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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 3

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 272▲ 72 vs year ago 89 · +80.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 48▲ 6 vs year ago 28 · +21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 15▲ 6 vs year ago 25 · +24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

boars by cwt 4 to 27.5

market hogs cwt 40 to 55

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 $212.61/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$212.61

52 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$40.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	226.59	1,178	34
Medium and Large 2	555	186.20	1,034	18thin

One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about $144 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 sale52 hd

212.61

—

WV average1 barns · 52 hd

212.61

+0.00

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	1,630	123.46	2,013	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	110.03	1,415	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	107.77	1,724	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	91.16	931	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,415	106.00	1,500	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,255	110.00	1,381	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)	1,015	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$1,306	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,192	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,165	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$1,090	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,085	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$1,860	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	273.81/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,019	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	239.38/cwt	222.50–257.50	1,005	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	266.38/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,239	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	271.64/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,391	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	222.12/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,179	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,358	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	216.21/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,390	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,685	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,849	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	231.48/cwt	227.50–235.00	863	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	395	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	238.74/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,000	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	200.67/cwt	180.00–224.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	191.36/cwt	170.00–212.50	934	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	230.39/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,198	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	190.68/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,016	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	228.56/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,285	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	192.11/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,091	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	213.44/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,330	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,361	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	237.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	930	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	250.91/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,179	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	225.88/cwt	190.00–246.00	1,062	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	243.40/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,300	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	236.79/cwt	226.00–257.50	1,359	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	198.37/cwt	180.00–212.50	1,155	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	224.90/cwt	207.50–242.00	1,374	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	181.49/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,140	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	687	178.30/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,225	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	890	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,179	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,164	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	124.95/cwt	115.00–135.00	2,144	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	91.16/cwt	80.00–99.00	931	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	105.65/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,282	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	116.61/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,628	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	117.25/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,813	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	98.29/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,625	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	1,192.13/head	825.00–1,375.00	1,192	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,165.26/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,165	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,192.04/head	1,175.00–1,210.00	1,192	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,396.62/head	1,260.00–1,570.00	1,397	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	414	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	120.36/cwt	97.00–134.00	1,325	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,056	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	109.48/cwt	96.00–123.00	1,305	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 Feb 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 272Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 48Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 15Year ago 25

boars by cwt 4 to 27.5

market hogs cwt 40 to 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
2	—	373	227.50–235.00	231.48
9	—	520	220.00–242.50	230.39
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
8	—	419	230.00–242.50	238.74
8	—	562	218.00–238.00	228.56
1	—	780	185.00	185.00
3	—	623	202.50–219.00	213.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	180.00–202.50	190.68
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
1	—	875	125.00	125.00
2	—	707	192.50	192.50
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	215.00	215.00
2	—	488	170.00–212.50	191.36
2	—	568	180.00–205.00	192.11
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
3	—	425	180.00–224.00	200.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	235.00–259.00	250.91
1	—	800	185.00	185.00
4	—	534	240.00–252.00	243.40
1	—	335	277.50	277.50
5	—	611	207.50–242.00	224.90
4	—	574	226.00–257.50	236.79
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
1	—	355	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
1	—	890	132.50	132.50
1	—	270	240.00	240.00
2	—	628	172.50–190.00	181.49
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
4	—	470	190.00–246.00	225.88
2	—	318	235.00–240.00	237.64
3	—	582	180.00–212.50	198.37
3	—	687	165.00–185.00	178.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	185.00	185.00
1	—	360	235.00	235.00
1	—	650	220.00	220.00
2	—	643	205.00–227.50	216.21
2	—	552	246.00	246.00
2	—	420	222.50–257.50	239.38
1	—	475	222.50	222.50
1	—	245	240.00	240.00
4	—	531	220.00–229.00	222.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	220.00	220.00
4	—	893	207.00	207.00
4	—	372	270.00–275.00	273.81
3	—	512	270.00–275.00	271.64
1	—	670	230.00	230.00
2	—	465	260.00–272.50	266.38
1	—	780	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	113.00	113.00
7	—	1,716	115.00–135.00	124.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	111.00–126.00	116.61
6	—	1,213	101.00–110.00	105.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	115.00–119.00	117.25
4	—	1,653	90.00–103.00	98.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	80.00–99.00	91.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,860.00	1,860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	825.00–1,375.00	1,192.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,165.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,173	1,260.00–1,570.00	1,396.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,175.00–1,210.00	1,192.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,085.00	1,085.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,192	96.00–123.00	109.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	97.00–134.00	120.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	93.00	93.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	85.00	85.00

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.