Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-10-15

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Oct 15
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
106 head
159 vs last sale 265 74 vs year ago 180 · 41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
42 vs last sale 52 11 vs year ago 21 · 52.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
29 vs last sale 49 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, All classes lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.52/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 4 of 12 comparable sales and sits 40.12 against this barn's trailing median of $376.64.
Average price
$336.52
10 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$442
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$78.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.61
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558364.982,0372thin
Medium and Large 2533355.071,8945thin
Medium and Large 3556286.631,5953thin
One grade step is worth $78.35/cwt here — about $442 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 sale10 hd
336.52
GA average14 barns · 370 hd
339.13
−2.61
This barn, trailing median12 sales
376.64
−40.12
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
BullsLow1,725179.503,0962thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,735145.002,5161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,353143.591,9433thin
CowsLean 85-90%High838130.251,0912thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$3,30810

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2400–450420392.41/cwt390.00–395.001,6482
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750718292.47/cwt290.00–295.002,1002
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422423.32/cwt420.00–430.001,7863
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5881
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478407.57/cwt405.00–410.001,9482
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300293532.48/cwt530.00–535.001,5602
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468368.01/cwt365.00–370.001,7225
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620365.12/cwt360.00–370.002,2642
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9641
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3011
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2941
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400355475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6861
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3631
Bred CowsSmall 2-39001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558364.98/cwt360.00–370.002,0372
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7671
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5271
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2881
CowsLean 85-90%1,020148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,353143.59/cwt140.00–146.001,9433
Bulls1,760175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,0801
Bulls1,690184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,1101
CowsLean 85-90%655112.50/cwt112.50–112.507371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,735145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,5161
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0932,972.31/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9724
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2853,531.32/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5316
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4651
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6511
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300268372.48/cwt370.00–375.009982
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5981
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400388414.97/cwt410.00–420.001,6102
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400395390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5411
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518358.84/cwt350.00–365.001,8594
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450413339.92/cwt330.00–355.001,4043
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250240455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400383360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3792
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250210404.76/cwt395.00–415.008502
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5601
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5091
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600577279.94/cwt270.00–290.001,6152
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380387.60/cwt380.00–395.001,4732
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300262428.41/cwt420.00–435.001,1223
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800750245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8381
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300272506.50/cwt495.00–525.001,3783
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0931
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422378.28/cwt375.00–380.001,5963
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383411.21/cwt405.00–415.001,5754

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.