Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-07-15

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 15
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
118 head
8 vs last sale 126 4 vs year ago 114 · +3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
10 vs last sale 23 4 vs year ago 17 · 23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
17 vs last sale 6 23 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 steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, and all feeder classes lightly tested

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.95/cwt on 12 head, down $25.05 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits 37.13 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.
Average price
$349.95
25.05 vs prior sale
12 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$52.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
27.66
vs GA average
46.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2539367.381,9798thin
Medium and Large 3568315.071,7904thin
One grade step is worth $52.31/cwt here — about $189 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
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 sale12 hd
349.95
GA average15 barns · 560 hd
377.61
−27.66
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−46.11
This barn, trailing median19 sales
387.08
−37.13
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
BullsHigh1,602214.333,4343thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,355182.272,4706thin
CowsLean 85-90%High980146.391,4353thin

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)1,050$2,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,4692thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$3,47814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,9002thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1801
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9892
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518379.87/cwt370.00–385.001,9685
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0603,423.94/head3,400.00–3,450.003,4244
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1603,432.76/head2,650.00–3,850.003,4336
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573346.57/cwt340.00–350.001,9863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,543191.49/cwt184.00–195.002,9553
Bulls1,830233.00/cwt233.00–233.004,2641
Bulls1,488205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,0502
CowsLean 85-90%1,000167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6701
CowsLean 85-90%970136.08/cwt132.00–140.001,3202
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167173.05/cwt170.00–175.002,0193
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570344.87/cwt340.00–350.001,9662
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563405.87/cwt400.00–410.002,2853
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600568315.07/cwt310.00–320.001,7904
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7841
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750721305.01/cwt300.00–310.002,1994
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550535365.05/cwt360.00–370.001,9532
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0162
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700658302.49/cwt300.00–305.001,9902
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500467358.85/cwt350.00–370.001,6765
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650615341.65/cwt335.00–350.002,1013
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400378381.51/cwt370.00–390.001,4424
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3502
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650637301.68/cwt300.00–305.001,9223
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475386.46/cwt380.00–400.001,8363
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618372.59/cwt365.00–380.002,3032
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433432.43/cwt430.00–435.001,8722
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450422349.14/cwt340.00–370.001,4735
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470384.17/cwt375.00–395.001,8066
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550516408.09/cwt400.00–420.002,1068
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490414.91/cwt410.00–430.002,0336
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300255475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1702,469.12/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4692
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500485420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0371

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.