Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2022-10-22

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 22
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
671 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 550▼ 102 vs year ago 773 · −13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 200▲ 21 vs year ago 88 · +23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week lower run of total head while a larger offering of feeder cattle by over 100 head. Four and six weight feeder steers sold steady while five weights sold $9-10 per cwt higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to $3-$6 per cwt higher in five and six weights. No market test on feeder bulls. Small offering of slaughter hogs, $62.50-$75.00 average weight of 234-365 lbs. This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.08/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$137.08
170 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,142
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$70.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.86
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2963166.001,5993thin
Medium and Large 1475140.91670107
Medium and Large 2387136.3752849
Medium and Large 348095.1045611thin
One grade step is worth $70.90/cwt here — about $1,142 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 sale170 hd
137.08
—
WV average5 barns · 775 hd
135.22
+1.86
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—Average1,570100.111,57218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17661.3472156
CowsLean 85-90%Average85247.504057thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1282183.95/cwt175.00–195.005193
Steers—Medium and Large 2321165.54/cwt152.00–180.005316
Steers—Medium and Large 1331191.30/cwt181.00–202.0063310
Steers—Medium 1370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505642
Steers—Medium and Large 2376171.80/cwt143.00–185.006469
Steers—Medium and Large 1389174.26/cwt160.00–180.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 2427153.92/cwt141.00–171.0065712
Steers—Medium and Large 1431164.19/cwt148.00–175.0070814
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added441177.00/cwt177.00–177.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed456148.00/cwt148.00–148.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 1483174.73/cwt163.00–179.0084417
Steers—Medium and Large 2486166.05/cwt161.00–171.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 2517155.94/cwt141.00–167.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 1519173.67/cwt163.00–177.0090110
Steers—Medium and Large 1575167.69/cwt150.00–177.5096411
Steers—Medium and Large 2585162.01/cwt160.00–166.009484
Steers—Medium and Large 1615161.41/cwt151.00–165.009935
Steers—Medium 1638119.72/cwt112.50–127.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 1683159.85/cwt157.50–165.001,09210
Steers—Medium and Large 2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1728151.20/cwt150.00–156.001,1015
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2289128.16/cwt117.50–140.003707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290142.50/cwt142.00–143.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324146.36/cwt138.00–153.0047410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328146.71/cwt140.00–158.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370145.30/cwt132.50–155.0053810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375122.78/cwt102.50–142.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378138.26/cwt130.00–146.0052315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421130.46/cwt121.00–145.005497
Heifers—Medium and Large 342487.64/cwt80.00–100.003725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425141.75/cwt135.00–151.0060225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461146.00/cwt146.00–146.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470142.02/cwt137.00–145.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471143.76/cwt138.00–151.0067721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521138.81/cwt134.00–144.0072324
Heifers—Medium and Large 353091.19/cwt85.00–97.504832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557140.41/cwt136.00–142.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637131.43/cwt118.00–140.008375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668131.91/cwt121.00–138.008814
Heifers—Medium and Large 367590.00/cwt90.00–90.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open963166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328166.39/cwt160.00–172.505462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365165.07/cwt162.50–167.506032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419154.02/cwt140.00–165.006456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423129.04/cwt111.00–164.005468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473154.33/cwt145.00–165.0073011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519129.71/cwt110.00–143.006735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523148.80/cwt136.00–156.007789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565136.86/cwt121.00–150.007734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583122.07/cwt118.00–136.007126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy588151.00/cwt151.00–151.008886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613140.64/cwt126.00–148.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661137.24/cwt132.00–139.009074
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,570100.11/cwt100.11–100.111,57218
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85247.50/cwt47.50–47.504057
Cows—Boner 80-85%95247.07/cwt47.07–47.0744814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25066.10/cwt66.10–66.1082642

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.