Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-05-13

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, May 13
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 137▲ 53 vs year ago 132 · +40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 10 vs year ago 6 · +166.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 17 vs year ago 20 · −85.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and Replacements lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.51/cwt on 8 head, down $36.31 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 18 comparable sales and sits −3.02 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$352.51
▼ 36.31 vs prior sale
8 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$374
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.51
vs GA average
−64.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538395.002,1232thin
Medium and Large 2550356.681,9633thin
Medium and Large 3547320.001,7493thin
One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $374 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 sale8 hd
352.51
—
GA average14 barns · 294 hd
385.01
−32.51
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−64.61
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−3.02
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—Low1,860192.503,5812thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174172.592,0264thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500167.012,5052thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,000146.001,4601thin

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)1,040$2,9001thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358505.10/cwt500.00–510.001,8082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378468.13/cwt460.00–475.001,7703
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403452.48/cwt450.00–455.001,8232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1456456.16/cwt450.00–465.002,0804
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2051
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563413.28/cwt410.00–420.002,3273
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3041
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223567.42/cwt565.00–570.001,2652
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,3111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273522.29/cwt520.00–525.001,4262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275545.36/cwt540.00–555.001,5005
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324499.81/cwt490.00–510.001,6195
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333524.95/cwt520.00–535.001,7483
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3343472.48/cwt470.00–475.001,6212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353496.60/cwt490.00–510.001,7533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372464.92/cwt460.00–475.001,7305
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415427.77/cwt420.00–435.001,7752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422458.08/cwt455.00–465.001,9338
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,0341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481427.55/cwt425.00–435.002,0574
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533375.02/cwt370.00–380.001,9992
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220607.33/cwt600.00–615.001,3362
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2651
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275582.36/cwt580.00–585.001,6012
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4711
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290598.19/cwt590.00–615.001,7353
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303597.48/cwt595.00–600.001,8102
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318553.51/cwt550.00–560.001,7603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329520.97/cwt515.00–535.001,7144
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365476.37/cwt470.00–485.001,7394
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420431.24/cwt425.00–440.001,8114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425462.53/cwt460.00–465.001,9662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465429.98/cwt425.00–435.001,9993
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466442.60/cwt440.00–450.002,0634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525378.33/cwt375.00–380.001,9863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575364.93/cwt360.00–370.002,0983
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625351.71/cwt350.00–355.002,1983
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1452
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,3261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,820205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,7311
Bulls——1,900180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,4201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,035186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220168.12/cwt165.00–174.002,0513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500167.01/cwt165.00–169.002,5052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.