Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-10-28

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Oct 28
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
← Oct 21Oct 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 96▼ 21 vs year ago 203 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 17 vs year ago 29 · −58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder bulls 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.08/cwt on 14 head, down $21.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −64.67 against this barn's trailing median of $355.74.
Average price
$291.08
▼ 21.66 vs prior sale
14 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.47
vs GA average
−84.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583317.661,8522thin
Medium and Large 2547295.691,6197thin
Medium and Large 3523273.981,4335thin
One grade step is worth $43.68/cwt here — about $419 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 sale14 hd
291.08
—
GA average14 barns · 430 hd
317.55
−26.47
National average168 barns · 18,275 hd
375.43
−84.35
This barn, trailing median19 sales
355.74
−64.67
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

19 sales
432380329277median 355.7402/2504/2207/0809/0910/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.00, low $291.08, median $355.74 across 19 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—Average1,755162.002,8431thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,262128.341,6193thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low997108.881,0864thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)685$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,4502thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380442.53/cwt440.00–445.001,6822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383472.48/cwt470.00–475.001,8102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413482.45/cwt475.00–490.001,9932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483359.74/cwt350.00–370.001,7382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665317.48/cwt315.00–320.002,1112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215360.00/cwt360.00–360.007741
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230415.00/cwt415.00–415.009552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276398.21/cwt380.00–410.001,0994
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320377.38/cwt375.00–380.001,2082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323331.86/cwt320.00–350.001,0725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364362.80/cwt350.00–375.001,3214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385314.87/cwt310.00–325.001,2123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415354.88/cwt350.00–360.001,4732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427316.64/cwt310.00–325.001,3523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485301.56/cwt290.00–310.001,4633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1495355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7571
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523304.90/cwt300.00–310.001,5954
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523273.98/cwt270.00–280.001,4335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580283.42/cwt275.00–290.001,6443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583317.66/cwt305.00–330.001,8522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612295.03/cwt290.00–305.001,8063
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620280.04/cwt275.00–285.001,7365
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640236.68/cwt230.00–245.001,5153
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655295.00/cwt290.00–300.001,9322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668207.36/cwt200.00–215.001,3852
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3222411.47/cwt405.00–425.009133
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283407.57/cwt400.00–430.001,1534
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326413.00/cwt400.00–430.001,34610
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3377430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438429.94/cwt420.00–440.001,8832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7821
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475372.53/cwt370.00–375.001,7702
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523324.50/cwt310.00–340.001,6972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3566307.48/cwt300.00–310.001,7404
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,8792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2772246.61/cwt235.00–255.001,9043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,755162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993111.84/cwt110.00–116.001,1113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260132.51/cwt130.00–135.001,6702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3840900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502

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.