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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 23

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Dec 16Dec 23Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 178▼ 195 vs year ago 223 · −87.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 29▲ 57 vs year ago 49 · +116.3%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.67/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −44.21 against this barn's trailing median of $197.89.

Average price

$153.67

16 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$37.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.79

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	432	164.30	710	11thin
Medium 2	482	132.50	638	3thin
Large 1	700	127.00	889	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.30/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale16 hd

153.67

—

WV average1 barns · 32 hd

134.88

+18.79

This barn, trailing median12 sales

197.89

−44.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.82, low $168.56, median $197.89 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,624	116.09	1,885	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	93.31	1,236	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	83.16	902	55

Every lot

34 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	580	113.65/cwt	110.00–117.50	659	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	630	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	1,050	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	273	175.46/cwt	165.00–185.00	479	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	320	169.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	535	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,020	97.96/cwt	96.00–100.00	999	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	114.06/cwt	103.00–119.50	1,825	6
Bulls	—	—	1,854	124.46/cwt	121.00–128.50	2,307	6
Bulls	—	—	2,195	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,908	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	860	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,011	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	43.59/cwt	35.00–58.00	380	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	70.86/cwt	60.00–78.00	659	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	87.46/cwt	80.00–94.50	994	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	99.03/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,249	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	90.76/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,195	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	100.02/cwt	97.00–103.50	1,346	11

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 178Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 29Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
1	—	600	162.00	162.00
1	—	535	154.00	154.00
2	—	320	165.00–175.00	169.92
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
2	—	273	165.00–185.00	175.46
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	137.50	137.50
1	—	730	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,050	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00–117.50	113.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	154.00	154.00
1	—	385	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,854	121.00–128.50	124.46
6	—	1,600	103.00–119.50	114.06
1	—	2,195	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	96.00–100.00	97.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,137	80.00–94.50	87.46
7	—	1,261	96.00–109.00	99.03
13	—	930	60.00–78.00	70.86
3	—	872	35.00–58.00	43.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,317	84.00–96.00	90.76
11	—	1,346	97.00–103.50	100.02

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.