Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-07-29

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 29
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 0▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $229.26/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$229.26
31 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$621
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$57.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.10
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533240.471,28125
Medium and Large 2362182.526606thin
One grade step is worth $57.96/cwt here — about $621 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 sale31 hd
229.26
—
WV average4 barns · 67 hd
216.15
+13.10
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—Average1,608136.802,2007thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,257115.021,44617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,074107.721,15714
CowsLean 85-90%Average89886.767796thin
SteersSelectAverage1,090200.002,1801thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,385191.002,6451thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$1,1742thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,0351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,015$9835
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,320$1,7601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,248$1,4033thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)938$1,4023thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305255.00/cwt255.00–255.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 2320177.03/cwt170.00–185.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 2363187.01/cwt165.00–205.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1380259.49/cwt231.00–275.009863
Steers—Medium and Large 1420248.95/cwt240.00–258.001,0466
Steers—Medium and Large 2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1468249.91/cwt238.00–268.001,1705
Steers—Medium and Large 1505254.49/cwt253.00–256.001,2852
Steers—Medium and Large 1555249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3822
Steers—Medium and Large 1650231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5021
Steers—Medium and Large 1795207.33/cwt206.00–210.001,6483
Steers—Medium and Large 1930187.58/cwt180.00–195.001,7442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370223.00/cwt223.00–223.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420216.47/cwt202.00–230.009095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465223.03/cwt201.00–235.001,0377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520214.39/cwt209.00–220.001,1152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565205.50/cwt202.00–209.001,1612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2391263.61/cwt258.00–269.001,0316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427252.09/cwt237.00–260.001,0763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490188.33/cwt172.00–205.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515201.76/cwt197.00–211.001,0393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585191.50/cwt153.00–230.001,1204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2222
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,090200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1801
Steers—Choice1,385191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,6451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,608136.80/cwt127.00–146.002,2007
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89886.76/cwt76.00–99.007796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074107.72/cwt85.00–128.001,15714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,257115.02/cwt94.00–125.001,44617
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015983.31/head850.00–1,110.009835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,174.09/head925.00–1,375.001,1742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,353.69/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,403.40/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4033

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.