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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 4

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 755 vs last sale 825▼ 311 vs year ago 381 · −81.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 30▼ 28 vs year ago 60 · −46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 26▲ 8 vs year ago 5 · +160.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Feeder Cattle Sale next week March 11*

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 $164.95/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$164.95

25 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 2

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	361	172.00	621	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	166.32	894	18thin
Small and Medium 2	320	140.00	448	1thin
Large 2	555	130.00	722	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale25 hd

164.95

—

WV average5 barns · 84 hd

162.31

+2.64

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	1,472	107.37	1,581	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	91.12	1,109	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	85.81	916	12

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$1,138	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,170	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,490	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	847	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Steers	—	Small 3	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	440	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	981	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,168	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	175.36/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,096	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,230	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	422	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	175.11/cwt	153.00–184.00	746	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	176.49/cwt	175.00–178.00	835	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	171.01/cwt	169.00–173.00	929	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	990	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,070	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	970	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	675	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	982	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	910	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	883	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,396	105.67/cwt	87.00–117.00	1,475	8
Bulls	—	—	2,082	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,519	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	842	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	910	114.31/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,040	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	80.11/cwt	55.00–90.00	880	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	87.89/cwt	79.00–99.00	1,086	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	103.11/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,335	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,490	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	805	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	1,138.49/head	1,030.00–1,200.00	1,138	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Mar 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 825Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 5

*Special Feeder Cattle Sale next week March 11*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	179.00	179.00
1	—	500	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	144.00	144.00
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	229.00	229.00
1	—	455	213.00	213.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	198.00	198.00
2	—	380	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
1	—	325	187.50	187.50
1	—	750	164.00	164.00
2	—	625	171.00–180.00	175.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
1	—	405	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	910	97.00	97.00
2	—	657	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	187.50	187.50
1	—	420	184.00	184.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
1	—	545	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	169.00–173.00	171.01
2	—	645	152.00–155.00	153.50
1	—	385	181.00	181.00
1	—	555	164.00	164.00
2	—	473	175.00–178.00	176.49
7	—	426	153.00–184.00	175.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	422	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	114.00	114.00
1	—	935	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	102.00–104.00	103.11
8	—	1,236	79.00–99.00	87.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,099	55.00–90.00	80.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	105.00–127.00	114.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,082	121.00	121.00
8	—	1,396	87.00–117.00	105.67

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,256	1,030.00–1,200.00	1,138.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,170.00	1,170.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,490	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.