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

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Sep 9
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 80▼ 81 vs year ago 178 · −45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 10 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, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers limited comparable sale, Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $341.39/cwt on 18 head, down $48.20 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −53.73 against this barn's trailing median of $395.12.
Average price
$341.39
▼ 48.20 vs prior sale
18 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,871
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.09
vs GA average
−49.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544363.351,9753thin
Medium and Large 2545347.161,8927thin
Medium and Large 3552328.111,8118thin
One grade step is worth $35.24/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale18 hd
341.39
—
GA average12 barns · 273 hd
350.48
−9.09
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−49.20
This barn, trailing median8 sales
395.12
−53.73
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

8 sales
444401357313median 395.1203/1807/0807/2209/2310/07
Steers 500–600 lb: high $430.49, low $326.97, median $395.12 across 8 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%Low1,310154.502,0242thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,015120.001,2182thin

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)1,315$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$2,2094thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$2,2502thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3233400.00/cwt400.00–400.009322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378334.77/cwt330.00–340.001,2652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410366.59/cwt360.00–375.001,5033
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423387.40/cwt385.00–390.001,6392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525346.20/cwt340.00–350.001,8184
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525328.74/cwt325.00–330.001,7264
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528365.02/cwt360.00–370.001,9272
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572348.43/cwt340.00–355.001,9933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3579327.47/cwt325.00–330.001,8964
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421315.98/cwt300.00–325.001,3304
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489323.98/cwt320.00–330.001,5845
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521323.78/cwt320.00–325.001,6874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528302.58/cwt300.00–305.001,5982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009871
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3282403.43/cwt400.00–410.001,1383
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320399.58/cwt320.00–440.001,2793
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373418.46/cwt410.00–425.001,5613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455303.33/cwt300.00–310.001,3803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578270.84/cwt265.00–275.001,5656
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1981
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1601,792.35/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,626.60/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.