Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-02-11

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Feb 11
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
52 vs last sale 165 61 vs year ago 156 · +39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
6 vs last sale 20 20 vs year ago 34 · 58.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
3 vs last sale 7 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.28/cwt on 20 head, up $1.43 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 19 comparable sales and sits +15.20 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.
Average price
$402.28
1.43 vs prior sale
20 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.30
vs GA average
21.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555430.052,3868thin
Medium and Large 2539391.912,1148thin
Medium and Large 3542367.491,9904thin
One grade step is worth $62.57/cwt here — about $396 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd
402.28
GA average14 barns · 489 hd
392.99
+9.30
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−21.67
This barn, trailing median19 sales
387.08
+15.20
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
BullsAverage1,670196.153,2762thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,473176.492,6004thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average880130.251,1462thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$4,0564thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518398.99/cwt395.00–400.002,0675
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474431.73/cwt420.00–450.002,0469
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400362475.02/cwt470.00–480.001,7203
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510379.95/cwt375.00–385.001,9382
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369522.66/cwt515.00–530.001,9294
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450405440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7821
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550530415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325478.33/cwt470.00–490.001,5553
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575380.12/cwt370.00–390.002,1863
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650633454.88/cwt445.00–465.002,8792
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5831
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330499.70/cwt490.00–510.001,6492
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8081
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450416447.10/cwt440.00–465.001,8609
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665372.52/cwt370.00–375.002,4772
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400380472.53/cwt470.00–475.001,7962
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3661
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424489.99/cwt475.00–495.002,0784
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380546.62/cwt540.00–555.002,0773
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285576.67/cwt570.00–590.001,6443
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2302
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6451
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318583.82/cwt575.00–595.001,8574
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2561
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400368525.17/cwt520.00–530.001,9332
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5591
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6031
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565460.00/cwt455.00–465.002,5992
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350319550.20/cwt540.00–560.001,7554
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520426.63/cwt425.00–430.002,2183
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450416479.98/cwt470.00–495.001,9978
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378532.46/cwt525.00–540.002,0136
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1621
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750745305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2721
CowsLean 85-90%1,065133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343180.42/cwt180.00–181.002,4232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,603172.56/cwt170.00–175.002,7662
CowsLean 85-90%695127.50/cwt127.50–127.508861
Bulls1,670196.15/cwt195.00–197.003,2762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3954,056.09/head3,950.00–4,150.004,0564
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623334.83/cwt325.00–340.002,0863
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600587365.14/cwt350.00–375.002,1433
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500471426.19/cwt420.00–435.002,0074
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350320496.59/cwt495.00–500.001,5893
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550513412.54/cwt410.00–415.002,1162
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3782
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400390455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388501.72/cwt495.00–510.001,9473
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300260540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275585.00/cwt570.00–600.001,6092
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1982
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7161
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500467459.85/cwt450.00–465.002,1475
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2182
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250217651.35/cwt640.00–660.001,4133
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405485.00/cwt475.00–495.001,9642
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450427426.02/cwt420.00–437.501,8193
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700668311.23/cwt300.00–325.002,0794
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500486401.25/cwt400.00–410.001,9508
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275517.41/cwt515.00–520.001,4232
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373501.82/cwt490.00–510.001,8725
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350337501.61/cwt500.00–505.001,6903
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600575490.17/cwt480.00–500.002,8182
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600558405.02/cwt400.00–420.002,2604
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323543.78/cwt525.00–555.001,7564
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573355.02/cwt350.00–360.002,0342

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.