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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Feb 15Feb 29Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 151▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 111▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 24▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.47/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$124.47

35 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$31.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	352	126.77	446	7thin
Medium and Large 1	466	126.74	591	25
Medium and Large 3	310	109.00	338	1thin
Small 1	338	95.75	323	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.02/cwt here — about $123 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 sale35 hd

124.47

—

WV average3 barns · 86 hd

130.75

−6.28

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	66.80	961	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	60.16	708	28

Every lot

44 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	145.86/cwt	129.00–155.00	688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	151.97/cwt	151.00–154.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	115.30/cwt	110.00–121.00	323	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	360	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	127.97/cwt	119.00–133.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	124.82/cwt	119.00–126.00	604	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	124.74/cwt	124.00–125.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	135.77/cwt	122.50–145.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	132.96/cwt	125.00–141.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.16/cwt	111.00–144.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	115.56/cwt	113.00–118.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	852	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	89.99/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,060	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	52.11/cwt	50.00–53.50	582	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	64.29/cwt	59.50–67.00	766	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	58.20/cwt	56.00–65.50	699	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	65.66/cwt	63.50–69.00	865	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	70.22/cwt	69.50–71.00	1,264	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,024	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,024	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,960	1

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV

Sat Feb 29, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	151.00–154.00	151.97
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
3	—	472	129.00–155.00	145.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	102.50	102.50
1	—	360	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	126.00–130.00	127.96
6	—	484	119.00–126.00	124.82
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
4	—	376	119.00–133.00	127.97
4	—	556	124.00–125.00	124.74
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
3	—	315	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	123.00	123.00
2	—	280	110.00–121.00	115.30
2	—	323	120.00–126.00	122.88
2	—	452	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
1	—	925	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,178	86.00–94.00	89.99
3	—	373	122.50–145.00	135.77
3	—	530	111.00–144.00	132.16
2	—	468	125.00–141.00	132.96
2	—	563	113.00–118.00	115.56
2	—	655	125.00–135.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	69.50–71.00	70.22
6	—	1,318	63.50–69.00	65.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,116	50.00–53.50	52.11
7	—	1,201	56.00–65.50	58.20
15	—	1,191	59.50–67.00	64.29

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.