Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-01-14

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jan 14
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 225▼ 25 vs year ago 197 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 31▼ 13 vs year ago 39 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 57▲ 10 vs year ago 9 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.87/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 12 of 18 comparable sales and sits +5.35 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$360.87
23 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.44
vs GA average
−52.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510400.002,0403thin
Medium and Large 2544367.711,99911thin
Medium and Large 3562339.461,9079thin
One grade step is worth $60.54/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd
360.87
—
GA average15 barns · 609 hd
362.31
−1.44
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−52.61
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+5.35
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—Average1,207170.932,0633thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,219156.051,9027thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,298149.001,9332thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,030140.761,4506thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$2,4464thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)849$2,1094thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)832$2,2876

Every lot

73 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7671
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370497.43/cwt495.00–500.001,8402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423463.19/cwt460.00–470.001,9593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438445.09/cwt440.00–450.001,9492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468417.30/cwt410.00–425.001,9532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523438.54/cwt432.50–445.002,2942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,5481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,3691
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277499.85/cwt495.00–505.001,3853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312496.52/cwt490.00–500.001,5493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328461.45/cwt450.00–470.001,5143
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371457.18/cwt450.00–465.001,6967
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378429.98/cwt420.00–445.001,6256
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430412.35/cwt400.00–425.001,7732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435442.79/cwt430.00–455.001,9262
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460421.65/cwt415.00–430.001,9403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473398.29/cwt395.00–400.001,8843
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510400.00/cwt395.00–405.002,0403
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516379.14/cwt365.00–385.001,9566
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530344.86/cwt340.00–350.001,8282
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571337.92/cwt325.00–345.001,9307
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577354.00/cwt350.00–360.002,0435
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618384.90/cwt380.00–390.002,3792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635323.33/cwt320.00–325.002,0533
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3672313.25/cwt300.00–320.002,1053
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683372.55/cwt370.00–375.002,5452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265556.79/cwt550.00–560.001,4753
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279576.55/cwt570.00–590.001,6094
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315558.15/cwt550.00–570.001,7583
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320530.16/cwt520.00–540.001,6972
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3338500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375491.08/cwt485.00–500.001,8425
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416471.79/cwt460.00–485.001,9635
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423443.09/cwt435.00–450.001,8743
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467431.43/cwt420.00–440.002,0153
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478398.25/cwt390.00–410.001,9046
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508363.28/cwt355.00–375.001,8453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0941
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555386.67/cwt380.00–390.002,1463
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,4931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1242
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3763275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9281
Bulls——1,208176.39/cwt175.00–178.002,1312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,020178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,8161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056144.51/cwt140.00–148.001,5265
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,150145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175142.18/cwt140.00–144.001,6712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291157.49/cwt153.00–160.002,0334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,2111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Small 1-27402,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Small 1-28632,168.41/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2932,717.99/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7182
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37832,130.51/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002

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.