Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-03-11

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 130▼ 52 vs year ago 174 · −29.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 4 vs year ago 22 · −18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.60/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 14 of 18 comparable sales and sits +33.07 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$388.60
7 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.16
vs GA average
−25.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2528392.532,0716thin
Medium and Large 3510365.001,8621thin
One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $210 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 sale7 hd
388.60
—
GA average13 barns · 363 hd
387.43
+1.16
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−25.18
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+33.07
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—Average1,805180.003,2491thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,097161.951,7778thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458150.572,1952thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low921126.951,1696thin

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)972$2,7336
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$3,0234thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,2041
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3255502.50/cwt500.00–505.001,2812
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1121
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490447.47/cwt445.00–450.002,1932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518438.34/cwt435.00–440.002,2713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,3841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,6641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268520.14/cwt515.00–525.001,3942
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270477.50/cwt470.00–490.001,2894
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3321473.60/cwt465.00–480.001,5204
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330495.14/cwt485.00–500.001,6345
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365486.23/cwt475.00–495.001,7754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379506.24/cwt500.00–515.001,9194
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413477.52/cwt475.00–480.001,9724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418466.24/cwt465.00–467.501,9492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428440.03/cwt435.00–445.001,8832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458429.95/cwt420.00–440.001,9692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460460.05/cwt455.00–465.002,1162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490384.42/cwt375.00–392.501,8844
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510396.26/cwt390.00–400.002,0214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563385.07/cwt380.00–390.002,1682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621360.61/cwt360.00–362.502,2394
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1931
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318454.80/cwt450.00–460.001,4462
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7422
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380453.33/cwt450.00–460.001,7233
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423440.27/cwt425.00–455.001,8624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436477.55/cwt475.00–480.002,0824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463480.03/cwt475.00–485.002,2232
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478461.71/cwt450.00–470.002,2073
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488422.46/cwt420.00–425.002,0622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513384.95/cwt375.00–395.001,9752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523433.30/cwt425.00–445.002,2663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605395.00/cwt390.00–400.002,3902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,805180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,2491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888112.27/cwt110.00–115.009972
Cows—Lean 85-90%925132.38/cwt130.00–136.001,2253
Cows—Lean 85-90%975140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3651
Cows—Boner 80-85%985175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,003150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157164.12/cwt160.00–168.001,8995
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458150.57/cwt148.00–153.002,1952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Small 2-36952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Small 1-28202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2073,099.38/head3,050.00–3,150.003,0993
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0133,022.59/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0234

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.