Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-03-25

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 25
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 98▲ 38 vs year ago 121 · +31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $414.48/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +95.20 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$414.48
14 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,218
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.45
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530450.002,3852thin
Medium and Large 2544421.572,2945thin
Medium and Large 3530399.272,1177thin
One grade step is worth $50.73/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd
414.48
—
GA average13 barns · 338 hd
424.93
−10.45
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
+95.20
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

14 sales
430373316259median 319.2803/2505/2707/2209/1610/07
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $272.86, median $319.28 across 14 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—Average1,698202.113,4323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279178.982,28913
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057162.651,71910

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 (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)813$1,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,4502thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385484.94/cwt480.00–490.001,8672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3408453.71/cwt440.00–460.001,8514
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513467.44/cwt462.50–470.002,3983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571428.01/cwt415.00–435.002,4444
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668366.24/cwt365.00–367.502,4462
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328482.39/cwt465.00–499.001,5822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385488.71/cwt470.00–495.001,8828
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429458.10/cwt450.00–465.001,9655
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430430.23/cwt420.00–440.001,8502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437473.39/cwt470.00–477.502,0693
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458451.69/cwt450.00–455.002,0693
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469428.79/cwt425.00–430.002,0114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490407.53/cwt405.00–410.001,9972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518402.54/cwt400.00–405.002,0852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535392.51/cwt387.50–397.502,1004
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560389.93/cwt382.50–397.502,1842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570373.27/cwt370.00–380.002,1283
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665327.48/cwt325.00–330.002,1782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,3391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273579.36/cwt570.00–590.001,5822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324553.67/cwt545.00–565.001,7944
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329500.23/cwt490.00–515.001,6464
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7954
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385519.74/cwt515.00–530.002,0013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419484.75/cwt470.00–500.002,0318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424457.12/cwt450.00–465.001,9387
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473461.24/cwt460.00–465.002,1824
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475434.81/cwt420.00–445.002,0655
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515437.55/cwt432.50–440.002,2533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3521404.98/cwt400.00–410.002,1106
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588397.60/cwt390.00–405.002,3382
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623391.07/cwt382.50–400.002,4362
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625358.69/cwt355.00–362.502,2422
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,8502
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,698202.11/cwt200.00–204.003,4323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945151.03/cwt150.00–152.001,4272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073164.92/cwt161.00–168.001,7707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097175.82/cwt175.00–177.001,9296
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500180.30/cwt179.00–183.002,7056
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38131,875.38/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502

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.