Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-03-11

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
8 vs last sale 130 52 vs year ago 174 · 29.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
6 vs last sale 14 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
3 vs last sale 15 4 vs year ago 22 · 18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.60/cwt on 7 head, down $4.20 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +1.52 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.
Average price
$388.60
4.20 vs prior sale
7 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.16
vs GA average
25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2528392.532,0716thin
Medium and Large 3510365.001,8621thin
One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd
388.60
GA average13 barns · 363 hd
387.43
+1.16
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−25.18
This barn, trailing median19 sales
387.08
+1.52
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
BullsAverage1,805180.003,2491thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,097161.951,7778thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458150.572,1952thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low921126.951,1696thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)972$2,7336
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$3,0234thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1350–400379506.24/cwt500.00–515.001,9194
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300268520.14/cwt515.00–525.001,3942
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400385460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7711
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4601
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8111
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510396.26/cwt390.00–400.002,0214
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418466.24/cwt465.00–467.501,9492
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413477.52/cwt475.00–480.001,9724
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330495.14/cwt485.00–500.001,6345
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650640372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,3841
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600555425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3591
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350321473.60/cwt465.00–480.001,5204
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300255502.50/cwt500.00–505.001,2812
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,6641
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518438.34/cwt435.00–440.002,2713
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,2041
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4792
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365486.23/cwt475.00–495.001,7754
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500490447.47/cwt445.00–450.002,1932
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3511
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1121
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450436477.55/cwt475.00–480.002,0824
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463480.03/cwt475.00–485.002,2232
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450445485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1581
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478461.71/cwt450.00–470.002,2073
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605395.00/cwt390.00–400.002,3902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,157164.12/cwt160.00–168.001,8995
CowsLean 85-90%888112.27/cwt110.00–115.009972
CowsLean 85-90%975140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3651
CowsLean 85-90%925132.38/cwt130.00–136.001,2253
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458150.57/cwt148.00–153.002,1952
CowsBoner 80-85%985175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,003150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5052
Bulls1,805180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,2491
Bred CowsSmall 1-28202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2073,099.38/head3,050.00–3,150.003,0993
Bred CowsSmall 2-36802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsSmall 2-36952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0133,022.59/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0234
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0061
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300265465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4131
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500488422.46/cwt420.00–425.002,0622
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380453.33/cwt450.00–460.001,7233
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550513384.95/cwt375.00–395.001,9752
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460460.05/cwt455.00–465.002,1162
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400363480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7422
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450423440.27/cwt425.00–455.001,8624
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523433.30/cwt425.00–445.002,2663
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350318454.80/cwt450.00–460.001,4462
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500490384.42/cwt375.00–392.501,8844
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600563385.07/cwt380.00–390.002,1682
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8621
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270477.50/cwt470.00–490.001,2894
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450428440.03/cwt435.00–445.001,8832
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700680322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650621360.61/cwt360.00–362.502,2394
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500458429.95/cwt420.00–440.001,9692

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.