Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-05-27

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, May 27
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 101▲ 114 vs year ago 79 · +144.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 9 vs year ago 17 · −52.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, Replacements, and feeder stees lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.74/cwt on 13 head, down $33.07 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 18 comparable sales and sits +0.22 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$355.74
▼ 33.07 vs prior sale
13 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,908
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$43.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.61
vs GA average
−51.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2529363.691,9244thin
Medium and Large 1549361.411,9867thin
Medium and Large 3505320.001,6162thin
One grade step is worth $43.69/cwt here — about $308 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 sale13 hd
355.74
—
GA average11 barns · 333 hd
384.35
−28.61
National average128 barns · 4,974 hd
407.44
−51.70
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+0.22
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—Average1,755196.003,4401thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,320183.002,4164thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low965151.741,4653thin

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)1,100$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)645$1,1501thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,7851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513437.39/cwt435.00–442.002,2443
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,2341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575410.95/cwt405.00–417.002,3632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4571
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4891
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5371
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220567.16/cwt560.00–575.001,2482
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3238505.16/cwt500.00–510.001,2022
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275434.82/cwt430.00–440.001,1962
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278536.62/cwt530.00–545.001,4923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310530.00/cwt525.00–535.001,6432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333457.44/cwt455.00–460.001,5232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3338422.44/cwt420.00–425.001,4282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1352458.34/cwt455.00–460.001,6133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418432.60/cwt430.00–440.001,8084
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460393.73/cwt390.00–400.001,8118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465345.16/cwt340.00–350.001,6052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483383.31/cwt380.00–385.001,8513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522383.39/cwt380.00–390.002,0013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529363.69/cwt360.00–370.001,9244
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570344.93/cwt340.00–350.001,9664
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610311.02/cwt310.00–312.001,8972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619321.40/cwt320.00–330.001,9897
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668304.94/cwt300.00–310.002,0372
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674320.42/cwt310.00–327.002,1605
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,3552
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,4691
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240563.37/cwt555.00–575.001,3523
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3271556.34/cwt550.00–560.001,5084
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7331
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275603.55/cwt595.00–610.001,6603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1311585.13/cwt570.00–595.001,8205
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328547.21/cwt540.00–555.001,7952
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335507.39/cwt500.00–515.001,7002
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7521
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3393442.48/cwt440.00–445.001,7392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410436.22/cwt430.00–440.001,7894
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418422.43/cwt420.00–425.001,7662
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435377.56/cwt375.00–380.001,6422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470355.00/cwt350.00–360.001,6692
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472403.18/cwt400.00–410.001,9033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478374.98/cwt370.00–380.001,7923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516368.76/cwt360.00–380.001,9039
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523345.12/cwt340.00–350.001,8052
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523324.98/cwt320.00–330.001,7002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9042
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571352.60/cwt350.00–360.002,0134
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627323.43/cwt320.00–330.002,0283
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,755196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098157.61/cwt155.00–160.001,7312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320183.00/cwt177.00–188.002,4164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.