Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-12-10

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Dec 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 131▲ 28 vs year ago 130 · +21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 24▲ 5 vs year ago 12 · +41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.96/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 9 of 18 comparable sales and sits −5.56 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$349.96
19 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.91
vs GA average
−28.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545357.041,94611thin
Medium and Large 2550342.401,8847thin
Medium and Large 3505325.001,6411thin
One grade step is worth $32.04/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd
349.96
—
GA average13 barns · 405 hd
339.05
+10.91
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−28.00
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−5.56
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—Average1,490179.002,6671thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258146.221,8409thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,665146.002,4311thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017123.131,2526thin

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)1,030$2,1132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$1,2001thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2288495.13/cwt490.00–500.001,4262
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330476.52/cwt470.00–480.001,5733
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355465.00/cwt460.00–470.001,6512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380490.13/cwt480.00–500.001,8622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411467.43/cwt460.00–475.001,9214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457444.12/cwt432.50–455.002,0303
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508401.66/cwt400.00–405.002,0403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528391.68/cwt385.00–395.002,0686
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563377.53/cwt375.00–380.002,1252
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615352.46/cwt350.00–355.002,1682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615327.56/cwt320.00–335.002,0142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618374.90/cwt370.00–380.002,3172
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316450.98/cwt445.00–455.001,4255
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335405.07/cwt400.00–410.001,3572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375407.47/cwt405.00–410.001,5282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382428.12/cwt420.00–435.001,6353
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408384.97/cwt380.00–390.001,5712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416421.49/cwt410.00–440.001,7537
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466399.76/cwt390.00–415.001,8634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477351.71/cwt350.00–355.001,6783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483372.13/cwt365.00–385.001,7977
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514367.02/cwt365.00–375.001,8865
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528348.63/cwt340.00–355.001,8414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571348.73/cwt340.00–352.501,9916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580334.09/cwt330.00–337.501,9383
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618333.03/cwt330.00–337.502,0585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675317.52/cwt315.00–320.002,1432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310522.38/cwt515.00–530.001,6192
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332455.15/cwt450.00–460.001,5113
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368482.56/cwt475.00–490.001,7766
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371460.93/cwt450.00–470.001,7105
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415447.92/cwt440.00–465.001,8595
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420429.88/cwt420.00–435.001,8054
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1456428.70/cwt410.00–445.001,9554
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466397.52/cwt385.00–405.001,8524
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475362.50/cwt360.00–365.001,7222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520396.60/cwt390.00–400.002,0623
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1683
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,490179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,6671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933115.65/cwt114.00–117.001,0792
Cows—Boner 80-85%985135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032123.83/cwt120.00–129.001,2783
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250145.46/cwt143.00–146.001,8185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363151.24/cwt151.00–152.002,0613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,4311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.