Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-07-15

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 15
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 126▲ 4 vs year ago 114 · +3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 23▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 6▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, and all feeder classes 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 $349.95/cwt on 12 head, down $25.05 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −5.58 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$349.95
▼ 25.05 vs prior sale
12 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$52.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.66
vs GA average
−46.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2539367.381,9798thin
Medium and Large 3568315.071,7904thin
One grade step is worth $52.31/cwt here — about $189 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 sale12 hd
349.95
—
GA average15 barns · 560 hd
377.61
−27.66
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−46.11
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−5.58
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—High1,602214.333,4343thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,355182.272,4706thin
CowsLean 85-90%High980146.391,4353thin

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)1,050$2,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,4692thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$3,47814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,9002thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378381.51/cwt370.00–390.001,4424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433432.43/cwt430.00–435.001,8722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490414.91/cwt410.00–430.002,0336
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516408.09/cwt400.00–420.002,1068
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535365.05/cwt360.00–370.001,9532
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563405.87/cwt400.00–410.002,2853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615341.65/cwt335.00–350.002,1013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618372.59/cwt365.00–380.002,3032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467358.85/cwt350.00–370.001,6765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470384.17/cwt375.00–395.001,8066
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0371
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518379.87/cwt370.00–385.001,9685
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568315.07/cwt310.00–320.001,7904
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573346.57/cwt340.00–350.001,9863
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3637301.68/cwt300.00–305.001,9223
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422349.14/cwt340.00–370.001,4735
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475386.46/cwt380.00–400.001,8363
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1531
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570344.87/cwt340.00–350.001,9662
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0162
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3658302.49/cwt300.00–305.001,9902
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721305.01/cwt300.00–310.002,1994
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,0502
Bulls——1,830233.00/cwt233.00–233.004,2641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970136.08/cwt132.00–140.001,3202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167173.05/cwt170.00–175.002,0193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543191.49/cwt184.00–195.002,9553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0603,423.94/head3,400.00–3,450.003,4244
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,432.76/head2,650.00–3,850.003,4336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1702,469.12/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4692

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.