Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2020-09-26

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 26
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 762▲ 47 vs year ago 478 · +9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 23▼ 1 vs year ago 116 · −0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 64▲ 21 vs year ago 42 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower run this week compared to last, lighter run of feeder cattle but heavier run of slaughter cattle and goats. Demand steady for #1 steers up to #500 to slightly lower in the #500 - #600 weight range. #1 Heifers sold steady, demand increasing for #1 feeder bulls $5-10/cwt . Demand steady for slaughter cows and slightly higher for slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.07/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$126.07
191 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$14
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.99
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455133.6560775
Medium and Large 2490121.17593116
One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $14 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 sale191 hd
126.07
—
WV average5 barns · 542 hd
127.07
−0.99
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—Low1,47188.411,30118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46862.1091218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17259.7570034
CowsLean 85-90%Low99552.2152033

Every lot

87 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285142.37/cwt140.00–147.004063
Steers—Medium and Large 2319142.76/cwt130.00–154.0045510
Steers—Medium and Large 1323156.73/cwt155.00–158.005063
Steers—Medium and Large 1367163.34/cwt155.00–168.005999
Steers—Medium and Large 2369146.85/cwt137.00–154.005427
Steers—Medium and Large 2427139.47/cwt127.50–153.005965
Steers—Medium and Large 1428154.88/cwt140.00–169.0066320
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added441165.00/cwt165.00–165.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465163.49/cwt163.00–164.007604
Steers—Medium and Large 2476137.63/cwt115.00–150.006558
Steers—Medium and Large 1478151.23/cwt145.00–160.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 1519144.19/cwt137.00–152.0074810
Steers—Medium and Large 2542129.80/cwt129.00–130.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 2568127.28/cwt125.00–131.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 1577138.85/cwt134.00–143.0080116
Steers—Medium and Large 2623127.31/cwt117.00–133.007936
Steers—Medium and Large 1631136.96/cwt128.00–140.008646
Steers—Medium and Large 1675125.18/cwt124.00–130.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added697130.00/cwt130.00–130.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 2723128.71/cwt115.00–138.009313
Steers—Medium and Large 2768124.63/cwt120.00–127.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1805121.01/cwt120.00–122.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 1875115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266125.52/cwt122.50–129.003348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317124.29/cwt105.00–135.003949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331138.03/cwt132.50–145.004577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370153.00/cwt153.00–153.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373128.29/cwt100.00–142.0047917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379139.62/cwt128.00–151.0052910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423139.46/cwt130.00–153.0059021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425127.17/cwt110.00–135.0054018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472129.92/cwt126.00–136.0061311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478121.53/cwt112.50–126.0058113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517120.89/cwt116.00–126.0062511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519126.18/cwt120.00–131.0065512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572124.06/cwt120.00–127.007109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576117.81/cwt111.00–125.0067912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620113.73/cwt106.00–119.0070512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2691116.67/cwt112.00–119.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715111.39/cwt108.00–113.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758107.75/cwt104.00–115.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815102.52/cwt99.00–106.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233140.00/cwt140.00–140.003262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2286131.48/cwt112.50–143.003765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313136.02/cwt135.00–138.004263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340156.07/cwt151.00–159.005314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368131.72/cwt115.00–145.004856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381154.16/cwt141.00–168.0058711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414150.08/cwt141.00–160.006219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435141.42/cwt138.00–145.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479144.08/cwt136.00–150.0069015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490125.98/cwt121.00–138.006177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515121.16/cwt112.00–127.506245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522130.00/cwt125.00–135.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579121.83/cwt109.00–126.007059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581129.43/cwt128.00–135.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600130.67/cwt128.00–132.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634116.40/cwt109.00–124.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670122.66/cwt122.00–124.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675120.68/cwt117.00–126.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713116.47/cwt115.00–118.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713110.51/cwt110.00–111.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2777104.00/cwt104.00–104.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 182894.38/cwt89.00–97.007813
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44488.12/cwt84.00–97.001,27215
Bulls——1,54379.80/cwt79.50–80.001,2312
Bulls——1,735110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87041.02/cwt37.50–44.503577
Cows—Lean 85-90%90865.95/cwt58.50–76.005995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05852.67/cwt44.00–62.0055721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05952.36/cwt50.50–54.005545
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16055.50/cwt55.50–55.506441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18259.52/cwt54.50–65.0070423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22966.79/cwt64.00–69.008216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40261.42/cwt58.50–64.5086110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60664.01/cwt63.00–65.001,0287
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898450.21/cwt425.00–475.004,0432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903540.44/cwt475.00–600.004,8802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125720.57/cwt600.00–800.008,1069
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153785.15/cwt550.00–1,000.009,05313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,328796.14/cwt750.00–850.0010,5733
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,135.86/cwt1,085.00–1,175.0012,8692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020805.51/cwt675.00–925.008,2162

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.