Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-09-24

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Sep 24
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 133▲ 23 vs year ago 128 · +18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 42▼ 1 vs year ago 31 · −3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 0 vs year ago 11 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, and 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 $304.10/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −51.42 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$304.10
11 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.83
vs GA average
−61.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544338.761,8434thin
Medium and Large 2540314.951,7012thin
Medium and Large 3522272.041,4205thin
One grade step is worth $66.72/cwt here — about $423 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 sale11 hd
304.10
—
GA average14 barns · 510 hd
336.93
−32.83
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−61.75
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−51.42
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—Average1,740170.502,9672thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,287162.422,0904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,271152.821,94215
CowsLean 85-90%High1,072138.761,4887thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$1,9502thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618364.90/cwt360.00–370.002,2552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265412.50/cwt410.00–415.001,0932
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278464.37/cwt455.00–475.001,2912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318374.90/cwt370.00–385.001,1924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321402.22/cwt395.00–420.001,2914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333358.25/cwt350.00–365.001,1933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360382.47/cwt380.00–385.001,3772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371370.60/cwt360.00–375.001,3758
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380334.74/cwt320.00–350.001,2723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410333.88/cwt320.00–345.001,3695
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421380.04/cwt370.00–390.001,6004
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422353.52/cwt350.00–360.001,4923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465362.45/cwt360.00–365.001,6852
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473327.78/cwt320.00–335.001,5502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475347.53/cwt345.00–350.001,6514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513344.93/cwt340.00–350.001,7692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522272.04/cwt265.00–275.001,4205
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540314.95/cwt310.00–320.001,7012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575332.59/cwt330.00–335.001,9122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613305.06/cwt300.00–310.001,8702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618330.02/cwt325.00–335.002,0402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663319.94/cwt315.00–325.002,1212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663291.66/cwt285.00–300.001,9343
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723292.53/cwt290.00–295.002,1152
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2101
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1761
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2279487.04/cwt475.00–500.001,3595
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283535.53/cwt515.00–555.001,5162
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,1752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310517.78/cwt500.00–535.001,6052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318408.22/cwt400.00–420.001,2983
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320482.15/cwt475.00–490.001,5432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371401.33/cwt390.00–410.001,4894
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375439.93/cwt435.00–450.001,6503
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410362.35/cwt350.00–375.001,4862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423429.59/cwt420.00–440.001,8172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425401.31/cwt390.00–410.001,7064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460332.50/cwt320.00–345.001,5302
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485368.44/cwt360.00–375.001,7873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528357.51/cwt355.00–360.001,8882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580312.52/cwt310.00–315.001,8132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615303.36/cwt300.00–310.001,8663
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0161
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763252.49/cwt250.00–255.001,9262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,8301
Bulls——1,765176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,1061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058143.83/cwt140.00–149.001,5223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083134.95/cwt130.00–138.001,4624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,090188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175144.88/cwt140.00–148.001,7026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274155.51/cwt151.00–160.001,9816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,352153.89/cwt149.00–158.002,0813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,457163.30/cwt161.00–167.002,3793
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.