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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 11

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 147▼ 240 vs year ago 500 · −48.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 58▼ 10 vs year ago 56 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 81▼ 52 vs year ago 65 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

56 hd. of steers weighing 915 brings $236

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.17/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −126.57 against this barn's trailing median of $414.74.

Average price

$288.17

26 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−21.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	288.17	1,536	26

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

288.17

—

WV average1 barns · 26 hd

288.17

+0.00

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−21.54

This barn, trailing median20 sales

414.74

−126.57

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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $414.74 across 20 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	1,515	150.90	2,286	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	124.40	1,820	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	121.47	1,407	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	108.63	877	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	166.00	1,892	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	177.22	2,697	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,340	164.48	2,204	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,490	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,335	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,645	$2,525	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	321.01/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,217	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	314.36/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,342	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	303.37/cwt	265.00–318.00	1,423	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	293.75/cwt	260.00–319.00	1,528	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	275.61/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,549	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	265.73/cwt	253.00–279.00	1,653	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	274.24/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,006	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	269.97/cwt	252.00–279.00	1,123	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	269.99/cwt	242.00–280.00	1,296	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	264.73/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,395	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	259.80/cwt	235.00–278.00	1,473	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	239.98/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,543	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	305.89/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,126	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	307.96/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,281	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,427	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,305	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,436	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	241.48/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,504	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,600	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,340	164.48/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,204	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,522	177.22/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,697	25
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,140	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,892	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	150.90/cwt	134.00–162.00	2,286	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	718	149.15/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,071	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	837	95.12/cwt	77.00–106.00	796	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	121.47/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,407	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	124.40/cwt	114.00–147.00	1,820	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,645	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,489.87/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,490	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 147Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 81Year ago 65

56 hd. of steers weighing 915 brings $236

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,515	134.00–162.00	150.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,463	114.00–147.00	124.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,158	112.00–129.00	121.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	837	77.00–106.00	95.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	142.00–160.00	149.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	152.00–168.00	164.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,522	172.00–185.00	177.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	379	302.00–340.00	321.01
21	400–450	427	270.00–327.00	314.36
9	450–500	469	265.00–318.00	303.37
18	500–550	520	260.00–319.00	293.75
8	550–600	562	250.00–315.00	275.61
15	600–650	622	253.00–279.00	265.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	367	274.00–275.00	274.24
8	400–450	416	252.00–279.00	269.97
10	450–500	480	242.00–280.00	269.99
3	500–550	527	262.00–270.00	264.73
13	550–600	567	235.00–278.00	259.80
3	600–650	643	230.00–245.00	239.98
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	368	290.00–322.00	305.89
4	400–450	416	301.00–315.00	307.96
2	450–500	492	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	244.00	244.00
1	550–600	570	252.00	252.00
2	600–650	623	237.00–246.00	241.48
3	700–750	708	226.00	226.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,335.00	1,335.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,489.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,645	2,525.00	2,525.00

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.