Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.45/cwt on 12 head, up $18.65 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 19 comparable sales and sits +24.37 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.

Average price

$411.45

▲ 18.65 vs prior sale

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$60.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.08

vs GA average

−4.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	450.00	2,437	3thin
Medium and Large 2	553	405.51	2,242	5thin
Medium and Large 3	536	389.95	2,090	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.05/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

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 sale12 hd

411.45

—

GA average13 barns · 434 hd

392.36

+19.08

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−4.68

This barn, trailing median19 sales

387.08

+24.37

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	1,745	186.00	3,246	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	161.97	2,438	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	157.78	2,089	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	136.26	1,419	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$3,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	425.02/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	368.72/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	421.28/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	438.67/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	389.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	401.27/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	472.50/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	417.59/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	447.61/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	475.02/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	459.72/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	514.82/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,494	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,147	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,126	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	161.97/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,438	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	153.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,087	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	164.31/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	484.84/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	404.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	384.50/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	505.14/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	479.82/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	431.49/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	456.12/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	515.00/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 122Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	500.00–510.00	505.14
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	470	420.00–445.00	431.49
2	500–550	515	422.50–427.50	425.02
3	550–600	578	390.00–395.00	392.50
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	340	505.00–525.00	515.00
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	425	475.00–485.00	479.82
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	515	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	615	382.50–387.50	384.50
2	650–700	665	365.00–372.50	368.72
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	555	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	450.00–470.00	456.12
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	536	385.00–395.00	389.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	505	482.50	482.50
2	550–600	560	430.00–447.50	438.67
1	650–700	675	392.50	392.50
1	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	455	465.00–480.00	472.50
2	500–550	513	440.00–455.00	447.61
2	550–600	585	412.50–422.50	417.59
2	600–650	620	380.00–400.00	389.76
1	650–700	680	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	490	427.50	427.50
2	500–550	540	417.50–425.00	421.28
2	550–600	573	397.50–405.00	401.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	585.00	585.00
3	350–400	380	470.00–480.00	475.02
3	400–450	422	450.00–470.00	459.72
1	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	510.00–525.00	514.82
2	450–500	478	475.00–495.00	484.84
2	500–550	505	465.00–475.00	470.00
2	550–600	580	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	415	400.00–410.00	404.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,590	148.00	148.00
2	—	825	136.00–137.00	136.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	159.00–165.00	161.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	150.00–155.00	153.42
2	—	1,270	161.00–168.00	164.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	3,450.00	3,450.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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