Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-07-23

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
77 vs last sale 114 63 vs year ago 128 · +49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
6 vs last sale 17 36 vs year ago 59 · 61.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 0 6 vs year ago 26 · 23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits 57.84 against this barn's trailing median of $376.64.
Average price
$318.80
34 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.21
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545336.561,8345thin
Medium and Large 2542320.671,73722
Medium and Large 3523300.231,5707thin
One grade step is worth $36.32/cwt here — about $264 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.

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 sale34 hd
318.80
GA average14 barns · 500 hd
315.58
+3.21
This barn, trailing median12 sales
376.64
−57.84
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
BullsLow1,572170.392,6784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,290152.621,9699thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028118.801,2215thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$2,3488
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)979$2,1833thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569332.48/cwt325.00–340.001,8924
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440359.89/cwt350.00–370.001,5842
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400354345.02/cwt340.00–350.001,2214
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573306.63/cwt300.00–310.001,7573
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0231
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500462325.02/cwt320.00–330.001,5026
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566314.72/cwt300.00–325.001,7819
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463343.43/cwt335.00–355.001,5906
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330355.00/cwt350.00–360.001,1722
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350331455.00/cwt445.00–465.001,5067
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618300.02/cwt297.50–302.501,8543
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500469356.96/cwt350.00–365.001,6745
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525324.79/cwt320.00–332.001,70513
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418389.79/cwt385.00–395.001,6292
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425347.45/cwt345.00–355.001,4776
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510356.08/cwt350.00–362.501,8164
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478346.66/cwt340.00–352.501,6573
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558346.23/cwt345.00–347.501,9324
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505330.06/cwt322.50–342.501,6674
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270463.06/cwt455.00–470.001,2502
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565330.83/cwt330.00–332.501,8693
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515345.15/cwt340.00–350.001,7782
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350340388.41/cwt380.00–395.001,3213
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400393371.65/cwt370.00–375.001,4613
CowsLean 85-90%985107.66/cwt105.00–110.001,0602
CowsLean 85-90%1,057126.22/cwt120.00–130.001,3343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265154.01/cwt151.00–157.001,9486
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365144.24/cwt143.00–146.001,9692
Bulls1,180160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8881
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458379.95/cwt370.00–390.001,7402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2182,034.19/head1,850.00–2,175.002,0342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,452.08/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0182,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bulls1,702173.85/cwt171.00–175.002,9593
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500460320.05/cwt310.00–330.001,4726
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550504306.38/cwt300.00–312.001,5445
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570284.87/cwt280.00–290.001,6242
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250218389.20/cwt380.00–400.008482
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500457286.37/cwt280.00–302.001,3095
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425422.15/cwt415.00–430.001,7942
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350327353.47/cwt350.00–360.001,1563
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650643271.25/cwt270.00–272.501,7442
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450413307.58/cwt300.00–320.001,2704
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470333.47/cwt332.00–335.001,5672
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7481
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550507286.58/cwt280.00–300.001,4533
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517336.42/cwt327.50–347.501,7393
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425333.05/cwt330.00–340.001,4155
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328336.62/cwt335.00–340.001,1043
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650615252.56/cwt250.00–255.001,5532
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400359350.03/cwt340.00–360.001,2574
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375387.43/cwt380.00–395.001,4534
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650612283.43/cwt275.00–295.001,7353
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450403333.79/cwt325.00–340.001,3454
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550514312.36/cwt305.00–320.001,6065
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440370.04/cwt360.00–380.001,6283
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388390.03/cwt385.00–395.001,5132
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220425.00/cwt425.00–425.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280380.18/cwt375.00–385.001,0652

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.