Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-02-04

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Feb 4
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 142▼ 111 vs year ago 276 · −40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 12 · −41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to sale being closed for weather.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.86/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 17 of 18 comparable sales and sits +45.33 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$400.86
17 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,197
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.67
vs GA average
−30.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552417.452,3066thin
Medium and Large 2545402.512,1946thin
Medium and Large 3547378.962,0725thin
One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $234 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 sale17 hd
400.86
—
GA average12 barns · 394 hd
393.19
+7.67
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−30.68
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+45.33
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—Low1,922200.683,8573thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,350184.532,4912thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,444177.842,5676thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,340161.382,1627thin

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)1,063$3,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,204$2,5543thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,8001thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433537.51/cwt535.00–540.002,3272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455524.00/cwt524.00–524.002,3841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465480.11/cwt470.00–490.002,2332
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3476441.96/cwt435.00–450.002,1045
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513456.20/cwt452.50–460.002,3402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580445.83/cwt442.50–450.002,5863
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621446.00/cwt440.00–452.502,7705
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625435.02/cwt430.00–437.502,7193
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7471
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,9871
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5561
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7561
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758353.76/cwt350.00–357.502,6822
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3765340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285550.06/cwt545.00–555.001,5683
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313524.76/cwt515.00–535.001,6422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371493.79/cwt490.00–495.001,8324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373467.85/cwt460.00–475.001,7452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378430.13/cwt420.00–440.001,6264
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418476.15/cwt465.00–485.001,9905
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423448.69/cwt440.00–460.001,89812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7772
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460457.53/cwt455.00–460.002,1052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483439.24/cwt425.00–447.502,1227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3489397.39/cwt390.00–410.001,9434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505425.00/cwt420.00–430.002,1462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518389.10/cwt380.00–397.502,0163
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536406.26/cwt405.00–410.002,1784
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563395.02/cwt390.00–400.002,2242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576413.67/cwt407.50–425.002,3834
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590363.75/cwt362.50–365.002,1462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619368.55/cwt360.00–377.502,2817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4891
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678358.82/cwt355.00–362.502,4332
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,6101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3331506.40/cwt500.00–515.001,6764
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335527.43/cwt525.00–530.001,7672
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355472.50/cwt470.00–475.001,6772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455465.00/cwt460.00–470.002,1162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478433.59/cwt420.00–440.002,0733
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522415.10/cwt410.00–420.002,1673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,7231
Bulls——2,143209.02/cwt208.00–210.004,4792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,250150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350184.53/cwt180.00–189.002,4912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362185.66/cwt180.00–189.002,5293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,402161.73/cwt160.00–168.002,2675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,525170.02/cwt168.00–172.002,5933
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,706.37/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.