Name: Jackson livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $379.26/cwt on 7 head, up $5.28 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +2.62 against this barn's trailing median of $376.64.

Average price

$379.26

▲ 5.28 vs prior sale

7 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	398.42	2,186	3thin
Medium and Large 3	527	364.89	1,921	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about $265 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

12 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $315.40, median $376.64 across 12 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

379.26

—

GA average14 barns · 298 hd

407.62

−28.36

This barn, trailing median12 sales

376.64

+2.62

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	—	Low	1,030	172.00	1,772	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	172.91	2,225	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	166.39	2,463	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	847	132.33	1,120	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$2,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	431.51/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	385.13/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	357.78/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	404.84/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	452.52/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	340.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,306	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,456	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	169.58/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,464	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	162.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,944	4
Bulls	—	—	1,030	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	431.66/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	175.76/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,396	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	188.52/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	420.23/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	418.38/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	444.93/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	364.85/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,884	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 185Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 22

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	416	450.00–460.00	452.52
1	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	615	370.00–380.00	375.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
3	550–600	577	430.00–435.00	431.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	523	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	608	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	415	425.00–445.00	431.51
3	450–500	480	400.00–415.00	404.84
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	340.00–375.00	357.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	405.00–430.00	420.23
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	433	430.00–440.00	435.03
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	520	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	563	375.00–395.00	385.13
2	600–650	623	335.00–345.00	340.10
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	373	435.00–455.00	444.93
3	400–450	437	400.00–435.00	418.38
3	500–550	517	350.00–375.00	364.85
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,453	169.00–170.00	169.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	160.00–165.00	162.25
4	—	1,363	170.00–179.00	175.76
2	—	1,313	187.00–190.00	188.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
1	—	880	145.00	145.00
1	—	815	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	172.00	172.00

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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Bulls · 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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Replacement Cattle

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