Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.46/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −57.49 against this barn's trailing median of $400.96.

Average price

$343.46

25 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$51.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.42

vs GA average

−102.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	368.59	2,021	7thin
Medium and Large 2	563	342.01	1,924	12thin
Medium and Large 3	568	317.07	1,799	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.52/cwt here — about $222 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

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $430.49, low $389.59, median $400.96 across 5 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 sale25 hd

343.46

—

GA average14 barns · 465 hd

377.88

−34.42

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−102.39

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.96

−57.49

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	—	Average	1,577	176.48	2,782	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	146.92	1,694	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	126.25	1,284	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$2,287	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$2,117	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,035	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,366	18
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,305	$4,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	431.97/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	338.27/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	367.48/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	477.50/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	350.95/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	324.19/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	326.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	309.98/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	328.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	450.47/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	349.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	370.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	427.38/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	395.80/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	504.53/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	371.25/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,828	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	475.07/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	353.34/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	343.77/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	448.48/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,224	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,550.25/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	376.47/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	414.69/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	990	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	973	1,897.26/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	644.55/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,418	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	875	1,571.86/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,572	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	129.10/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,288	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	140.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,407	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	141.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,587	7
Bulls	—	—	1,473	174.95/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,577	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	149.81/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,795	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,200.86/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	2,251.53/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,252	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	116.65/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,219	9
Bulls	—	—	1,560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	330.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	419.80/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,377	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,109	2,127.96/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,128	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	2,597.91/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	281.64/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	317.93/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	403.22/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	306.25/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	303.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	310.03/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	314.48/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	346.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	345.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	516.67/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	472.67/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	590.23/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	432.76/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	409.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	330.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	339.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	316.62/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	342.43/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	392.41/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	441.72/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	460.02/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 156Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 20Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	580.00–600.00	590.23
1	250–300	295	565.00	565.00
5	300–350	322	450.00–475.00	460.02
3	350–400	393	430.00–455.00	441.72
8	400–450	427	420.00–445.00	431.97
2	450–500	460	350.00–360.00	355.00
2	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	339.90
10	550–600	572	332.50–350.00	342.43
3	600–650	612	320.00–335.00	326.65
3	650–700	678	312.50–320.00	316.62
3	700–750	712	307.50–312.50	309.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	495.00–515.00	504.53
2	350–400	355	475.00–480.00	477.50
2	450–500	463	420.00–435.00	427.38
3	500–550	522	365.00–375.00	370.06
4	550–600	568	360.00–375.00	367.48
8	600–650	621	337.50–365.00	350.95
7	650–700	666	330.00–347.50	338.27
2	700–750	708	320.00–322.50	321.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	415.00–425.00	419.80
3	350–400	378	400.00–420.00	409.78
2	400–450	415	375.00–380.00	377.47
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	579	305.00–320.00	314.48
2	600–650	640	302.50–310.00	306.25
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
3	250–300	273	445.00–455.00	448.48
2	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	414.69
6	350–400	381	385.00–410.00	395.80
7	400–450	419	370.00–385.00	376.47
4	450–500	484	370.00–375.00	371.25
2	500–550	515	350.00–360.00	354.90
3	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	334.91
2	600–650	608	335.00–340.00	337.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	470.00–475.00	472.67
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	361	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	464	340.00–355.00	345.94
6	500–550	531	325.00–335.00	328.32
3	550–600	578	322.50–325.00	324.19
2	600–650	613	320.00–325.00	322.47
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	316	340.00–350.00	346.17
6	400–450	439	320.00–340.00	330.05
2	450–500	483	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	538	310.00–315.00	312.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	270	500.00–525.00	516.67
2	300–350	320	440.00–460.00	450.47
2	350–400	368	425.00–440.00	432.76
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	471	340.00–360.00	349.87
5	500–550	524	320.00–340.00	330.04
3	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	324.94
3	600–650	615	305.00–315.00	310.03
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	640.00–650.00	644.55
3	350–400	370	470.00–480.00	475.07
2	400–450	410	450.00–460.00	455.00
6	500–550	521	350.00–355.00	353.34
4	550–600	563	340.00–345.00	343.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	380	385.00–415.00	403.22
2	400–450	420	385.00–400.00	392.41
5	450–500	475	310.00–325.00	317.93
3	500–550	513	300.00–315.00	310.03
3	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	303.31
3	600–650	635	275.00–285.00	281.64
2	650–700	678	250.00–255.00	252.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,005	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,571.86
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	973	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,897.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,106	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,597.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,251.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,109	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,127.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	998	124.00–135.00	129.10
4	—	1,000	138.00–145.00	140.73
9	—	1,045	113.00–120.00	116.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,122	140.00–145.00	141.46
1	—	1,005	162.00	162.00
8	—	1,198	148.00–154.00	149.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	174.00–176.00	174.95
1	—	1,800	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,560	161.00	161.00

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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