Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-10-21

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Oct 21
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 137▼ 65 vs year ago 161 · −40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 10 vs year ago 7 · +142.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows mostly steady replacements unevenly steady, all classes of feeder cattle 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 $260.75/cwt on 7 head, down $19.51 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −58.52 against this barn's trailing median of $319.28.
Average price
$260.75
▼ 19.51 vs prior sale
7 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,457
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$409
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$85.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−73.12
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550320.001,7601thin
Medium and Large 2557254.061,4165thin
Medium and Large 3575235.001,3511thin
One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $409 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 sale7 hd
260.75
—
GA average13 barns · 441 hd
333.87
−73.12
This barn, trailing median14 sales
319.28
−58.52
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,970130.002,5611thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212128.341,5555thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,134117.151,3289thin

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)1,228$1,8873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,7706
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$1,6032thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$2,8252thin

Every lot, as filed

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413403.23/cwt400.00–410.001,6653
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475367.26/cwt360.00–375.001,7442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533339.66/cwt332.00–345.001,8104
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565335.99/cwt335.00–337.001,8983
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9973
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215330.00/cwt330.00–330.007101
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225284.33/cwt270.00–300.006402
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235375.00/cwt375.00–375.008812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0621
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405367.41/cwt360.00–375.001,4882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408317.55/cwt310.00–325.001,2962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465312.47/cwt310.00–315.001,4532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527268.45/cwt265.00–275.001,4153
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583262.49/cwt260.00–265.001,5302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215410.00/cwt410.00–410.008821
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245355.00/cwt355.00–355.008701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0871
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328437.60/cwt435.00–440.001,4352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6151
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488317.54/cwt310.00–325.001,5502
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587256.76/cwt250.00–260.001,5073
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603302.47/cwt295.00–310.001,8242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6202
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7101
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3800182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888129.06/cwt128.00–130.001,1462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048103.12/cwt100.00–110.001,0813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212128.34/cwt125.00–130.001,5555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,321121.71/cwt120.00–124.001,6084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,970130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27602,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0221,770.31/head1,400.00–2,100.001,7706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,603.22/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,886.97/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8873

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.