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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 25

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 143▲ 60 vs year ago 162 · +37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 6 vs year ago 20 · +30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 40▼ 24 vs year ago 43 · −55.8%

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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 $240.67/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −136.48 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$240.67

20 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs WV average

−35.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	243.63	1,369	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	232.63	1,268	3thin
Small and Medium 1	500	217.50	1,088	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd

240.67

—

WV average4 barns · 26 hd

236.59

+4.08

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−35.79

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−136.48

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	—	High	1,644	162.56	2,673	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	144.72	1,892	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	125.31	1,217	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$1,561	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,531	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,210	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,114	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

85 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	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	301.59/cwt	295.00–305.00	929	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,163	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	231.50/cwt	220.00–245.00	826	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	271.30/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,120	2
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1	418	193.71/cwt	187.50–200.00	810	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	306.89/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,301	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	296.90/cwt	288.00–315.00	1,395	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	271.49/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,333	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,318	2
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	241.01/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,354	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	289.12/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,668	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	257.98/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,561	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	264.97/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,775	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,514	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,747	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	241.24/cwt	240.50–248.00	1,821	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	231.13/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,863	7
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,060	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,685	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	290.80/cwt	280.00–307.50	840	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	288.53/cwt	280.00–293.00	909	3
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	279.40/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,062	3
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1	385	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	645	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	264.19/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,107	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	234.96/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,003	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	265.95/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,263	9
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	251.35/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,209	5
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1	500	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,088	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	247.81/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,284	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	236.45/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,253	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	241.73/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,407	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	219.93/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,344	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	235.77/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,481	11
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,475	4
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1	680	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,003	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	198.82/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,428	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,348	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,793	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,288	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,353	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	323.59/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,165	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	291.61/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,225	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,147	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	261.10/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,352	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	238.44/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,466	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	202.59/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,252	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	142.75/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,171	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	873	150.61/cwt	144.00–157.50	1,315	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	174.87/cwt	174.75–175.00	2,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	154.36/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,686	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	728	158.69/cwt	142.50–175.00	1,155	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	98.79/cwt	93.50–108.00	908	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	132.33/cwt	123.50–136.50	1,413	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,123	155.06/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,741	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,691	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	140.58/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,941	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,114.29/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,114	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	810	1,347.69/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,348	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	948	1,493.07/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,493	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	990	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,568.04/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,568	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	1,762.95/head	1,525.00–1,935.00	1,763	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	730	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 143Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 42Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 40Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	220.00–245.00	231.50
2	400–450	413	262.50–280.00	271.30
3	450–500	491	271.00–272.50	271.49
2	500–550	527	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	562	236.00–254.00	241.01
1	650–700	670	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	308	295.00–305.00	301.59
1	350–400	355	327.50	327.50
5	400–450	424	295.00–312.50	306.89
11	450–500	470	288.00–315.00	296.90
9	550–600	577	277.00–294.00	289.12
4	600–650	605	255.00–262.00	257.98
10	650–700	670	256.00–266.00	264.97
2	700–750	725	241.00	241.00
10	750–800	755	240.50–248.00	241.24
7	800–850	806	228.00–235.00	231.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	418	187.50–200.00	193.71
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	289	280.00–307.50	290.80
3	300–350	315	280.00–293.00	288.53
3	350–400	380	270.00–284.00	279.40
9	400–450	419	252.00–275.00	264.19
9	450–500	475	257.00–285.00	265.95
5	500–550	518	233.00–252.00	247.81
11	550–600	582	239.00–250.00	241.73
11	600–650	628	221.00–239.00	235.77
11	700–750	718	191.00–212.00	198.82
1	750–800	750	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	232.50–237.50	234.96
5	450–500	481	225.00–258.00	251.35
2	500–550	530	231.00–242.00	236.45
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
6	600–650	611	210.00–224.00	219.93
4	650–700	669	220.00–221.00	220.51
1	700–750	745	181.00	181.00
3	750–800	753	171.00	171.00
1	800–850	815	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	385	167.50	167.50
1	400–450	415	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	475	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	500	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	680	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	575	222.00	222.00
2	600–650	618	195.00–210.00	202.59
1	650–700	675	165.00	165.00
2	800–850	820	142.50–143.00	142.75
2	850–900	873	144.00–157.50	150.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	360	305.00–340.00	323.59
3	400–450	420	287.50–295.00	291.61
2	500–550	518	255.00–267.50	261.10
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	615	225.00–255.00	238.44
1	650–700	675	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	700	204.00	204.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,568.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,347.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,493.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,525.00–1,935.00	1,762.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,365	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,114.29

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	—	1,210	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	142.50–175.00	158.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	123.50–136.50	132.33
1	—	1,135	149.00	149.00
5	—	919	93.50–108.00	98.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	154.00–156.00	155.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	134.50–144.00	140.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	174.75–175.00	174.87
3	—	1,740	148.00–159.00	154.36

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.