Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2025-11-05

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Nov 5
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
7 vs last sale 203 19 vs year ago 191 · +9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
14 vs last sale 29 2 vs year ago 13 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
3 vs last sale 7 10 vs year ago 14 · 71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.70/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits 74.38 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.
Average price
$312.70
21 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.41
vs GA average
52.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2552319.921,76713thin
Medium and Large 3561300.971,6888thin
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $79 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

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 sale21 hd
312.70
GA average15 barns · 554 hd
319.11
−6.41
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−52.91
This barn, trailing median19 sales
387.08
−74.38
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
BullsLow2,063185.333,8243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,355147.211,9954thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,078120.151,2955thin

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)1,245$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$1,2251thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420344.64/cwt340.00–354.001,44713
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573313.34/cwt307.00–328.001,7957
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230385.00/cwt385.00–385.008861
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425369.75/cwt360.00–385.001,5716
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480331.56/cwt328.00–336.001,5914
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428370.20/cwt365.00–375.001,5842
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530342.68/cwt336.00–348.001,8163
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528327.60/cwt320.00–334.001,7306
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600574327.28/cwt320.00–340.001,8794
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368389.93/cwt380.00–400.001,4352
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320427.46/cwt425.00–430.001,3682
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9091
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,8692
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458357.03/cwt352.00–362.001,6352
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428366.14/cwt362.50–370.001,5672
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315388.37/cwt380.00–395.001,2237
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665286.00/cwt284.00–288.001,9022
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313371.22/cwt367.50–375.001,1622
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600562330.69/cwt328.00–334.001,8583
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529346.43/cwt340.00–362.001,8334
Bred CowsSmall 2-36801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500483377.95/cwt376.00–380.001,8252
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318449.97/cwt445.00–455.001,4313
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300268437.57/cwt430.00–445.001,1732
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270406.30/cwt400.00–420.001,0973
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360423.92/cwt418.00–430.001,5262
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355147.21/cwt142.00–150.001,9954
Bulls1,950178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,4711
Bulls2,120189.00/cwt189.00–189.004,0072
CowsLean 85-90%1,018111.94/cwt108.00–115.001,1402
CowsLean 85-90%1,118125.62/cwt120.00–130.001,4043
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608309.51/cwt307.00–312.001,8822
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625326.73/cwt326.00–327.502,0422
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505375.17/cwt368.00–380.001,8953
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368408.33/cwt405.00–410.001,5033
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450423342.46/cwt337.50–350.001,4496
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580303.43/cwt300.00–312.001,7605
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400380340.97/cwt340.00–342.001,2962
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430335.50/cwt334.00–337.501,4433
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450430347.33/cwt340.00–352.001,4943
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700655257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6871
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400374363.17/cwt355.00–378.001,3585
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550522321.61/cwt320.00–325.001,6793
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600581298.42/cwt292.50–304.001,7345
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550527305.23/cwt300.00–310.001,6093
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500483337.02/cwt336.00–338.001,6282
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550510327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6701
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500481317.99/cwt305.00–324.001,5307
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295415.00/cwt405.00–425.001,2242
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750730222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6211
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7371
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400363352.52/cwt348.00–360.001,2805
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,5111
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650612309.66/cwt304.00–320.001,8953
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350345396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,3661
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330343.43/cwt340.00–350.001,1333
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678270.67/cwt270.00–272.001,8353
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650627288.28/cwt280.00–295.001,8083
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273379.66/cwt375.00–390.001,0363

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.