If I understand you correctly then you tilt the motor all the way down and put a block of wood under the skeg. Block the wheels of the trailer to keep it from moving and use the tongue jack to lower the transom just enough take the weight off of the through bolts so you can install the new plate. That does not look like a huge motor, so it should be fine. If you are worried about it build a cradle that fits around the cavitation plate and distributes the weight more.
Ducknut may be right though, there could be more damage than just the plate. It depends on why that plate is damaged to start with. Could be from an impact, over tightening, transom rot etc etc? Take a good hard look, you may find things you don't want to.
Swamp