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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 6

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 226▼ 72 vs year ago 258 · −27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 47▼ 37 vs year ago 71 · −52.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 53▲ 8 vs year ago 62 · +12.9%

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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 $167.65/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$167.65

68 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	177.37	873	29
Medium and Large 2	524	160.42	840	39

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $33 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 sale68 hd

167.65

—

WV average5 barns · 155 hd

169.66

−2.01

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	1,653	113.21	1,871	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	90.30	1,093	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	86.00	1,441	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	68.68	671	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	665	102.50	682	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	820	90.00	738	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	710	75.00	533	1thin

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)	1,258	$1,024	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$959	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$920	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,117	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,076	$1,078	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,423	$1,399	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,334	$1,391	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,275	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,489	5

Every lot

86 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	174.13/cwt	164.00–200.00	670	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	239.63/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,126	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	202.93/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,071	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	228.59/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,218	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,193	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	205.97/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,281	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	194.74/cwt	186.00–197.50	1,439	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,474	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	267	161.22/cwt	152.50–177.50	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	170.63/cwt	162.50–175.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	186.98/cwt	175.00–196.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	182.53/cwt	181.00–184.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	170.20/cwt	162.00–176.00	705	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	177.56/cwt	172.00–184.00	840	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	483	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	905	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	178.99/cwt	175.00–184.00	911	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	170.89/cwt	162.00–173.00	889	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	961	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	983	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,029	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	155.85/cwt	150.00–159.00	977	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	987	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,103	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	779	128.89/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,004	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	196.75/cwt	175.00–220.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	211.58/cwt	175.00–231.00	920	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	204.04/cwt	175.00–231.00	983	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	189.81/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,000	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	180.01/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,033	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	169.27/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,029	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	667	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	940	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	900	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	120.21/cwt	118.00–122.50	932	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,023	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,023	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,117	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,253	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	450	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	284	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	590	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	372	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	665	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	682	1
Heifers	—	Standard	710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Select	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	87.79/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,109	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,338	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,846	121.78/cwt	119.00–124.50	2,248	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	64.16/cwt	60.00–67.50	533	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	52.29/cwt	40.00–60.00	508	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	85.53/cwt	80.00–93.00	870	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	71.74/cwt	69.00–76.00	763	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	97.03/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,124	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	86.46/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,073	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,441	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,421	1,545.84/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,546	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,498	1,510.89/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	919.59/head	885.00–950.00	920	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,105	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,018.51/head	800.00–1,150.00	1,019	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,023.99/head	800.00–1,210.00	1,024	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	92.52/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,358	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,572.98/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,573	2
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	1,077.60/head	800.00–1,275.00	1,078	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,116.82/head	1,100.00–1,135.00	1,117	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,463	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	84.40/cwt	75.00–95.00	798	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	78.99/cwt	70.00–97.50	910	6

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 May 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 226Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 47Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 53Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	120.00–130.00	124.97
4	—	862	117.00–120.00	118.73
4	—	435	175.00–231.00	211.58
7	—	482	175.00–231.00	204.04
1	—	980	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,205	104.00	104.00
4	—	574	165.00–191.00	180.01
6	—	527	175.00–217.00	189.81
4	—	608	162.00–172.00	169.27
1	—	825	124.00	124.00
1	—	690	129.00	129.00
2	—	775	118.00–122.50	120.21
4	—	375	175.00–220.00	196.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	173.00–175.00	173.99
1	—	295	182.50	182.50
4	—	366	175.00–196.00	186.98
1	—	745	148.00	148.00
8	—	473	172.00–184.00	177.56
6	—	509	175.00–184.00	178.99
4	—	602	171.00	171.00
2	—	413	181.00–184.00	182.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	162.00–176.00	170.20
4	—	267	152.50–177.50	161.22
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
6	—	627	150.00–159.00	155.85
3	—	315	162.50–175.00	170.63
2	—	667	148.00	148.00
1	—	590	158.00	158.00
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
8	—	520	162.00–173.00	170.89
5	—	779	124.00–132.00	128.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	178.00	178.00
2	—	483	185.00–190.00	187.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	236.00–243.00	239.63
3	—	788	187.00	187.00
2	—	690	194.00	194.00
4	—	739	186.00–197.50	194.74
4	—	533	225.00–240.00	228.59
5	—	622	201.00–210.00	205.97
1	—	575	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
4	—	385	164.00–200.00	174.13
2	—	528	201.00–205.00	202.93
1	—	800	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	63.00	63.00
1	—	450	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	40.00–60.00	52.29
3	—	830	60.00–67.50	64.16
3	—	1,017	80.00–93.00	85.53
4	—	1,063	69.00–76.00	71.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	91.00–110.00	97.03
7	—	1,241	83.00–90.00	86.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,263	87.50–88.00	87.79
4	—	1,846	119.00–124.50	121.78
1	—	1,635	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,085.00	1,085.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,498	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,510.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,421	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,545.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	885.00–950.00	919.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,258	800.00–1,210.00	1,023.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,190	800.00–1,150.00	1,018.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,468	90.50–94.50	92.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	750.00	750.00

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	—	880	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,572.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	97.50	97.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,135.00	1,116.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,076	800.00–1,275.00	1,077.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	946	75.00–95.00	84.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,152	70.00–97.50	78.99

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.