Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-04-01

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Apr 1
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 159▼ 94 vs year ago 186 · −50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 27▼ 7 vs year ago 30 · −23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.0 higher, all feeder classes 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 $379.96/cwt on 7 head, down $8.66 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 18 comparable sales and sits +24.43 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$379.96
▼ 8.66 vs prior sale
7 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,082
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$80.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.59
vs GA average
−43.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543400.002,1702thin
Medium and Large 2543384.932,0884thin
Medium and Large 3580320.001,8561thin
One grade step is worth $80.00/cwt here — about $314 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 sale7 hd
379.96
—
GA average13 barns · 359 hd
399.55
−19.59
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−43.23
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+24.43
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—Average1,825199.633,6433thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,356172.932,3449thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,059152.981,6206thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410448.77/cwt440.00–455.001,8404
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268507.15/cwt500.00–515.001,3592
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3288462.83/cwt450.00–475.001,3332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305510.00/cwt500.00–520.001,5562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4951
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330483.31/cwt475.00–495.001,5953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371468.75/cwt460.00–475.001,7394
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420462.05/cwt450.00–470.001,9417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421477.49/cwt475.00–485.002,0104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424432.30/cwt420.00–440.001,8334
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474441.19/cwt435.00–445.002,0914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530396.57/cwt390.00–400.002,1023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3263550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4472
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318609.76/cwt600.00–620.001,9392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370496.80/cwt480.00–510.001,8383
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463443.35/cwt440.00–450.002,0533
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655332.50/cwt325.00–340.002,1782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,735204.44/cwt200.00–208.003,5472
Bulls——2,005190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,8101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040147.64/cwt145.00–150.001,5352
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068155.65/cwt152.00–159.001,6624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166165.38/cwt160.00–169.001,9285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,5551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,687178.15/cwt173.00–180.003,0053

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.