623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625156.47/cwt155.00–158.002,5432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2802,169.14/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1692

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.