Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-07-22

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Jul 22
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
79 vs last sale 118 6 vs year ago 191 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
11 vs last sale 13 1 vs year ago 23 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
7 vs last sale 23 4 vs year ago 20 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $367.75/cwt on 32 head, up $17.81 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 19 comparable sales and sits 19.33 against this barn's trailing median of $387.08.
Average price
$367.75
17.81 vs prior sale
32 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,006
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.83
vs GA average
8.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546379.652,07222
Medium and Large 2542367.501,9934thin
Medium and Large 3547324.291,7726thin
One grade step is worth $55.36/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale32 hd
367.75
GA average13 barns · 496 hd
355.92
+11.83
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−8.06
This barn, trailing median19 sales
387.08
−19.33
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
BullsHigh1,524205.783,1365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,121183.892,06117

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$3,27712

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3550–600571316.76/cwt310.00–320.001,8097
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475395.02/cwt390.00–400.001,8763
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400395460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8171
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474384.04/cwt375.00–395.001,8206
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325445.28/cwt435.00–460.001,4473
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600577379.45/cwt375.00–385.002,1895
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5881
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523380.63/cwt380.00–385.001,99112
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533390.47/cwt385.00–392.502,0815
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368413.26/cwt405.00–430.001,5213
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573378.48/cwt370.00–385.002,16910
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650608375.60/cwt370.00–382.502,2844
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5041
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581336.31/cwt330.00–345.001,9544
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1302
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273640.09/cwt630.00–650.001,7472
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-38752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430421.61/cwt420.00–425.001,8133
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658363.76/cwt360.00–367.502,3942
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620373.46/cwt360.00–380.002,3157
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125189.88/cwt183.00–195.002,1362
Bulls1,585226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,5821
Bulls1,538211.53/cwt208.00–215.003,2532
Bulls1,480189.92/cwt185.00–195.002,8112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,061178.12/cwt170.00–184.001,8905
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150185.57/cwt174.00–192.002,13410
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6011
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625352.53/cwt347.50–365.002,2035
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665339.39/cwt330.00–345.002,2575
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9543
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480407.98/cwt400.00–420.001,9585
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9252
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468376.76/cwt370.00–380.001,7633
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750728280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0382
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500477319.93/cwt310.00–330.001,5263
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650613306.66/cwt300.00–310.001,8803
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573320.04/cwt315.00–325.001,8343
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550526318.82/cwt305.00–330.001,6778
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405402.50/cwt390.00–415.001,6302
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655315.00/cwt310.00–320.002,0632
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650605295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8252
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400395407.50/cwt400.00–415.001,6102
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450435372.56/cwt370.00–375.001,6212
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273526.15/cwt500.00–550.001,4362
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421380.91/cwt370.00–395.001,60412
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450435410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7841
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550520328.54/cwt315.00–340.001,7083
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300290415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2041
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400390377.53/cwt375.00–380.001,4722
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300260455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1831
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350323420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3572
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568393.79/cwt390.00–397.502,2374
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2783,630.63/head3,500.00–3,750.003,6314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1203,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529395.48/cwt395.00–397.502,0925

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.