Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2019-12-07

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 7
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 205▲ 288 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 75▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 62▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported heavier receipt of feeder cattle, sheep and goats. Lighter run of slaughter cattle and replacement cattle moderate. Prices steady for feeder cattle, slightly weak for slaughter cattle. Small number of goats, $20-$35; and slaughter hogs, $30-$49/cwt.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.89/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$104.89
88 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$474
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.32
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406112.6545735
Medium and Large 248399.7648153
One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about −$24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale88 hd
104.89
—
WV average5 barns · 239 hd
108.21
−3.32
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
Bulls—Average1,53565.119994thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37952.977314thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21746.255639thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03538.7340123

Every lot

60 lots · USDA AMS · Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV
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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2327115.50/cwt100.00–134.003789
Steers—Medium and Large 1340132.67/cwt120.00–139.004513
Steers—Medium and Large 1375132.34/cwt121.00–145.004965
Steers—Medium and Large 1422142.25/cwt129.00–152.006008
Steers—Medium and Large 2434128.76/cwt115.00–137.005599
Steers—Medium and Large 1458143.20/cwt130.00–147.006567
Steers—Medium and Large 2473111.76/cwt108.00–117.005293
Steers—Medium and Large 2503118.46/cwt110.00–127.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 1518139.44/cwt133.00–141.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 2563121.12/cwt111.00–127.506827
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324102.99/cwt92.50–112.5033410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329116.73/cwt107.50–125.003849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371111.86/cwt105.00–117.004155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378104.72/cwt100.00–109.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415114.80/cwt102.00–119.004769
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420100.93/cwt90.00–110.004248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464107.97/cwt103.00–116.0050110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476102.67/cwt96.00–110.004899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508109.99/cwt109.00–111.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518100.16/cwt93.00–107.505198
Heifers—Medium and Large 257895.61/cwt90.00–101.005537
Heifers—Medium and Large 260595.95/cwt90.00–102.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 266387.92/cwt84.00–90.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 272395.22/cwt82.00–102.006883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328117.98/cwt112.50–126.003873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365127.74/cwt127.50–128.004662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377105.88/cwt95.00–122.003993
Bulls—Medium and Large 240086.25/cwt82.50–90.003452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414127.16/cwt112.50–134.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470122.16/cwt115.00–134.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 247896.64/cwt92.50–101.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 252398.74/cwt85.00–110.005164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531124.63/cwt119.00–129.506629
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576112.34/cwt107.00–120.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628104.63/cwt98.00–111.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665110.68/cwt106.00–113.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 277390.00/cwt90.00–90.006962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53565.11/cwt55.00–83.009994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83023.00/cwt21.00–25.001912
Cows—Lean 85-90%87019.27/cwt18.00–20.001683
Cows—Lean 85-90%99639.57/cwt35.00–42.003949
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17547.87/cwt44.00–55.005629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17545.12/cwt44.00–46.005306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28039.50/cwt39.50–39.505061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31053.03/cwt50.50–55.006952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36254.80/cwt52.00–60.007463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43047.50/cwt47.50–47.506791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered690400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888555.53/cwt400.00–750.004,9333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy920600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990440.00/cwt440.00–440.004,3561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095689.59/cwt600.00–800.007,5515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118515.72/cwt450.00–575.005,7662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265635.00/cwt635.00–635.008,0331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,275900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,300775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300525.00/cwt525.00–525.006,8251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,205750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,248750.05/cwt725.00–775.009,3612

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.