Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-04-08

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Apr 8
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 92▼ 39 vs year ago 149 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 23▲ 17 vs year ago 15 · +113.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 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 $388.24/cwt on 7 head, down $0.37 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 18 comparable sales and sits +32.72 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$388.24
▼ 0.37 vs prior sale
7 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,138
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$57
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.84
vs GA average
−40.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2533393.752,0972thin
Medium and Large 1558386.042,1545thin
One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about −$57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
388.24
—
GA average14 barns · 330 hd
402.09
−13.84
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−40.12
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+32.72
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—Low1,503203.333,0573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,265181.932,30217
CowsLean 85-90%Average997162.881,6249thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$2,6086

Every lot

58 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325551.25/cwt545.00–560.001,7924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485459.90/cwt450.00–470.002,2312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610421.63/cwt415.00–430.002,5723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2643390.03/cwt382.50–397.502,5082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663385.06/cwt380.00–390.002,5532
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,7711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6831
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260544.97/cwt530.00–555.001,4173
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338509.89/cwt505.00–515.001,7232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360509.86/cwt500.00–520.001,8352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360490.00/cwt480.00–500.001,7642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367476.68/cwt470.00–480.001,7493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9951
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425437.32/cwt430.00–445.001,8592
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430455.12/cwt450.00–460.001,9574
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475448.44/cwt440.00–455.002,1303
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558386.04/cwt380.00–395.002,1545
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228625.33/cwt615.00–635.001,4262
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315553.71/cwt540.00–560.001,7444
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3338506.50/cwt500.00–520.001,7123
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368507.24/cwt500.00–515.001,8672
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373467.38/cwt465.00–470.001,7432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475461.68/cwt450.00–470.002,1933
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478444.87/cwt440.00–450.002,1262
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521429.98/cwt420.00–440.002,2404
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522411.74/cwt405.00–420.002,1493
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588387.47/cwt385.00–390.002,2782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625321.67/cwt320.00–325.002,0103
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2643344.98/cwt340.00–350.002,2182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,0101
Bulls——1,530190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,9071
Bulls——1,560208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6081
Cows—Lean 85-90%996158.40/cwt152.00–172.001,5784
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013165.09/cwt160.00–169.001,6724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144174.81/cwt169.00–179.002,0007
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350186.92/cwt181.00–190.002,52310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0252,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.