Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-09-16

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Sep 16
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 97▼ 24 vs year ago 133 · −18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 4▼ 26 vs year ago 42 · −61.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder bulls lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $291.40/cwt on 14 head, up $18.54 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −27.88 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$291.40
▲ 18.54 vs prior sale
14 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−40.33
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543318.331,7303thin
Medium and Large 2561289.331,6248thin
Medium and Large 3569269.991,5353thin
One grade step is worth $48.35/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd
291.40
—
GA average14 barns · 357 hd
331.73
−40.33
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
−27.88
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—Low1,495150.002,2431thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,660157.932,6223thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,119155.781,7445thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,075117.991,2697thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$2,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408407.48/cwt405.00–410.001,6632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427398.28/cwt395.00–400.001,7013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481367.85/cwt360.00–377.501,7696
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388342.55/cwt340.00–345.001,3292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417351.90/cwt345.00–360.001,4673
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422369.14/cwt365.00–372.501,5583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468367.46/cwt360.00–375.001,7202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471316.57/cwt305.00–327.501,4918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473342.54/cwt337.50–350.001,6204
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523332.57/cwt327.50–337.501,7392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573305.15/cwt300.00–315.001,7493
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,8452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313402.52/cwt400.00–405.001,2602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375419.47/cwt400.00–430.001,5733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390376.56/cwt370.00–385.001,4693
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405348.33/cwt345.00–355.001,4113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425390.12/cwt380.00–395.001,6584
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478345.61/cwt330.00–360.001,6527
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3484307.55/cwt300.00–325.001,4894
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523312.54/cwt310.00–315.001,6352
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,7342
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574281.59/cwt275.00–295.001,6166
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3588264.98/cwt260.00–270.001,5582
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673254.99/cwt252.50–257.501,7162
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7571
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,495150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007133.44/cwt130.00–135.001,3443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,077160.68/cwt160.00–162.001,7313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158112.79/cwt110.00–115.001,3062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183148.43/cwt148.00–149.001,7562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588162.39/cwt160.00–165.002,5792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,805149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,6891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501

How this sale compares

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.