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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 20

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 468▼ 469 vs year ago 819 · −57.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 37▲ 1 vs year ago 65 · +1.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 68▲ 48 vs year ago 65 · +73.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder Calf Sale next week 4/27/24.

baby calves brought 175 to 525 by the head

feeder pigs brought 80 to 100 by the head

market hogs brought 51 to 80 per cwt

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 $244.91/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −132.24 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$244.91

24 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.18

vs WV average

−19.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	249.00	1,295	16thin
Medium and Large 2	512	236.72	1,212	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $83 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 sale24 hd

244.91

—

WV average6 barns · 375 hd

253.09

−8.18

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−19.61

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−132.24

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	—	Low	1,590	151.07	2,402	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	128.22	1,593	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,758	118.57	2,085	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	97.00	888	14
Heifers	Standard	Average	945	143.40	1,355	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)	1,230	$1,847	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$1,563	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$1,502	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,486	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,435	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,337	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$1,088	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,273	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$2,037	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,973	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	846	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,062	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	267.51/cwt	265.00–272.50	918	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	303.84/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,182	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	395	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,300	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	316.43/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,386	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,438	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,433	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	307.14/cwt	270.00–314.50	1,600	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,375	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,458	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,741	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	239.45/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,473	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,707	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,796	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	245.00/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,752	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	202.83/cwt	185.00–221.00	1,639	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,881	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	280.14/cwt	275.00–285.00	765	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	281.70/cwt	275.00–285.00	868	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	357	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,017	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	267.86/cwt	250.00–280.00	975	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	225.95/cwt	200.00–245.00	834	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	381	283.46/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,080	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	255.44/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,068	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	221.61/cwt	205.00–235.00	926	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,165	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	251.24/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,196	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	228.66/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,102	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	236.72/cwt	205.00–247.50	1,212	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	249.00/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,295	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	211.50/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,299	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,194	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	178.44/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,210	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,439	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,302	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,318	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	176.10/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,273	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	297.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	649	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	292.16/cwt	280.00–315.00	827	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	310.78/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,019	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	299.69/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,130	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	238.95/cwt	225.00–245.00	918	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	272.50/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,158	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	292.32/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,251	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	282.69/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,343	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	273.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,426	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	222.92/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,164	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	208.72/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,173	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,371	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	227.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,377	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,412	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,076	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	945	143.40/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,355	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,078	122.61/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,322	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	155.58/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,626	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	79.35/cwt	75.00–84.00	684	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	98.99/cwt	92.50–104.00	916	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	113.01/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,080	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	132.40/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,614	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	126.26/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,582	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	106.83/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,736	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,312	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,823	121.34/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,212	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,272.89/head	1,375.00–3,150.00	2,273	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	133.09/cwt	122.00–156.00	1,250	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	117.42/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,288	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	117.06/cwt	83.00–131.00	1,361	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	2,055.82/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,056	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	1,826.66/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,827	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	2,196.90/head	1,550.00–2,500.00	2,197	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,495	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	1,501.59/head	675.00–2,075.00	1,502	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,337.33/head	850.00–1,500.00	1,337	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,087.79/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,435.29/head	825.00–1,725.00	1,435	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	1,562.96/head	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,563	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	119.31/cwt	111.00–127.50	1,305	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	119.44/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,314	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	1,486.44/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,486	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	952	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,386	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,846.57/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,847	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	123.19/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,537	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,856	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	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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