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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 23

● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

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Feeder Cattle receipts

921 head

▲ 570 vs last sale 351▲ 385 vs year ago 536 · +71.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 83▲ 57 vs year ago 34 · +167.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 48▲ 60 vs year ago 38 · +157.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves brought from 135 to 500 per head

Market hogs brought from 32.5 to 62.5 per cwt

Feeder pigs brought from 30 to 50 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 $253.81/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −123.34 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$253.81

69 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$14.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.81

vs WV average

−23.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	261.56	1,432	31
Medium and Large 2	557	247.48	1,379	38

One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about $52 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 sale69 hd

253.81

—

WV average4 barns · 113 hd

244.00

+9.81

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−23.41

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−123.34

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	1,615	152.52	2,464	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	137.00	2,247	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	133.68	1,670	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	100.91	1,012	19
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,115	136.00	1,516	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	920	130.00	1,196	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	800	129.00	1,032	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,575	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$1,813	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,010	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,656	$2,921	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,536	$2,673	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,560	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	309.32/cwt	300.00–320.00	851	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	340.65/cwt	310.00–350.00	991	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	273.91/cwt	260.00–300.00	841	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	349.39/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,146	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	286.20/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,039	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	331.17/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,242	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	306.23/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,280	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,327	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	324.78/cwt	316.00–345.00	1,380	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,406	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	298.87/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,369	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	315.49/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,489	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,521	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	319.76/cwt	307.00–332.00	1,644	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	527	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,671	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	311.95/cwt	306.00–325.00	1,791	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	297.73/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,730	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	590	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,844	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	291.54/cwt	277.50–306.00	1,813	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	277.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,866	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,738	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	681	276.46/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,883	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	267.39/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,904	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	243.38/cwt	238.25–250.00	1,920	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	205.68/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,713	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,816	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	200.03/cwt	177.00–203.00	1,828	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,628	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	185	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	550	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	309.53/cwt	301.00–317.00	696	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	230	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	718	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	793	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	278.30/cwt	267.00–284.00	749	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	306.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	842	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	292	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	905	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	303	315.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	957	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	271.19/cwt	250.00–285.00	860	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	299.48/cwt	280.00–310.00	985	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	329	284.98/cwt	282.00–290.00	938	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	268.79/cwt	255.00–277.50	997	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	301.97/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,135	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	386	286.73/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,107	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	294.02/cwt	277.00–308.00	1,247	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	263.59/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,118	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	255.25/cwt	238.00–270.00	1,220	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	284.71/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,372	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	489	277.96/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,359	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,438	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	266.26/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,371	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	248.01/cwt	207.00–265.00	1,317	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	261.45/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,480	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	238.77/cwt	205.00–248.00	1,385	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	264.83/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,608	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	627	213.28/cwt	192.50–224.00	1,337	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	224.79/cwt	216.00–237.00	1,418	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	230.18/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,473	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	220.92/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,476	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	717	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,154	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	229.78/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,652	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	206.70/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,486	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	195.29/cwt	191.00–197.50	1,513	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,300	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	185.89/cwt	182.50–198.00	1,519	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	827	159.98/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,323	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,436	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,639	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,456	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	920	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,490	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	961	153.07/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,471	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	324.76/cwt	320.00–334.00	867	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	302.36/cwt	295.00–310.00	816	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	302	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	974	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	284.88/cwt	270.00–300.00	892	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	328.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,057	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	324.17/cwt	321.00–327.00	1,216	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	294.59/cwt	282.50–307.00	1,149	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	320.85/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,357	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	290.40/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,234	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	241.45/cwt	220.00–262.00	1,149	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	298.21/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,431	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	290.46/cwt	267.50–301.00	1,554	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	291.00/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,644	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	264.80/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,523	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	264.34/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,644	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	229.49/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,457	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	262.03/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,742	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,570	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	963	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,445	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Heifers	—	Select	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	128.39/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	153.22/cwt	136.00–168.00	2,475	25
Bulls	—	—	1,948	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,506	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	535	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	54	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	75.74/cwt	70.00–80.00	707	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	121.70/cwt	115.00–128.50	1,236	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	103.53/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,114	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	131.54/cwt	119.00–137.00	1,586	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	141.44/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,989	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,114	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,372	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,115	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,516	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	121.66/cwt	107.00–131.00	1,219	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	134.44/cwt	123.00–150.00	1,348	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	133.98/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,699	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	133.90/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,788	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,576	2,729.20/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,729	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,610	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,654	2,916.59/head	2,550.00–3,075.00	2,917	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,725	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,415	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,812.84/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

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