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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 17

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Dec 10Dec 17Dec 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

223 head

▼ 387 vs last sale 610▲ 45 vs year ago 178 · +25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 47▲ 13 vs year ago 36 · +36.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 50▼ 46 vs year ago 55 · −83.6%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.86/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$158.86

65 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$29.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	165.47	930	48
Medium 1-2	440	153.51	675	2thin
Large 1-2	482	143.20	690	5thin
Medium 2	453	136.50	618	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	135.95	741	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.51/cwt here — about $189 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 sale65 hd

158.86

—

WV average3 barns · 117 hd

159.11

−0.24

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	—	High	1,542	84.25	1,299	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	66.14	958	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	65.35	786	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	55.85	594	14

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$792	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$778	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$760	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	137.88/cwt	134.00–142.50	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	175.74/cwt	174.00–176.00	712	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Full	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	440	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	456	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	176.05/cwt	166.00–179.00	845	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	520	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	162.45/cwt	160.00–168.00	854	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	163.76/cwt	163.00–164.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,043	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	162.18/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,080	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	666	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	979	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	141.07/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,182	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	345	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	373	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	124.72/cwt	117.50–136.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	148.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	390	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	135.37/cwt	130.00–141.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	108.70/cwt	107.50–110.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	445	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	136.16/cwt	131.00–141.00	645	8
Heifers	—	Small 2-3	475	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	135.71/cwt	131.00–143.00	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	133.25/cwt	132.00–136.00	749	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	601	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	695	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	787	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	156.33/cwt	153.00–160.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	152.72/cwt	142.00–161.00	794	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	142.59/cwt	134.00–154.00	811	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	79.62/cwt	70.00–96.50	1,177	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,156	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	865	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	458	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	57.32/cwt	50.00–69.00	596	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	64.86/cwt	53.00–73.00	769	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	569	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	72.54/cwt	71.50–73.50	1,039	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	66.14/cwt	63.00–69.00	958	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	778.19/head	525.00–1,050.00	778	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,050	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	887.81/head	875.00–900.00	888	2

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 610Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 47Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 50Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00–150.00	145.00
3	—	456	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	143.00	143.00
11	—	666	154.00–164.00	162.18
4	—	526	160.00–168.00	162.45
2	—	838	133.00–149.00	141.07
2	—	640	163.00	163.00
12	—	480	166.00–179.00	176.05
4	—	575	163.00–164.00	163.76
8	—	405	174.00–176.00	175.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	666	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,035	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	162.00	162.00
3	—	383	134.00–142.50	137.88
1	—	795	142.00	142.00
1	—	505	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	153.00–154.00	153.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	131.00–143.00	135.71
1	—	340	139.00	139.00
7	—	380	140.00–150.00	148.53
8	—	474	131.00–141.00	136.16
8	—	562	132.00–136.00	133.25
2	—	415	130.00–141.00	135.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
2	—	550	137.00	137.00
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
4	—	373	117.50–136.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
3	—	601	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	107.50–110.00	108.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
2	—	473	153.00–160.00	156.33
6	—	520	142.00–161.00	152.72
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
9	—	569	134.00–154.00	142.59
1	—	440	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	142.50	142.50
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,040	50.00–69.00	57.32
2	—	1,210	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	53.00	53.00
3	—	1,433	71.50–73.50	72.54
19	—	1,185	53.00–73.00	64.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	63.00–69.00	66.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	112.00	112.00
6	—	1,478	70.00–96.50	79.62

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	875.00–900.00	887.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	913	525.00–1,050.00	778.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00

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.