Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2024-06-01

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 1
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 222▼ 164 vs year ago 228 · −71.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 2 vs year ago 27 · +7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 19▼ 32 vs year ago 61 · −52.5%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −138.15 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$239.00
6 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,297
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.87
vs WV average
−28.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545248.501,3544thin
Medium and Large 2538220.001,1832thin
One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $172 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 sale6 hd
239.00
—
WV average3 barns · 13 hd
225.13
+13.87
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−28.62
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−138.15
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
437390342295median 377.1503/0704/2506/1308/2210/17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,404160.352,25111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,465145.002,1241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,281144.491,85111
CowsLean 85-90%High992119.621,1866thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$1,4753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,9526
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,6101thin

Every lot

51 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428287.54/cwt285.00–290.001,2312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,4053
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220275.00/cwt275.00–275.006051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270241.60/cwt235.00–245.006523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367267.50/cwt267.50–267.509822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381235.87/cwt225.00–255.008994
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009841
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540247.00/cwt245.00–249.001,3342
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613230.93/cwt219.00–235.001,4166
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433292.12/cwt275.00–300.001,2653
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3781
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4941
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558230.80/cwt215.00–240.001,2883
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1646236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5253
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690194.96/cwt190.00–200.001,3452
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5991
Bulls——1,381160.43/cwt147.00–174.002,2169
Bulls——1,785190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,3921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%815102.50/cwt102.50–102.508351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020117.54/cwt116.00–119.001,1992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032126.71/cwt125.00–129.001,3083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225154.53/cwt149.00–160.001,8934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313138.76/cwt133.00–143.501,8227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,939.39/head1,825.00–2,100.001,9393
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,060.52/head2,025.00–2,100.002,0612
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2941127.76/cwt115.00–145.001,2025
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105134.24/cwt128.00–141.001,4833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0621,475.12/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.