Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2020-06-13

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 13
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 229 vs last sale 316▼ 55 vs year ago 142 · −38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 51▼ 52 vs year ago 78 · −66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 43▲ 10 vs year ago 29 · +34.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run compared to last week with greater offering for most categories, especially feeders and replacement cattle. Steady demand. Small offering of shoats up to 45.00, slaughter hogs, 40.00-49.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.86/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$123.86
30 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.17
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521124.5664810thin
Medium and Large 2510123.5163020
One grade step is worth $1.05/cwt here — about $19 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 sale30 hd
123.86
—
WV average4 barns · 85 hd
122.68
+1.17
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—Average1,53094.031,4395thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19072.508636thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26067.178473thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09253.4258312

Every lot

34 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2391142.67/cwt140.00–144.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 2435145.28/cwt142.00–149.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 1478153.14/cwt150.00–159.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 2512134.00/cwt134.00–134.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 2555135.50/cwt135.00–136.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1636158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0053
Steers—Medium and Large 1664143.02/cwt139.00–147.009504
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365132.51/cwt132.00–133.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432120.97/cwt114.00–127.005235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468128.57/cwt126.00–135.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486127.77/cwt122.00–130.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515127.24/cwt118.00–132.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523129.32/cwt126.00–134.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615112.51/cwt112.00–113.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635109.00/cwt109.00–109.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653123.67/cwt123.00–124.008083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517120.60/cwt107.00–133.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579128.55/cwt124.00–130.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53094.03/cwt87.00–110.001,4395
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81137.20/cwt32.00–42.003024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11386.73/cwt73.00–99.009652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17572.00/cwt72.00–72.008461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22965.39/cwt63.00–68.008044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23261.53/cwt54.00–66.007588
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30364.75/cwt64.00–65.508442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,8131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0015,4701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,115900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,0351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,275785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,0091
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855632.02/cwt550.00–700.005,4042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072773.33/cwt700.00–900.008,29012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,109950.42/cwt900.00–1,000.0010,5404

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.