Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-09-02

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Sep 2
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 101▼ 62 vs year ago 142 · −43.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 17▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 9 vs year ago 3 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Feeder steers limited comparable sale, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.28/cwt on 15 head, down $41.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −64.25 against this barn's trailing median of $355.52.
Average price
$291.28
▼ 41.00 vs prior sale
15 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.74
vs GA average
−40.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563306.191,7244thin
Medium and Large 2538296.771,5967thin
Medium and Large 3542266.761,4454thin
One grade step is worth $39.43/cwt here — about $279 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 sale15 hd
291.28
—
GA average13 barns · 390 hd
305.02
−13.74
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−40.24
This barn, trailing median18 sales
355.52
−64.25
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,349141.351,9064thin

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)1,006$1,9398

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420367.77/cwt360.00–375.001,5452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290327.46/cwt325.00–330.009502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2674
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433329.96/cwt327.50–332.501,4292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465324.18/cwt322.50–327.501,5073
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476306.81/cwt300.00–310.001,4604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480278.62/cwt272.50–285.001,3372
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525297.96/cwt290.00–300.001,5645
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538307.43/cwt302.50–312.501,6542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560253.52/cwt227.50–280.001,4202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570293.78/cwt290.00–297.501,6752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588304.94/cwt300.00–310.001,7932
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613304.94/cwt300.00–310.001,8692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473352.46/cwt350.00–355.001,6672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475362.53/cwt360.00–365.001,7222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513288.77/cwt287.50–290.001,4812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523277.60/cwt275.00–282.501,4523
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3532265.45/cwt260.00–270.001,4125
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565278.33/cwt277.50–280.001,5733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578268.62/cwt260.00–275.001,5536
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4821
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606259.00/cwt250.00–265.001,5705
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623273.67/cwt270.00–277.501,7052
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358143.47/cwt140.00–147.001,9483
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39181,685.84/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6866
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,700.00/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.