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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 17

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 303▲ 36 vs year ago 37 · +97.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 69▼ 17 vs year ago 37 · −45.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 72▼ 2 vs year ago 9 · −22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1.00/cwt slaughter cow deleted

Baby beef calves per hd 285 to 500

Feeder calf special next Saturday 2/24/24

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.17/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −153.98 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$223.17

9 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−44.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	223.17	1,172	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

223.17

—

WV average1 barns · 9 hd

223.17

+0.00

National average179 barns · 21,019 hd

267.17

−44.00

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−153.98

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 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.01, low $309.23, median $377.15 across 24 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	1,893	114.91	2,175	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	98.50	1,532	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	93.75	1,237	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,100	86.00	946	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	82.00	976	2thin

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)	1,448	$1,518	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	253.00/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,050	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,500	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	957	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,617	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	242	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	617	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	254.87/cwt	240.00–270.00	726	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	243.59/cwt	235.00–260.00	804	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	238.76/cwt	222.50–255.00	910	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	225.90/cwt	212.50–231.00	1,150	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	217.72/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,213	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	263.72/cwt	242.50–280.00	862	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	962	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,120	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,218	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,210	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	166.57/cwt	149.00–185.00	1,213	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,893	114.91/cwt	110.50–121.00	2,175	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,100	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	946	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	889	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,066	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	94.25/cwt	89.00–100.50	1,234	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,470	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,623	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,432	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	908	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	955	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,448	1,518.22/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,518	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1

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.

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