Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-04-22

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Apr 22
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 113▼ 34 vs year ago 179 · −19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 22▲ 25 vs year ago 11 · +227.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 13 · +230.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 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 $390.96/cwt on 16 head, down $27.03 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 18 comparable sales and sits +35.44 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$390.96
▼ 27.03 vs prior sale
16 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,099
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.44
vs GA average
−31.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542406.202,2025thin
Medium and Large 2532392.522,0886thin
Medium and Large 3538373.852,0115thin
One grade step is worth $32.35/cwt here — about $192 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 sale16 hd
390.96
—
GA average13 barns · 485 hd
394.40
−3.44
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−31.21
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+35.44
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—Low1,221167.492,04410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,491174.002,5944thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,067164.551,7567thin
CowsLean 85-90%High875142.321,2455thin

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)1,103$2,2863thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)630$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)659$1,6244thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,91316

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313639.73/cwt630.00–660.002,0023
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320613.09/cwt600.00–625.001,9622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378504.83/cwt500.00–510.001,9082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438442.54/cwt440.00–445.001,9382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465466.63/cwt460.00–475.002,1703
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538447.47/cwt445.00–450.002,4072
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568436.26/cwt435.00–437.502,4782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2643372.49/cwt370.00–375.002,3952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2151
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325542.96/cwt535.00–550.001,7652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335467.28/cwt460.00–475.001,5652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370451.60/cwt445.00–460.001,6713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408452.52/cwt450.00–455.001,8464
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435438.31/cwt435.00–440.001,9073
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470415.07/cwt400.00–425.001,9515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472439.03/cwt435.00–445.002,0725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507405.02/cwt400.00–410.002,0533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508427.49/cwt425.00–430.002,1722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526379.81/cwt370.00–390.001,9984
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557380.03/cwt375.00–390.002,1173
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,2153
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625376.87/cwt370.00–387.502,3554
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0741
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,8361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426431.29/cwt425.00–440.001,8374
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430468.08/cwt455.00–480.002,0133
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475457.42/cwt450.00–465.002,1732
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480421.58/cwt410.00–435.002,0243
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522386.45/cwt375.00–400.002,0173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523417.56/cwt415.00–420.002,1842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2602
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613393.77/cwt390.00–397.502,4142
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,038153.46/cwt150.00–157.001,5932
Bulls——1,093166.02/cwt161.00–169.001,8155
Bulls——1,555179.29/cwt178.00–180.002,7883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
Cows—Lean 85-90%865143.87/cwt140.00–145.001,2443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,031165.17/cwt160.00–169.001,7035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491174.00/cwt170.00–178.002,5944
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-26302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Small 2-36591,624.29/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,286.10/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2863
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,80014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002

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.