Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-11-05

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Nov 5
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 203▲ 19 vs year ago 191 · +9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 29▲ 2 vs year ago 13 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.70/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −42.82 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$312.70
21 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.41
vs GA average
−52.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2552319.921,76713thin
Medium and Large 3561300.971,6888thin
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $79 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 sale21 hd
312.70
—
GA average15 barns · 554 hd
319.11
−6.41
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−52.91
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−42.82
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—Low2,063185.333,8243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,355147.211,9954thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,078120.151,2955thin

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)1,245$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$1,2251thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368408.33/cwt405.00–410.001,5033
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,5111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428370.20/cwt365.00–375.001,5842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430347.33/cwt340.00–352.001,4943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483377.95/cwt376.00–380.001,8252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505375.17/cwt368.00–380.001,8953
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529346.43/cwt340.00–362.001,8334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574327.28/cwt320.00–340.001,8794
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612309.66/cwt304.00–320.001,8953
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625326.73/cwt326.00–327.502,0422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230385.00/cwt385.00–385.008861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270406.30/cwt400.00–420.001,0973
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273379.66/cwt375.00–390.001,0363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313371.22/cwt367.50–375.001,1622
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315388.37/cwt380.00–395.001,2237
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330343.43/cwt340.00–350.001,1333
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363352.52/cwt348.00–360.001,2805
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380340.97/cwt340.00–342.001,2962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420344.64/cwt340.00–354.001,44713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428366.14/cwt362.50–370.001,5672
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430335.50/cwt334.00–337.501,4433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480331.56/cwt328.00–336.001,5914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481317.99/cwt305.00–324.001,5307
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527305.23/cwt300.00–310.001,6093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528327.60/cwt320.00–334.001,7306
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573313.34/cwt307.00–328.001,7957
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3581298.42/cwt292.50–304.001,7345
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608309.51/cwt307.00–312.001,8822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627288.28/cwt280.00–295.001,8083
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665286.00/cwt284.00–288.001,9022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678270.67/cwt270.00–272.001,8353
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268437.57/cwt430.00–445.001,1732
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295415.00/cwt405.00–425.001,2242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318449.97/cwt445.00–455.001,4313
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320427.46/cwt425.00–430.001,3682
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,3661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360423.92/cwt418.00–430.001,5262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368389.93/cwt380.00–400.001,4352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374363.17/cwt355.00–378.001,3585
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423342.46/cwt337.50–350.001,4496
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425369.75/cwt360.00–385.001,5716
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458357.03/cwt352.00–362.001,6352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483337.02/cwt336.00–338.001,6282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522321.61/cwt320.00–325.001,6793
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530342.68/cwt336.00–348.001,8163
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562330.69/cwt328.00–334.001,8583
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580303.43/cwt300.00–312.001,7605
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,8692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6871
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,950178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,4711
Bulls——2,120189.00/cwt189.00–189.004,0072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018111.94/cwt108.00–115.001,1402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118125.62/cwt120.00–130.001,4043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355147.21/cwt142.00–150.001,9954
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.