Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-10-29

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Oct 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 161▲ 13 vs year ago 190 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 42 · −31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 7▼ 7 vs year ago 14 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Feeder bulls sharply lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.87/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −43.65 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$311.87
18 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.07
vs GA average
−63.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2546317.411,73212thin
Medium and Large 3568300.781,7076thin
One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $24 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 sale18 hd
311.87
—
GA average13 barns · 423 hd
311.93
−0.07
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−63.02
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−43.65
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—Average1,393163.392,2776thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490152.352,2703thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,100149.111,6406thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average970120.551,1699thin

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)1,300$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)952$1,5933thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393389.97/cwt385.00–395.001,5332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418389.85/cwt385.00–395.001,6302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425404.92/cwt400.00–410.001,7213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433348.71/cwt340.00–360.001,5104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472346.43/cwt340.00–360.001,6353
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475387.53/cwt385.00–390.001,8412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518357.55/cwt350.00–365.001,8524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570339.82/cwt330.00–350.001,9372
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625331.29/cwt330.00–332.502,0712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727314.49/cwt310.00–320.002,2865
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758312.52/cwt307.50–317.502,3692
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,2601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3321357.87/cwt350.00–375.001,1495
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323384.73/cwt380.00–390.001,2432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383376.27/cwt375.00–377.501,4412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385388.01/cwt380.00–395.001,4945
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415346.67/cwt330.00–360.001,4393
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430383.54/cwt375.00–390.001,64910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458377.47/cwt370.00–395.001,7294
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477346.48/cwt340.00–360.001,6537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510335.97/cwt330.00–340.001,7135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545310.00/cwt300.00–320.001,6902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571304.16/cwt300.00–315.001,7377
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3579296.17/cwt290.00–300.001,7154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8363
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624289.64/cwt285.00–295.001,8076
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329401.29/cwt400.00–405.001,3204
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367365.02/cwt360.00–370.001,3403
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370377.53/cwt375.00–380.001,3972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415372.50/cwt370.00–375.001,5462
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435341.04/cwt320.00–350.001,4846
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469331.43/cwt320.00–340.001,5547
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526340.87/cwt330.00–345.001,7936
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3531318.73/cwt310.00–325.001,6924
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579331.19/cwt325.00–340.001,9184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585296.57/cwt285.00–305.001,7353
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,8142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7132
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3733250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,248152.68/cwt150.00–155.001,9052
Bulls——1,298162.99/cwt162.00–165.002,1163
Bulls——1,970186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,6641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%964127.30/cwt120.00–130.001,2275
Cows—Lean 85-90%967105.81/cwt101.00–110.001,0233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,067150.35/cwt150.00–151.001,6043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123139.82/cwt138.00–142.001,5702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,8861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490152.35/cwt149.00–157.002,2703
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,790.11/head1,675.00–1,875.001,7902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.