Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-08-05

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Aug 5
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 93▼ 80 vs year ago 187 · −42.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 14▲ 26 vs year ago 8 · +325.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 33▲ 31 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.72/cwt on 9 head, up $4.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +8.44 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$327.72
▲ 4.56 vs prior sale
9 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.47
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515345.001,7771thin
Medium and Large 3505330.001,6671thin
Medium and Large 2560324.921,8197thin
One grade step is worth $20.08/cwt here — about −$42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd
327.72
—
GA average13 barns · 372 hd
353.19
−25.47
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
+8.44
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

14 sales
430373316259median 319.2803/2505/2707/2209/1610/07
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $272.86, median $319.28 across 14 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—Average1,890213.004,0261thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,214181.582,20522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,655176.002,9131thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,033165.391,7097thin

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)1,340$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$2,6292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$2,5544thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,545$4,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$3,60820

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578402.47/cwt400.00–405.002,3262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370394.80/cwt390.00–400.001,4612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3392358.32/cwt355.00–360.001,4053
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430341.84/cwt330.00–350.001,4705
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433362.51/cwt360.00–365.001,5702
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510348.38/cwt340.00–360.001,7773
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518314.88/cwt310.00–320.001,6312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327398.29/cwt395.00–400.001,3023
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365439.73/cwt430.00–450.001,6052
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395382.50/cwt370.00–395.001,5112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418376.10/cwt370.00–390.001,5729
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427341.48/cwt330.00–350.001,4583
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463376.64/cwt370.00–385.001,7443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475352.47/cwt350.00–355.001,6744
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7771
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568322.41/cwt315.00–330.001,8316
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1082
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623325.02/cwt320.00–330.002,0252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628286.25/cwt275.00–300.001,7984
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,9292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718267.58/cwt260.00–275.001,9212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,890213.00/cwt213.00–213.004,0261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023162.44/cwt158.00–166.001,6624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047169.32/cwt169.00–170.001,7733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195171.27/cwt167.00–178.002,0476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207195.46/cwt194.00–197.002,3593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225183.13/cwt165.00–191.002,24313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,9131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1452,113.10/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,629.07/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,995.19/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0683,918.64/head3,800.00–4,050.003,9196
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0833,244.00/head3,050.00–3,450.003,2444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3054,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3183,870.49/head3,750.00–4,000.003,8704
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4853,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5454,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5502

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.