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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 16

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

351 head

▼ 406 vs last sale 757▲ 200 vs year ago 151 · +132.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 53▲ 27 vs year ago 56 · +48.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 20▲ 26 vs year ago 22 · +118.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf special next Saturday 323/24

baby calves brought from 300 to 650 by the head.

market hogs brought from 57.5 to 85 per cwt.

feeder pigs brought from 70to 95 per head.

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 $253.85/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −123.30 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$253.85

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs WV average

−22.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	264.68	1,412	15thin
Medium and Large 2	558	241.35	1,347	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

253.85

—

WV average4 barns · 55 hd

252.18

+1.67

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−22.32

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−123.30

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	1,594	153.77	2,451	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	126.44	1,488	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	102.96	1,070	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	157.97	1,867	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	147.00	1,544	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,640	165.00	2,706	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,592	150.22	2,392	3thin

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)	1,453	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,471	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$1,632	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,593	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,244	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,683	$2,227	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$2,140	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,060	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	344.86/cwt	342.50–347.50	948	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	334.84/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,266	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	292.79/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,142	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	308.44/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,314	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	244.00/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,147	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	306.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,467	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	296.35/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,523	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,209	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,747	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	303.99/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,836	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,731	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,798	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	270	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	871	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	245.50/cwt	235.00–257.50	798	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	292.53/cwt	285.00–302.50	965	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	377	321.22/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,211	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	298.02/cwt	275.00–314.00	1,127	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	256.25/cwt	245.00–267.50	974	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	246.93/cwt	217.50–262.50	1,040	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	289.57/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,231	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	278.33/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,305	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	247.97/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,173	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	267.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,387	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	244.54/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,279	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	259.36/cwt	247.50–267.00	1,458	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	239.93/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,377	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	242.80/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,459	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	218.31/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,360	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	204.73/cwt	177.50–238.00	1,378	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	215.36/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,486	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,405	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	156.38/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,210	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	880	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,254	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	319.43/cwt	287.50–335.00	894	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	953	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	333.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,100	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	270.70/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,010	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	326.22/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,223	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	259.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,054	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	301.74/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,276	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	442	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,260	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	299.91/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,380	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,338	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,586	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	280.92/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,503	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	240.47/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,289	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	232.72/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,350	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	273.81/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,610	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	236.48/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,466	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	256.13/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,596	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,437	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,378	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,328	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,384	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,195	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,398	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,332	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,592	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,392	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,050	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,544	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,182	157.97/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,867	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,594	153.77/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,451	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	89.30/cwt	86.00–91.00	845	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	107.67/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,099	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	120.36/cwt	117.50–124.00	1,335	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	118.48/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,379	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	135.20/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,610	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	693	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	2,139.50/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,140	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,683	2,226.89/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,227	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	124.66/cwt	113.00–131.00	1,299	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	129.77/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,692	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,470.64/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,471	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,449.56/head	1,000.00–1,735.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	1,737.97/head	1,550.00–1,885.00	1,738	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,693	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	1,244.44/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,244	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,593.41/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,593	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	1,632.34/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,632	7

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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