Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-08-13

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Aug 13
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
66 vs last sale 187 237 vs year ago 16 · +1,481.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
32 vs last sale 8 18 vs year ago 58 · 31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 0 186 vs year ago 191 · 97.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.12/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits 60.96 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.
Average price
$326.12
18 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.38
vs GA average
24.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523334.471,7489thin
Medium and Large 2535317.761,7019thin
One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about $47 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

19 sales
432394356318median 387.0801/0702/1104/1506/1008/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.00, low $332.28, median $387.08 across 19 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 sale18 hd
326.12
GA average14 barns · 568 hd
323.74
+2.38
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−24.69
This barn, trailing median19 sales
387.08
−60.96
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
BullsAverage1,740184.003,2021thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210168.732,04228
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443149.852,1623thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,024144.621,4815thin

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)1,193$2,3402thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673291.25/cwt290.00–292.501,9602
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373375.08/cwt370.00–380.001,3995
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455386.25/cwt375.00–395.001,7574
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335457.50/cwt450.00–465.001,5332
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0621
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500456408.74/cwt405.00–415.001,8644
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335387.41/cwt370.00–395.001,2984
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2561
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566336.80/cwt330.00–347.501,9064
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8634
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600587330.87/cwt325.00–340.001,9423
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519355.61/cwt355.00–357.501,8464
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618321.36/cwt317.50–330.001,9864
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6742
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278430.09/cwt425.00–435.001,1964
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300276504.80/cwt500.00–520.001,3934
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3542
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421375.95/cwt370.00–390.001,5839
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323482.40/cwt480.00–485.001,5582
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518336.28/cwt330.00–345.001,7428
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400369457.91/cwt450.00–475.001,6905
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350319480.86/cwt470.00–490.001,5345
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470360.85/cwt355.00–370.001,6966
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673290.26/cwt280.00–300.001,9532
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350334412.86/cwt400.00–425.001,37910
CowsLean 85-90%952134.01/cwt130.00–140.001,2763
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443149.85/cwt146.00–155.002,1623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246183.28/cwt176.00–188.002,2845
Bulls1,740184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,2021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228167.73/cwt163.00–174.002,06016
CowsLean 85-90%1,133160.53/cwt160.00–161.001,8192
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278504.95/cwt500.00–510.001,4042
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250205560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372400.29/cwt390.00–410.001,48910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1932,339.94/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3402
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400367450.84/cwt440.00–465.001,6555
CowsBoner 80-85%1,143160.64/cwt158.00–162.001,8367
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480358.28/cwt335.00–375.001,72012
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550540338.32/cwt330.00–345.001,8273
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450413357.36/cwt350.00–365.001,4762
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450418371.93/cwt365.00–380.001,5553
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430408.74/cwt405.00–410.001,7584
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800752248.33/cwt245.00–250.001,8673
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500474316.08/cwt300.00–320.001,4985
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265355.00/cwt355.00–355.009411
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400374385.03/cwt375.00–395.001,4404
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400385355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3671
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600575316.75/cwt310.00–325.001,8213
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250235470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1051
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350328409.43/cwt395.00–425.001,3432
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385385.10/cwt375.00–395.001,4834
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388438.24/cwt430.00–445.001,7003
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550529322.84/cwt315.00–330.001,7087
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650633288.76/cwt285.00–292.501,8282
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5581
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450421318.62/cwt300.00–325.001,3414
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300268427.43/cwt425.00–430.001,1462
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425396.06/cwt385.00–400.001,6835
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483336.45/cwt330.00–345.001,6257
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690266.25/cwt262.50–270.001,8372
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430353.07/cwt350.00–360.001,5185
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450409416.68/cwt410.00–420.001,7046
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5702

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.