Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $257.60/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −119.04 against this barn's trailing median of $376.64.

Average price

$257.60

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	276.69	1,458	3thin
Medium and Large 2	557	264.94	1,476	6thin
Medium and Large 3	554	244.94	1,356	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

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 sale17 hd

257.60

—

GA average16 barns · 341 hd

275.61

−18.01

This barn, trailing median12 sales

376.64

−119.04

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,655	159.50	2,640	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	132.93	1,478	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	131.77	1,865	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	839	123.47	1,036	7thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	237.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	353.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	286.41/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,186	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	290.50/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	248.52/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	239.25/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	264.81/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	294.82/cwt	290.00–300.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	168.78/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	289.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,067	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	348.27/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	287.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	250.63/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	260.66/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	957	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	593	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	122.82/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,185	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	131.77/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,865	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	219.97/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	296.44/cwt	290.00–302.50	821	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	134.57/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,616	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	129.10/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,408	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	417.43/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	377.15/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	263.66/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	267.50/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	313.64/cwt	310.00–317.50	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	309.40/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	328.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	249.16/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA

Wed Feb 12, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 276Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	325	340.00–365.00	353.27
3	350–400	380	345.00–350.00	348.27
5	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	309.40
9	450–500	486	280.00–297.50	290.50
2	500–550	535	262.50–272.50	267.50
4	550–600	568	255.00–270.00	263.66
3	600–650	623	235.00–240.00	237.65
2	650–700	685	230.00–232.50	231.25
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	778	180.00–185.00	182.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	322	300.00–310.00	304.95
2	350–400	358	290.00–300.00	295.03
2	400–450	423	280.00–295.00	287.37
4	450–500	468	250.00–270.00	260.66
4	500–550	539	250.00–252.50	250.63
4	550–600	568	230.00–250.00	239.25
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	713	217.50–222.50	219.97
2	750–800	758	160.00–177.50	168.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	410.00–425.00	417.43
2	300–350	325	370.00–385.00	377.15
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	513	275.00–280.00	277.54
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	315.00–335.00	328.27
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	310.00–317.50	313.64
3	300–350	318	290.00–300.00	294.82
9	350–400	369	285.00–295.00	289.15
7	400–450	414	280.00–295.00	286.41
3	450–500	467	257.50–270.00	264.81
5	500–550	517	240.00–257.50	249.16
2	550–600	575	240.00–257.50	248.52
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	290.00–302.50	296.44
2	300–350	345	270.00–285.00	277.50
2	350–400	373	270.00–280.00	274.97
2	400–450	415	260.00–265.00	262.53
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	305	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	405	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
2	—	593	130.00–134.00	131.99
4	—	965	119.00–126.00	122.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	129.00–134.00	131.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,201	132.00–139.00	134.57
4	—	1,091	126.00–131.00	129.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,405	154.00	154.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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