Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2020-01-25

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 25
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 155▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 49▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week cattle under 500# sold slightly lower, but still had an active trade. Cattle weighing 500# and up sold mostly steady. Not enough slaughter cows this week to establish a trend

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.94/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$118.94
57 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.67
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500123.3861642
Medium and Large 2466111.0951811thin
Medium and Large 2-352898.005172thin
Medium and Large 325390.002272thin
One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $389 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 sale57 hd
118.94
—
WV average2 barns · 80 hd
112.27
+6.67
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—Average1,29168.8088910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22756.9169816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05951.775484thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 330095.00/cwt95.00–95.002851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2392181.00/cwt181.00–181.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413153.62/cwt135.00–163.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474160.05/cwt140.00–169.0075928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520151.40/cwt142.00–160.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 352583.00/cwt83.00–83.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542112.50/cwt112.50–112.506102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578147.01/cwt132.00–154.008506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630129.00/cwt129.00–129.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713124.89/cwt119.00–131.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 324095.00/cwt95.00–95.002281
Heifers—Medium and Large 326585.00/cwt85.00–85.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273127.71/cwt120.00–135.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275117.50/cwt117.50–117.503231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315105.00/cwt105.00–105.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335131.72/cwt117.50–139.004413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373135.30/cwt130.00–140.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420127.06/cwt122.50–132.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-342095.00/cwt95.00–95.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428112.23/cwt103.00–121.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477126.50/cwt111.00–131.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480113.39/cwt110.00–117.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526119.41/cwt105.00–125.006288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542115.00/cwt115.00–115.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577121.85/cwt112.00–128.0070310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605103.03/cwt99.00–107.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635101.00/cwt101.00–101.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670117.03/cwt116.00–119.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272589.00/cwt89.00–89.006451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315150.21/cwt140.00–168.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370175.41/cwt174.00–178.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415158.80/cwt155.00–160.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456150.49/cwt144.00–166.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509162.70/cwt157.00–167.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678122.86/cwt112.00–138.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728124.00/cwt124.00–124.009033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795107.00/cwt107.00–107.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20364.50/cwt52.50–77.507768
Bulls——1,64586.01/cwt81.00–90.001,4152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79540.00/cwt40.00–40.003181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05951.77/cwt47.00–54.505484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11261.08/cwt58.00–63.006793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29257.28/cwt46.00–64.0074012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,9101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2975650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,3381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170905.82/cwt800.00–975.0010,5982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,9671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,300625.00/cwt625.00–625.008,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,6001

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.