Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-09-23

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Sep 23
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 109▲ 14 vs year ago 151 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 9 vs year ago 30 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 5▲ 30 vs year ago 11 · +272.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $313.91/cwt on 18 head, up $22.51 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −5.37 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$313.91
▲ 22.51 vs prior sale
18 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.86
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585340.001,9891thin
Medium and Large 2552320.821,7726thin
Medium and Large 3544307.771,67511thin
One grade step is worth $32.23/cwt here — about $314 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 sale18 hd
313.91
—
GA average15 barns · 360 hd
337.77
−23.86
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
−5.37
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—Low1,455157.502,2922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,358138.871,8856thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360132.001,7951thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,209121.031,4649thin

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)1,261$2,26422
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$2,11812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,435$1,9751thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328494.90/cwt485.00–500.001,6233
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360387.40/cwt380.00–395.001,3952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430336.36/cwt330.00–350.001,4463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436398.55/cwt385.00–410.001,7384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517343.26/cwt340.00–350.001,7753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528361.66/cwt360.00–365.001,9103
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680316.59/cwt310.00–320.002,1533
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223425.39/cwt420.00–430.009492
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330380.08/cwt375.00–385.001,2542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370382.80/cwt375.00–390.001,4162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375357.43/cwt355.00–360.001,3402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415330.24/cwt320.00–340.001,3702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420371.94/cwt360.00–385.001,5623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425400.12/cwt390.00–410.001,7012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.21/cwt360.00–380.001,7582
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483351.62/cwt345.00–355.001,6983
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517311.74/cwt310.00–315.001,6123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518358.30/cwt355.00–360.001,8563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525336.67/cwt330.00–340.001,7683
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575316.17/cwt310.00–325.001,8184
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590284.92/cwt275.00–295.001,6812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608302.51/cwt300.00–305.001,8392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630272.56/cwt270.00–275.001,7172
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6311
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6651
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775232.56/cwt230.00–235.001,8022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0452
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2382
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380400.00/cwt390.00–410.001,5203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380376.69/cwt375.00–380.001,4313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413349.93/cwt345.00–355.001,4455
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434381.96/cwt375.00–390.001,6585
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473353.38/cwt350.00–360.001,6713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480330.95/cwt320.00–340.001,5895
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515339.95/cwt335.00–345.001,7512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3521315.79/cwt305.00–320.001,6457
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571311.25/cwt305.00–315.001,7774
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585293.73/cwt290.00–300.001,7184
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725256.67/cwt250.00–260.001,8613
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,265140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7711
Bulls——1,645175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,166121.43/cwt119.00–125.001,4165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,253115.05/cwt114.00–116.001,4423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,295137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353143.39/cwt140.00–145.001,9403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362134.35/cwt131.00–137.001,8303
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2192,018.98/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0199
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2522,126.90/head1,800.00–2,350.002,12712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2712,429.00/head2,300.00–2,550.002,42910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3432,415.32/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4351,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.