Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2024-03-02

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 2
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 248 vs last sale 0▲ 178 vs year ago 70 · +254.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 0▲ 37 vs year ago 32 · +115.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.51/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −137.64 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$239.51
24 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,321
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2
$36.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.06
vs WV average
−29.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2525254.001,3341thin
Medium and Large 1-2530250.001,3251thin
Medium 1550247.111,3608thin
Medium and Large 1538245.881,3235thin
Medium 1-2579238.001,3774thin
Medium 2556217.191,2085thin
One grade step is worth $36.81/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
239.51
—
WV average2 barns · 40 hd
244.57
−5.06
National average181 barns · 16,149 hd
268.88
−29.37
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−137.64
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
437390342295median 377.1503/0704/2506/1308/2210/17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,669132.532,21213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,660120.502,0001thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,384119.581,65519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,062112.881,19929

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,040$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,405$1,7552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,7251thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium 1Value Added280322.50/cwt322.50–322.509031
Steers250–300Medium 1280247.63/cwt240.00–255.006932
Steers300–350Medium 1305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008851
Steers300–350Medium 2305285.00/cwt285.00–285.008691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1881
Steers350–400Medium 1390258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0061
Steers400–450Medium 2405241.00/cwt240.00–242.009762
Steers400–450Medium 1423297.15/cwt277.00–320.001,2573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy435292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2721
Steers400–450Medium 1-2435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1092
Steers450–500Medium 1450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Steers450–500Medium 2Value Added455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,4621
Steers450–500Medium 2472214.95/cwt200.00–230.001,0153
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2851
Steers450–500Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1505222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1241
Steers500–550Medium 1510288.33/cwt281.00–303.001,4703
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,5862
Steers500–550Medium 2535247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3241
Steers550–600Medium 1-2560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4281
Steers550–600Medium 1560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
Steers550–600Medium 2Fancy575165.00/cwt165.00–165.009491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1592287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6992
Steers600–650Medium 1615257.20/cwt228.00–285.001,5822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6964
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,7151
Steers650–700Medium 1670222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4871
Steers650–700Medium 2675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4851
Steers800–850Medium 1805211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6991
Steers800–850Medium 2845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
Steers850–900Medium 1890205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8251
Steers850–900Medium 2895115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers56 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 1230295.00/cwt295.00–295.006791
Heifers250–300Medium 1260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
Heifers250–300Medium 2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2295295.00/cwt295.00–295.008703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
Heifers300–350Medium 1335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009052
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2336287.50/cwt287.50–287.509663
Heifers350–400Medium 1371264.28/cwt245.00–278.009808
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377254.21/cwt240.00–269.009583
Heifers350–400Medium 2383225.00/cwt225.00–225.008622
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009561
Heifers400–450Medium 2Thin Fleshed400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
Heifers400–450Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Heifers400–450Medium 2418224.86/cwt220.00–230.009403
Heifers400–450Medium 1419261.96/cwt245.00–277.501,0988
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2440266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,1701
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2472230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473226.93/cwt225.00–229.001,0732
Heifers450–500Medium 1474261.49/cwt250.00–276.001,2399
Heifers450–500Large 1485227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1031
Heifers450–500Large 2Guaranteed Open485212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0281
Heifers450–500Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed485162.50/cwt162.50–162.507881
Heifers450–500Medium 2490238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3284
Heifers500–550Medium 2Guaranteed Open510201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0251
Heifers500–550Medium 1518249.89/cwt242.50–254.001,2944
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open525254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525248.60/cwt245.00–251.001,3054
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2Guaranteed Open562249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3992
Heifers550–600Medium 2567218.31/cwt200.00–230.001,2383
Heifers550–600Medium 2Fancy570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
Heifers550–600Medium 1580246.78/cwt232.00–256.001,4313
Heifers550–600Medium 1Guaranteed Open590237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2595227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3512
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2600232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3923
Heifers600–650Medium 2600222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3351
Heifers600–650Medium 1605233.79/cwt231.00–238.001,4145
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open620238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4762
Heifers600–650Medium 2Thin Fleshed620172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5022
Heifers650–700Medium 1Fleshy655235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5391
Heifers650–700Medium 2658181.96/cwt165.00–215.001,1973
Heifers650–700Medium 1Guaranteed Open675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4851
Heifers650–700Medium 1685201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3771
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2720198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4262
Heifers700–750Small and Medium 1723192.20/cwt180.00–205.001,3902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4382
Heifers700–750Medium 2Thin Fleshed735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
Heifers750–800Large 2Guaranteed Open750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Heifers800–850Medium 1800192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5401
Heifers800–850Medium 1Fleshy830183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5191
Heifers900–950Medium 1Fleshy915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium 1210345.00/cwt345.00–345.007251
Bulls250–300Medium 1287330.00/cwt330.00–330.009472
Bulls250–300Medium 2295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008411
Bulls300–350Medium 1310330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0231
Bulls300–350Medium 2330237.10/cwt225.00–245.007823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360232.50/cwt232.50–232.508371
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1411
Bulls350–400Medium 1375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0691
Bulls350–400Medium 2380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2204
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437292.50/cwt275.00–303.001,2783
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2438292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2793
Bulls450–500Medium 2455227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0351
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1462225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0402
Bulls450–500Medium 1479283.64/cwt280.00–290.001,3594
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3241
Bulls500–550Medium 1530272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4421
Bulls500–550Medium 2540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3231
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1545258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4061
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2568258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4653
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573244.90/cwt237.50–252.501,4032
Bulls600–650Medium 2610225.16/cwt217.50–235.001,3733
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4251
Bulls600–650Medium 1635222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4101
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 1715196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4011
Bulls750–800Medium 1770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Bulls750–800Medium 2790157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37097.93/cwt95.00–100.001,3422
Bulls——1,683143.84/cwt135.00–150.002,4218
Bulls——1,830125.45/cwt123.00–129.002,2963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed940140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051107.49/cwt94.00–120.001,13014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079127.71/cwt122.00–132.001,37810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08987.88/cwt85.00–93.009574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309112.09/cwt98.00–127.001,4678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38586.45/cwt81.00–91.001,1972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,451133.61/cwt129.00–140.001,9399
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660120.50/cwt120.50–120.502,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1701,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Broken Mouth1,2651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,5451,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.