Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-07-08

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 8
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 76▼ 29 vs year ago 155 · −18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 26▼ 3 vs year ago 26 · −11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 23▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the market being closed the week prior for the 4th of July holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.00/cwt on 13 head, up $18.38 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 18 comparable sales and sits +19.47 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$375.00
▲ 18.38 vs prior sale
13 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.49
vs GA average
−41.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530405.002,1472thin
Medium and Large 2546384.162,0966thin
Medium and Large 3546352.011,9235thin
One grade step is worth $52.99/cwt here — about $223 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
375.00
—
GA average13 barns · 368 hd
384.49
−9.49
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−41.11
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
+19.47
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—Low1,270184.002,3371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,650192.003,1681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,250182.432,28012
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040141.081,4678thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$2,2004thin

Every lot

60 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420459.88/cwt450.00–470.001,9312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473453.10/cwt440.00–470.002,1433
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513442.12/cwt425.00–450.002,2687
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545385.00/cwt370.00–400.002,0982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563427.40/cwt420.00–435.002,4062
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624407.54/cwt400.00–410.002,5434
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665407.98/cwt405.00–410.002,7135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,9031
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6821
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2284515.99/cwt500.00–540.001,4654
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310510.16/cwt500.00–520.001,5812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313491.76/cwt485.00–495.001,5393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433426.73/cwt420.00–435.001,8483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464420.13/cwt410.00–430.001,9494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0451
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518388.38/cwt385.00–390.002,0123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562353.35/cwt350.00–360.001,9863
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573379.93/cwt375.00–385.002,1773
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4262
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668322.49/cwt320.00–325.002,1542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,4191
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,7221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322564.84/cwt560.00–570.001,8193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463439.92/cwt435.00–445.002,0372
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483421.71/cwt420.00–425.002,0373
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508403.73/cwt400.00–410.002,0514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528445.02/cwt440.00–450.002,3502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530363.31/cwt350.00–380.001,9266
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563392.47/cwt390.00–395.002,2102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613352.47/cwt350.00–355.002,1612
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,270184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,3371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%793119.46/cwt119.00–120.009472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,116145.95/cwt142.00–152.001,6295
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208186.30/cwt180.00–190.002,2519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375170.80/cwt168.00–175.002,3493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,1681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28202,700.00/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.