Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.82/cwt on 15 head, down $2.14 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 19 comparable sales and sits +1.74 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.

Average price

$388.82

▼ 2.14 vs prior sale

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$42.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.78

vs GA average

−39.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	421.25	2,285	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	385.45	2,092	10thin
Medium and Large 3	540	378.41	2,043	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.84/cwt here — about $242 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

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 sale15 hd

388.82

—

GA average14 barns · 504 hd

398.60

−9.78

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−39.08

This barn, trailing median19 sales

387.08

+1.74

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	1,345	188.50	2,535	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	164.58	2,595	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	160.84	2,165	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	152.67	1,710	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	500–550	520	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	366.21/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	492.26/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	439.96/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	450.60/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	398.28/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	436.17/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	378.41/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	417.30/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	421.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	481.65/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	357.62/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	555.05/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,477	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	158.16/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	162.39/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,450	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	151.73/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,889	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,227	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	508.63/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	550.18/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	371.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	411.61/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	423.27/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.14/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	547.52/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	477.48/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,972	2

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 145Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 36Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 43Year ago 12

No trend available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	413	475.00–480.00	477.48
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	520	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	288	545.00–550.00	547.52
2	300–350	315	485.00–500.00	492.26
3	350–400	370	460.00–480.00	470.14
9	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	450.60
4	450–500	469	430.00–440.00	436.17
6	500–550	524	390.00–400.00	398.28
4	550–600	571	360.00–370.00	366.21
2	650–700	670	300.00–310.00	305.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	372	430.00–450.00	439.96
4	400–450	426	400.00–430.00	417.30
3	450–500	462	400.00–425.00	411.61
3	500–550	540	370.00–385.00	378.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	575	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	457.50	457.50
1	650–700	655	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	545.00–555.00	550.18
3	300–350	322	500.00–515.00	508.63
6	400–450	416	400.00–440.00	423.27
3	450–500	460	400.00–435.00	421.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	342	550.00–560.00	555.05
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	573	360.00–380.00	371.58
2	600–650	620	350.00–365.00	357.62
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
3	450–500	460	480.00–485.00	481.65
2	550–600	555	385.00–400.00	392.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,400	160.00	160.00
1	—	905	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	156.00–160.00	158.16
2	—	1,433	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	155.00–165.00	162.39
3	—	1,245	147.00–154.00	151.73
1	—	995	182.00	182.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,530	185.00	185.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	3,600.00	3,600.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle