Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-10-14

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Oct 14
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 218▲ 31 vs year ago 106 · +29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 20 vs year ago 10 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter Cows lightly tested, Slaughter Bulls steady, Replacement Cattle steady to 3.00 higher, All Feeder Classes mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.64/cwt on 6 head, down $16.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −59.10 against this barn's trailing median of $355.74.
Average price
$296.64
▼ 16.09 vs prior sale
6 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.22
vs GA average
−76.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528322.511,7032thin
Medium and Large 2530304.911,6162thin
Medium and Large 3530262.501,3912thin
One grade step is worth $60.01/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
296.64
—
GA average15 barns · 490 hd
324.86
−28.22
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−76.12
This barn, trailing median19 sales
355.74
−59.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales
432380329277median 355.7402/2504/2207/0809/0910/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.00, low $291.08, median $355.74 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,468162.232,3823thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,725134.002,3121thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244127.461,58518
CowsLean 85-90%Low954104.299954thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,303$2,5456
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,385$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$2,1533thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438422.49/cwt420.00–425.001,8512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483369.95/cwt360.00–380.001,7872
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7782
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,2205
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320382.34/cwt380.00–385.001,2232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333407.56/cwt400.00–415.001,3572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5503
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378389.80/cwt380.00–400.001,4732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413392.27/cwt380.00–405.001,6202
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424367.57/cwt355.00–375.001,5586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528322.51/cwt320.00–325.001,7032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530304.91/cwt300.00–310.001,6162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530262.50/cwt250.00–275.001,3912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4592
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285512.76/cwt505.00–520.001,4612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7701
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428403.82/cwt400.00–415.001,7284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455412.50/cwt400.00–425.001,8772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475380.00/cwt375.00–385.001,8052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578264.81/cwt250.00–280.001,5312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623259.72/cwt250.00–270.001,6182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633225.30/cwt210.00–240.001,4262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655289.96/cwt285.00–295.001,8992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3753200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9641
Bulls——1,585163.85/cwt160.00–168.002,5972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009152
Cows—Lean 85-90%993108.58/cwt105.00–112.001,0782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206127.70/cwt125.00–132.001,5408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230119.45/cwt115.00–122.001,4696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340139.01/cwt135.00–142.001,8634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,3121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2552,079.18/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3592,583.89/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5845
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.