Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-03-25

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 25
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
536 head
▲ 385 vs last sale 151▲ 154 vs year ago 382 · +40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 56▼ 29 vs year ago 63 · −46.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 22▲ 16 vs year ago 22 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Video sale on Jackson Conty board sale

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.98/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$193.98
183 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.61
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534195.851,04696
Medium and Large 2443191.9285187
One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about $195 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 sale183 hd
193.98
—
WV average5 barns · 281 hd
185.36
+8.61
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—Average1,654110.871,8349thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216102.611,24712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51895.001,4422thin
CowsLean 85-90%High92962.835848thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage93299.669293thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$9373thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$8386
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$7851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$9873thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)615$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,630$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,2251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$4501thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added224245.59/cwt240.00–247.505507
Steers—Medium and Large 2289219.40/cwt215.00–225.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 1295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1313221.70/cwt220.00–222.506943
Steers—Medium and Large 2335208.56/cwt202.50–215.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added337237.63/cwt230.00–240.008014
Steers—Medium and Large 1368231.26/cwt221.00–238.0085119
Steers—Medium and Large 2397217.50/cwt217.50–217.508632
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1420220.28/cwt217.50–221.009255
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435245.99/cwt232.50–252.001,07014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478239.08/cwt232.50–247.001,14314
Steers—Medium and Large 1482220.90/cwt217.00–226.001,0655
Steers—Medium and Large 2485207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523237.15/cwt229.00–244.001,24014
Steers—Medium and Large 2525187.25/cwt182.00–193.009836
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added545207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added560206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1542
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2982
Steers—Medium and Large 1567207.48/cwt201.00–216.001,1766
Steers—Medium and Large 2576186.09/cwt180.00–192.501,0725
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 2620179.30/cwt172.50–186.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 1625210.27/cwt201.00–220.001,3142
Steers—Medium and Large 2650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy670172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1561
Steers—Medium and Large 1678190.39/cwt184.00–194.001,2915
Steers—Medium and Large 2700181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 1711187.50/cwt184.00–194.001,3334
Steers—Medium and Large 1760184.25/cwt178.00–185.001,40019
Steers—Medium and Large 2835167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 1858179.47/cwt177.00–180.001,54017
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230239.00/cwt239.00–239.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271201.46/cwt200.00–205.005467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316204.48/cwt203.00–205.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324196.05/cwt182.50–204.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added327213.60/cwt205.00–215.006987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added370208.84/cwt203.00–212.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379188.76/cwt184.00–190.007159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384205.38/cwt195.00–209.0078914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424183.54/cwt170.00–197.5077812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426204.76/cwt203.00–208.0087212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added433206.73/cwt205.00–211.008957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455210.01/cwt209.00–211.009566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481202.77/cwt197.00–210.009759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485187.24/cwt186.00–190.009084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added522204.09/cwt196.00–207.001,0656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523203.87/cwt198.50–207.001,06617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531187.83/cwt180.00–198.0099712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567183.31/cwt172.00–189.001,0395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620143.00/cwt143.00–143.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640162.13/cwt161.00–164.001,0384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664184.54/cwt172.00–187.001,22515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680165.27/cwt164.00–168.001,1244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3779
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2311
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,085137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,4921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281238.52/cwt235.00–240.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328201.32/cwt190.00–215.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367223.58/cwt217.50–231.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415185.99/cwt175.00–210.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481198.83/cwt182.50–219.009567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521188.82/cwt170.00–212.009847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579186.18/cwt174.00–192.001,0785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620185.88/cwt165.00–193.001,1524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709143.61/cwt137.00–147.501,0184
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245112.50/cwt112.50–112.502761
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 3-455087.50/cwt87.50–87.504811
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3217120.00/cwt120.00–120.002602
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3258123.71/cwt120.00–127.503192
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005312
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice93299.66/cwt99.00–100.009293
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2511
Bulls——1,528106.75/cwt104.00–109.001,6312
Bulls——1,718117.05/cwt112.50–123.002,0116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70838.05/cwt25.00–51.002692
Cows—Lean 85-90%94866.38/cwt60.00–70.006294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08085.00/cwt85.00–85.009181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08996.19/cwt94.50–99.001,0484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14576.00/cwt76.00–76.008701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279105.82/cwt101.00–111.001,3538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3928675.38/head625.00–750.006753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3975785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,055700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,000.04/head875.00–1,200.001,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,042.84/head960.00–1,125.001,0432
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3760450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 382042.00/cwt42.00–42.003441
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 385066.00/cwt66.00–66.005611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-388088.00/cwt88.00–88.007741
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289585.28/cwt84.00–87.007632
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-391071.03/cwt62.00–79.006464
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025101.71/cwt99.00–104.001,0434
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,250108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,630113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,8421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29701,180.31/head1,150.00–1,210.001,1802
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.