Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-12-03

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Dec 3
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 163▼ 58 vs year ago 189 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 19▼ 5 vs year ago 29 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the Thanksgiving Holiday last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.57/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −24.95 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$330.57
9 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.70
vs GA average
−39.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512343.451,7585thin
Medium and Large 2585321.441,8802thin
Medium and Large 3548307.501,6842thin
One grade step is worth $35.95/cwt here — about $75 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 sale9 hd
330.57
—
GA average13 barns · 385 hd
327.87
+2.70
National average194 barns · 19,992 hd
370.45
−39.88
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−24.95
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—High1,124142.301,6006thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440140.002,0161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235138.671,7128thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,011116.431,1774thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275412.27/cwt400.00–425.001,1342
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373462.08/cwt450.00–475.001,7242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420432.05/cwt420.00–445.001,8152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473409.87/cwt405.00–415.001,9392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480391.25/cwt385.00–395.001,8784
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515368.77/cwt367.50–370.001,8992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538357.49/cwt355.00–360.001,9232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563368.77/cwt367.50–370.002,0762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615354.98/cwt352.50–357.502,1834
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655320.00/cwt315.00–325.002,0962
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3271
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665303.81/cwt300.00–307.502,0202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2709300.62/cwt300.00–302.502,1314
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215412.38/cwt410.00–415.008872
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1258447.48/cwt445.00–450.001,1542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1171
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325377.42/cwt375.00–380.001,2272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337401.71/cwt400.00–405.001,3543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370406.22/cwt400.00–415.001,5034
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420393.78/cwt392.50–395.001,6542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425369.76/cwt365.00–375.001,5712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435348.75/cwt345.00–352.501,5172
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473326.24/cwt325.00–327.501,5432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481346.23/cwt345.00–350.001,6656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512343.45/cwt337.50–350.001,7585
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585321.44/cwt310.00–332.501,8802
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620335.12/cwt330.00–340.002,0782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7162
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420418.53/cwt415.00–425.001,7583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482369.14/cwt365.00–372.501,7793
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568345.13/cwt335.00–355.001,9602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8831
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8151
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080142.31/cwt140.00–147.001,5373
Bulls——1,150152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7481
Bulls——1,178137.42/cwt137.00–138.001,6192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975123.91/cwt120.00–126.001,2083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185134.83/cwt130.00–139.001,5985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318145.08/cwt140.00–150.001,9123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0161

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.