Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-02-25

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Feb 25
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 177▼ 114 vs year ago 287 · −39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 16▼ 33 vs year ago 51 · −64.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 13 vs year ago 4 · +325.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.79/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 17 of 18 comparable sales and sits +37.27 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$392.79
18 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.31
vs GA average
−37.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540404.132,1806thin
Medium and Large 2528399.182,1086thin
Medium and Large 3537375.072,0146thin
One grade step is worth $29.06/cwt here — about $166 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 sale18 hd
392.79
—
GA average13 barns · 312 hd
401.10
−8.31
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−37.62
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+37.27
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—Low1,488168.662,5105thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,108180.091,9955thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,330145.001,9291thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,100139.521,5344thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,50010

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323571.10/cwt560.00–580.001,8454
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373525.17/cwt520.00–530.001,9592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381541.26/cwt535.00–545.002,0624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410539.88/cwt530.00–550.002,2142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423513.16/cwt500.00–525.002,1715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425481.87/cwt475.00–490.002,0488
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460497.47/cwt495.00–500.002,2882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472469.83/cwt460.00–480.002,2187
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490450.00/cwt445.00–455.002,2052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525429.81/cwt425.00–435.002,2572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563436.60/cwt430.00–440.002,4583
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3673377.42/cwt370.00–385.002,5402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,0561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270545.19/cwt540.00–550.001,4722
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323539.85/cwt535.00–545.001,7443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367525.86/cwt515.00–535.001,9306
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368472.59/cwt470.00–475.001,7392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385496.13/cwt485.00–505.001,9109
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420484.94/cwt480.00–490.002,0373
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423469.79/cwt465.00–475.001,9872
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435433.18/cwt420.00–440.001,8843
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461447.04/cwt435.00–450.002,0615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462461.71/cwt455.00–465.002,1333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472413.57/cwt400.00–420.001,9523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522409.92/cwt405.00–415.002,1403
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3524377.60/cwt370.00–385.001,9794
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528399.18/cwt395.00–400.002,1086
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557398.34/cwt395.00–400.002,2193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605377.50/cwt375.00–380.002,2842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607393.32/cwt390.00–400.002,3873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618353.80/cwt350.00–360.002,1864
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677355.02/cwt350.00–365.002,4033
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295595.00/cwt590.00–600.001,7552
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8531
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368527.48/cwt525.00–530.001,9412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520445.02/cwt440.00–450.002,3143
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2051
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570409.87/cwt405.00–415.002,3362
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205157.93/cwt155.00–160.001,9032
Bulls——1,677175.82/cwt170.00–180.002,9493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%850132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090183.24/cwt178.00–187.001,9972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095188.99/cwt188.00–190.002,0692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,8251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183142.02/cwt140.00–145.001,6803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9291
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50010

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.