Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2021-02-13

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 13
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 105▼ 121 vs year ago 151 · −80.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 30▼ 102 vs year ago 111 · −91.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 22 vs year ago 24 · −91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Jackson County Board sale for results of 2 loads of field/video cattle*

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.98/cwt on 19 head.
Average price
$113.98
19 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$460
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2399120.724827thin
Medium and Large 2458118.005404thin
Medium and Large 3-4195115.002241thin
Medium and Large 2-3410111.704585thin
Medium and Large 340287.503522thin
One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $130 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 sale19 hd
113.98
—
WV average2 barns · 28 hd
111.95
+2.03
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—Average2,03590.501,8421thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60564.001,0271thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30659.477774thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16849.335767thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2310136.00/cwt136.00–136.004221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-4195115.00/cwt115.00–115.002241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275125.00/cwt125.00–125.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305126.00/cwt126.00–126.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372121.35/cwt120.00–123.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375117.50/cwt117.50–117.504411
Heifers—Medium and Large 340287.50/cwt87.50–87.503522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500117.00/cwt117.00–117.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555107.00/cwt107.00–107.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600113.00/cwt113.00–113.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 3-4210127.50/cwt127.50–127.502681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323138.05/cwt136.00–140.004462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355118.00/cwt118.00–118.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,03590.50/cwt90.50–90.501,8421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16849.33/cwt42.00–65.005767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30659.47/cwt53.00–65.507774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,8251

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.