Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2020-11-14

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 14
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
779 head
▲ 282 vs last sale 497▲ 357 vs year ago 422 · +84.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 100▼ 55 vs year ago 101 · −54.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 54▼ 34 vs year ago 66 · −51.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Board and Pre-Lotted Sales along with regular sale. *Board Sale* report can be found under Jackson County Regional -Board Sale. *Pre-Lotted* Wirt Co. pool test found below under Steers - Medium and Large 1-2 and Heifers - Medium and Large 1-2. All other classes regular weekly sale test.

Ample demand and larger offering than last week with larger run of quality feeder cattle. Stronger demand across the board for feeders; 4 weight steers higher $13-$18, 5 weights by $3-$8, 6 weights $18-35. Feeder heifers: 4 weights higher $2-$7, 5 weights higher $8-$10, 6 weights higher $7. Feeder bulls higher: 4 weights $10-$24, 5 weights $2-$4, and 6 weights $3-$4. Slaughter cattle: breakers and boners steady, lean higher by $4.50, bulls higher $3. Heiferettes, $70. Feeder pigs up to $45, slaughter hogs, $47.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.36/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$139.36
283 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.48
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573141.14809114
Medium and Large 1-2600140.85846129
Medium and Large 2503129.4565140
One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $158 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 sale283 hd
139.36
—
WV average3 barns · 307 hd
137.88
+1.48
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—Average1,72581.291,4028thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21857.3569811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58856.458962thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08246.4150222

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318161.47/cwt158.00–166.005135
Steers—Medium and Large 2326143.91/cwt134.00–154.004694
Steers—Medium and Large 1389151.04/cwt142.00–164.0058811
Steers—Medium and Large 1418155.74/cwt150.00–160.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 2423137.15/cwt123.00–144.0058010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447159.50/cwt159.50–159.5071311
Steers—Medium and Large 1465149.58/cwt134.00–157.0069611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468166.00/cwt166.00–166.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 2485128.75/cwt122.00–133.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517149.50/cwt149.50–149.5077322
Steers—Medium and Large 2528119.57/cwt116.00–123.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 1533139.91/cwt132.00–145.0074620
Steers—Medium and Large 1562135.57/cwt129.00–142.007629
Steers—Medium and Large 2562125.29/cwt117.00–130.0070412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585142.50/cwt142.50–142.508347
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added597134.00/cwt134.00–134.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600139.00/cwt139.00–139.0083447
Steers—Medium and Large 1611137.92/cwt131.00–143.008437
Steers—Medium and Large 2620117.44/cwt114.00–121.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 1662133.67/cwt126.00–141.0088510
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added676137.84/cwt135.00–140.0093214
Steers—Medium and Large 2680115.54/cwt110.00–121.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713131.50/cwt131.50–131.5093844
Steers—Medium and Large 1715131.98/cwt130.00–132.509445
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added782123.00/cwt123.00–123.009626
Steers—Medium and Large 1856117.66/cwt116.00–121.001,0073
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321123.25/cwt118.00–129.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357129.00/cwt129.00–129.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370112.80/cwt105.00–120.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377137.31/cwt129.00–143.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420127.22/cwt115.00–133.0053419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434133.50/cwt133.50–133.5057912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442123.24/cwt117.50–133.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459126.80/cwt122.00–128.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added474133.50/cwt133.50–133.506337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480118.14/cwt110.00–126.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516128.00/cwt128.00–128.0066025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524115.46/cwt110.00–121.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527120.85/cwt115.00–138.006377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562118.95/cwt116.00–125.0066817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568116.15/cwt110.00–121.006607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587124.00/cwt124.00–124.0072829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610108.30/cwt101.00–112.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655109.00/cwt109.00–109.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658109.21/cwt98.50–120.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707117.50/cwt117.50–117.5083118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2714110.61/cwt101.00–113.007905
Heifers—Medium and Large 178594.00/cwt94.00–94.007381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323146.72/cwt146.00–147.504742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437148.83/cwt120.00–159.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474137.13/cwt124.00–145.0065011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522119.83/cwt107.50–126.006265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572117.58/cwt108.00–127.0067311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630108.27/cwt100.00–114.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663109.65/cwt100.00–115.007278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277789.00/cwt89.00–89.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280082.00/cwt82.00–82.006561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21571.00/cwt71.00–71.008631
Bulls——1,73780.13/cwt76.00–84.001,3925
Bulls——1,95089.33/cwt88.50–90.001,7422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97436.64/cwt32.00–41.003575
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06645.46/cwt42.00–49.004858
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15552.67/cwt48.50–55.506089
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21356.33/cwt51.50–62.006838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23060.07/cwt56.50–62.007393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58856.45/cwt50.00–65.008962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013671.48/cwt500.00–1,010.006,8024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090734.53/cwt525.00–1,085.008,0068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165881.76/cwt525.00–1,150.0010,2732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192783.79/cwt700.00–875.009,3437
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280740.00/cwt740.00–740.009,4721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,4431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,435670.00/cwt670.00–670.009,6151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,002601.04/cwt575.00–625.006,0223
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4951,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0017,5661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708379.75/cwt310.00–450.002,6892
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2993910.98/cwt810.00–1,000.009,0462

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.