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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 18

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Dec 11Dec 18Dec 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 474▲ 30 vs year ago 148 · +20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 45▼ 6 vs year ago 42 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 4▼ 16 vs year ago 71 · −22.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$130.00

57 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	134.11	728	45
Medium and Large 2	534	114.61	612	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $115 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 sale57 hd

130.00

—

WV average3 barns · 89 hd

122.98

+7.02

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,849	81.49	1,507	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	61.22	727	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	56.20	836	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	41.65	392	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$987	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$844	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,254	$829	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	907	$727	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,101	$676	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	938	$490	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,165	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,480	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,193	$835	2thin

Every lot

55 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	140.23/cwt	117.00–155.00	589	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	163.93/cwt	157.00–170.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	166.21/cwt	160.00–172.00	794	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	160.63/cwt	153.00–167.00	916	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	121.69/cwt	110.00–132.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,076	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	135.94/cwt	129.00–140.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	117.34/cwt	107.00–125.00	540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	138.77/cwt	130.00–143.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	131.09/cwt	128.00–140.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	755	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	137.36/cwt	125.00–152.00	865	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	873	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	152.81/cwt	140.00–172.00	717	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	143.37/cwt	100.00–159.00	768	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	144.22/cwt	137.00–156.00	800	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	133.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	835	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.57/cwt	122.00–131.00	848	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,849	81.49/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,507	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	41.65/cwt	33.00–50.00	392	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	61.22/cwt	51.00–75.00	727	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	56.20/cwt	55.00–57.00	836	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	726.57/head	600.00–835.00	727	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	489.60/head	400.00–550.00	490	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	844.13/head	800.00–890.00	844	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	986.89/head	640.00–1,310.00	987	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	675.81/head	475.00–900.00	676	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	828.96/head	500.00–1,075.00	829	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV

Sat Dec 18, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 474Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 45Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 4Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	100.00–159.00	143.37
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
1	—	335	159.00	159.00
2	—	623	131.00–137.00	133.99
2	—	670	122.00–131.00	126.57
5	—	469	140.00–172.00	152.81
1	—	445	159.00	159.00
5	—	555	137.00–156.00	144.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	175.00	175.00
3	—	427	157.00–170.00	163.93
2	—	502	154.00	154.00
7	—	570	153.00–167.00	160.63
1	—	815	132.00	132.00
1	—	990	109.00	109.00
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	143.00	143.00
3	—	478	160.00–172.00	166.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	117.00–155.00	140.23
3	—	660	110.00–132.00	121.69
1	—	360	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–114.00	112.03
1	—	385	112.00	112.00
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
3	—	460	107.00–125.00	117.34
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
2	—	418	110.00–120.00	115.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	130.00–136.00	133.01
4	—	690	125.00–127.00	126.51
6	—	370	129.00–140.00	135.94
2	—	865	115.00	115.00
7	—	534	128.00–140.00	131.09
12	—	477	130.00–143.00	138.77
1	—	305	132.00	132.00
9	—	630	125.00–152.00	137.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	941	33.00–50.00	41.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	55.00–57.00	56.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,187	51.00–75.00	61.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,849	75.00–90.00	81.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,254	500.00–1,075.00	828.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	800.00–890.00	844.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,101	475.00–900.00	675.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,036	640.00–1,310.00	986.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	907	600.00–835.00	726.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	400.00–550.00	489.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	920.00	920.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	1,450.00	1,450.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.