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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 4

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 373 vs last sale 520▼ 39 vs year ago 186 · −21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 94▲ 24 vs year ago 34 · +70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 94▲ 11 vs year ago 70 · +15.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder and fat special next week 5/11/24

baby calves brought from 200 to 550 by the 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 $244.75/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −132.40 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$244.75

16 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$8.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.72

vs WV average

−23.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	249.71	1,341	7thin
Medium and Large 2	564	240.90	1,358	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale16 hd

244.75

—

WV average4 barns · 38 hd

241.03

+3.72

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−23.63

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−132.40

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	1,607	143.61	2,308	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,567	127.17	1,992	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	122.88	1,496	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	98.91	971	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,800	121.50	2,187	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)	1,210	$1,956	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,685	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$1,559	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,442	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,357	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$2,004	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,975	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,425	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	298.37/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,277	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	305.51/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,399	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	303.55/cwt	298.00–309.00	1,533	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	288.88/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,632	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	241.23/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,406	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	246.58/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,541	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	258.14/cwt	250.00–262.50	852	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	262.95/cwt	252.50–267.50	989	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	244.73/cwt	237.50–249.00	937	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	254.52/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,074	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	437	273.34/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,194	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	248.43/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,093	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	445	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,197	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	458	264.85/cwt	262.50–266.00	1,213	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	241.35/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,154	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	255.04/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,224	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,370	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	258.00/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,375	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	235.58/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,366	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	210.17/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,309	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	228.95/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,527	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,466	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	196.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,409	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,573	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,145	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,614	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	323.68/cwt	305.00–330.00	897	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	312	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	998	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	339.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,088	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	307.91/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,145	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	297.28/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,252	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	290.47/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,368	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,457	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	239.02/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,446	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	186.27/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,174	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	217.71/cwt	213.00–222.50	1,470	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	216.07/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,545	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,800	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	2,187	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,202	122.82/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,476	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	148.81/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,542	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	759	53.00/cwt	45.00–63.00	402	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	855	141.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,206	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	614	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	81.24/cwt	79.00–84.00	807	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	102.14/cwt	90.00–113.00	1,078	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,393	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	117.51/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,495	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,431	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	134.73/cwt	130.00–141.50	1,772	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,825	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	131.51/cwt	130.50–132.50	2,078	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 4	920	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	1,962.47/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,962	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,825.50/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,826	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,242.26/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,242	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,356.93/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,357	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	96.68/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,052	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,357	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,955.69/head	1,410.00–2,400.00	1,956	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	1,442.22/head	1,200.00–1,660.00	1,442	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	1,559.43/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,559	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,861	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,508	126.59/cwt	124.50–129.50	1,909	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	145.67/cwt	113.00–187.50	1,365	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	117.32/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,376	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	121.49/cwt	112.00–132.50	1,567	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV

Sat May 4, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 520Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 94Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 94Year ago 70

Feeder and fat special next week 5/11/24

baby calves brought from 200 to 550 by the head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	305.00–330.00	323.68
2	300–350	320	335.00–345.00	339.92
6	350–400	372	300.00–317.50	307.91
5	400–450	421	282.50–305.00	297.28
5	450–500	471	275.00–299.00	290.47
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	605	237.00–241.00	239.02
2	650–700	675	213.00–222.50	217.71
2	700–750	715	207.50–225.00	216.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	630	185.00–187.50	186.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	245.00	245.00
4	350–400	383	237.50–249.00	244.73
2	400–450	440	242.00–255.00	248.43
2	450–500	478	235.00–247.50	241.35
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
7	550–600	580	220.00–248.00	235.58
2	600–650	623	208.00–212.50	210.17
1	650–700	695	211.00	211.00
3	700–750	717	190.00–200.00	196.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	250.00–262.50	258.14
6	350–400	376	252.50–267.50	262.95
6	400–450	422	252.00–257.00	254.52
3	450–500	480	251.00–258.00	255.04
6	500–550	533	250.00–263.00	258.00
5	650–700	667	227.00–232.00	228.95
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	775	203.00	203.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	437	272.00–276.00	273.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	269.00	269.00
3	450–500	458	262.50–266.00	264.85
1	500–550	500	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	583	237.50–245.00	241.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	428	290.00–315.00	298.37
2	450–500	458	305.00–306.00	305.51
4	500–550	505	298.00–309.00	303.55
3	550–600	565	284.00–298.00	288.88
2	600–650	625	243.00–250.00	246.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 4$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,825.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,242.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,962.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	993	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,356.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,210	1,410.00–2,400.00	1,955.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,685.00	1,685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	88.00–105.00	96.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,508	124.50–129.50	126.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,236	1,200.00–1,660.00	1,442.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	127.00	127.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,559.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	940	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	937	113.00–187.50	145.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,290	112.00–132.50	121.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	110.00–123.00	117.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	114.00–120.50	117.51
1	—	910	67.50	67.50
8	—	1,055	90.00–113.00	102.14
2	—	993	79.00–84.00	81.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	855	130.00–150.00	141.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	45.00–63.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	118.50	118.50
2	—	1,580	130.50–132.50	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	110.00–114.00	111.35
3	—	1,315	130.00–141.50	134.73
6	—	1,135	120.00–125.50	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,708	140.00–157.00	148.81
3	—	1,202	118.00–130.00	122.82

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.