Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-08-19

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Aug 19
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 107▼ 48 vs year ago 144 · −33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 34▼ 33 vs year ago 40 · −82.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 31▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.28/cwt on 22 head, down $35.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −23.25 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$332.28
▼ 35.48 vs prior sale
22 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.88
vs GA average
−18.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524353.641,85211thin
Medium and Large 2523320.031,6756thin
Medium and Large 3545299.981,6365thin
One grade step is worth $53.65/cwt here — about $216 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 sale22 hd
332.28
—
GA average14 barns · 363 hd
331.40
+0.88
National average160 barns · 5,295 hd
350.92
−18.64
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−23.25
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—Average1,490180.002,6821thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210156.051,8884thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,205148.001,7831thin

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 Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,6752thin

Every lot

41 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 1415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525347.45/cwt340.00–350.001,8244
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431344.05/cwt340.00–350.001,4835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,8145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473334.95/cwt330.00–340.001,5844
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505325.00/cwt320.00–335.001,6414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,84110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3534307.48/cwt300.00–315.001,6424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560310.09/cwt300.00–320.001,7372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4031
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440359.89/cwt340.00–370.001,5843
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468353.84/cwt345.00–360.001,6564
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478319.95/cwt310.00–330.001,5292
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505325.00/cwt320.00–330.001,6412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623282.55/cwt280.00–285.001,7602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,490180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,6821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250158.06/cwt155.00–162.001,9763
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752

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.