Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2020-10-24

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 24
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
776 head
▲ 776 vs last sale 0▲ 136 vs year ago 640 · +21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 0▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 0▼ 91 vs year ago 140 · −65.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower offering compared to last reported with feeder demand weakening. 400 weight steers sold lower $12/cwt, 5 weights lower $10/cwt and light 6 weights lower by $15/cwt while heavy 6's sold steady. 400 weight feeder heifers $10-15/cwt lower, 5 weights lower by $10/cwt, 6's lower $8-12/cwt. Feeder bulls $5-15/cwt lower. Demand slightly stronger for slaughter cattle, Breakers averaging higher by $6/cwt and Boners by $3/cwt, no test on Leans. Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Heiferettes, $56-$90. Feeder pigs $20-$27.50, slaughter hogs $33-$40.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.29/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$113.29
228 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.12
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475117.02556141
Medium and Large 2459111.5051268
Medium and Large 343992.0340419thin
One grade step is worth $24.99/cwt here — about $151 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 sale228 hd
113.29
—
WV average6 barns · 748 hd
112.17
+1.12
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—Average1,58778.441,2459thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34960.078109thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19953.5064127
CowsLean 85-90%Average98738.5238036

Every lot

79 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 1313146.39/cwt143.00–152.504583
Steers—Medium and Large 2334129.78/cwt125.00–140.004335
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added336156.00/cwt156.00–156.005243
Steers—Medium and Large 1370146.37/cwt137.00–155.0054210
Steers—Medium and Large 2394123.67/cwt120.00–144.004878
Steers—Medium and Large 1426138.54/cwt132.00–147.0059010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428149.00/cwt149.00–149.0063811
Steers—Medium and Large 2437129.37/cwt115.00–144.005656
Steers—Medium and Large 1471135.63/cwt125.00–148.0063924
Steers—Medium and Large 2480111.29/cwt105.00–119.005345
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added494139.00/cwt139.00–139.0068725
Steers—Medium and Large 1518135.09/cwt122.00–143.0070021
Steers—Medium and Large 2518126.18/cwt117.00–135.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added544148.02/cwt136.00–154.008056
Steers—Medium and Large 1558125.56/cwt123.00–131.0070118
Steers—Medium and Large 2572121.41/cwt113.00–126.006948
Steers—Medium and Large 1626123.46/cwt122.00–124.0077310
Steers—Medium and Large 2636118.68/cwt118.00–119.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 1677119.65/cwt114.00–124.008109
Steers—Medium and Large 1712114.99/cwt111.00–116.008196
Steers—Medium and Large 1778112.05/cwt109.00–115.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 2825109.00/cwt109.00–109.008991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313122.28/cwt118.00–127.003836
Heifers—Medium and Large 332085.49/cwt70.00–102.502742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329115.94/cwt107.50–122.003818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367119.31/cwt117.00–123.0043812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368112.67/cwt100.00–119.0041510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added381118.23/cwt113.00–126.0045013
Heifers—Medium and Large 342095.22/cwt71.00–100.004008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428116.85/cwt113.00–124.0050029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428113.99/cwt102.50–123.0048815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465110.82/cwt100.00–120.0051512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469117.47/cwt110.00–128.0055115
Heifers—Medium and Large 347190.11/cwt70.00–98.004247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476123.00/cwt123.00–123.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510116.74/cwt110.00–126.0059535
Heifers—Medium and Large 352592.57/cwt90.00–95.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526113.23/cwt103.00–122.0059615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added539126.13/cwt126.00–127.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560103.40/cwt101.00–107.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575113.75/cwt113.00–116.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605124.00/cwt124.00–124.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 266995.95/cwt86.00–100.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1696104.00/cwt104.00–104.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 171898.31/cwt95.00–99.007066
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331141.59/cwt128.00–153.004696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367133.44/cwt102.50–154.0049014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437131.08/cwt120.00–139.005735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480124.35/cwt115.00–135.0059710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498137.00/cwt137.00–137.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517119.43/cwt107.00–137.0061712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582118.37/cwt110.00–122.0068919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624112.67/cwt104.00–120.0070310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671104.16/cwt99.00–115.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701114.00/cwt114.00–114.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271892.48/cwt91.00–94.006642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42570.64/cwt66.00–75.001,0072
Bulls——1,63380.67/cwt75.00–85.001,3177
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91531.38/cwt27.00–34.0028711
Cows—Lean 85-90%93022.19/cwt20.00–24.002062
Cows—Lean 85-90%97839.75/cwt34.00–44.003899
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05845.68/cwt40.00–61.0048314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15454.45/cwt50.00–59.5062814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21063.84/cwt62.50–66.007724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21347.77/cwt43.00–51.505798
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30060.03/cwt59.00–62.007805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42459.20/cwt57.50–60.008434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60548.50/cwt48.50–48.507781
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1965983.81/cwt875.00–1,075.009,4942
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5881,052.47/cwt960.00–1,100.0016,7133
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2951628.57/cwt485.00–725.005,9785
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040739.33/cwt400.00–900.007,6894
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040510.91/cwt430.00–575.005,3133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120679.18/cwt500.00–800.007,60711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180607.78/cwt420.00–775.007,1725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,345771.92/cwt725.00–810.0010,3822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2872612.31/cwt600.00–635.005,3393
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,6881

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.