Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2024-10-23

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Oct 23
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
8 vs last sale 180 54 vs year ago 134 · +40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
12 vs last sale 21 15 vs year ago 18 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
16 vs last sale 5 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls have a limited comparable sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $213.47/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 163.17 against this barn's trailing median of $376.64.
Average price
$213.47
21 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.23
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557227.181,2667thin
Medium and Large 2563214.681,2096thin
Medium and Large 3540200.561,0838thin
One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $184 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales
430387344301median 376.6412/1702/1805/1306/2407/22
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $315.40, median $376.64 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale21 hd
213.47
GA average14 barns · 392 hd
227.70
−14.23
This barn, trailing median12 sales
376.64
−163.17
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,254126.841,5916thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,287122.531,57712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,318116.521,5362thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,134108.121,2266thin

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)1,032$1,6824thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,8504thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3891
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3171
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850813184.98/cwt182.50–187.501,5042
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355288.75/cwt287.50–290.001,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660178.74/cwt177.50–180.001,1802
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370267.50/cwt267.50–267.509901
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471224.87/cwt220.00–230.001,0595
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600568197.10/cwt192.50–202.501,1203
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450432232.55/cwt230.00–235.001,0053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39751,402.56/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4032
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0181
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478215.72/cwt210.00–220.001,0315
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328247.47/cwt245.00–250.008123
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340272.50/cwt272.50–272.509271
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300265287.50/cwt287.50–287.507621
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478204.00/cwt200.00–206.009754
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450429245.03/cwt240.00–247.501,0514
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400362270.84/cwt267.50–275.009803
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523202.64/cwt200.00–207.501,0605
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650605187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1341
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450426232.52/cwt230.00–237.509914
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600563225.07/cwt220.00–230.001,2672
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470212.42/cwt210.00–215.009982
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450424213.81/cwt210.00–220.009074
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250240290.00/cwt290.00–290.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370210.03/cwt205.00–215.007774
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335224.85/cwt220.00–230.007533
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575178.44/cwt172.50–180.001,0266
CowsLean 85-90%1,06595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0121
Bulls1,048129.50/cwt129.00–130.001,3572
CowsLean 85-90%1,080106.82/cwt105.00–109.001,1543
CowsLean 85-90%1,250116.62/cwt116.00–117.001,4582
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,318116.52/cwt115.00–118.001,5362
Bulls1,173116.35/cwt115.00–119.001,3653
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750735184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3522
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800768179.00/cwt178.00–180.001,3752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274127.74/cwt124.00–132.001,6274
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293119.93/cwt115.00–122.001,5518
Bulls1,910153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,9221
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3312
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328261.24/cwt260.00–262.508572
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4761
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400375234.13/cwt230.00–240.008783
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550526200.30/cwt200.00–202.001,0547
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1961
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468234.98/cwt232.50–240.001,1003
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673191.90/cwt188.00–196.001,2912
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378294.97/cwt290.00–300.001,1152
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530227.50/cwt222.00–232.501,2063
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2102
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009882
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573193.26/cwt190.00–196.001,1073
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578226.94/cwt224.00–232.001,3124
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600567213.62/cwt206.00–218.001,2115
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628210.32/cwt208.00–214.001,3216
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273302.39/cwt300.00–305.008262
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800773194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5002
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378221.96/cwt220.00–230.008395
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,961.49/head1,875.00–2,050.001,9612
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528213.39/cwt210.00–218.001,1274
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250205285.00/cwt285.00–285.005841
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575232.43/cwt230.00–235.001,3362
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700658206.02/cwt200.00–210.001,3563
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618186.47/cwt185.00–188.001,1522

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.