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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 8

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 64▲ 65 vs year ago 123 · +52.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 29▲ 47 vs year ago 35 · +134.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 29▲ 20 vs year ago 16 · +125.0%

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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 $269.27/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −107.88 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$269.27

17 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$24.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs WV average

−3.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	272.18	1,495	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	247.50	1,355	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.68/cwt here — about $140 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 sale17 hd

269.27

—

WV average3 barns · 45 hd

267.66

+1.62

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−3.76

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−107.88

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	1,589	167.95	2,669	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	147.76	1,733	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	143.81	2,384	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	119.60	1,277	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,240	172.00	2,133	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$1,762	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,691	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,929	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	263.92/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,069	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	298.05/cwt	292.50–301.00	1,279	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	278.61/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,290	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	298.52/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,397	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	281.51/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,472	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	295.13/cwt	287.00–299.00	1,552	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	288.65/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,651	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	245.55/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,436	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	596	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,716	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	272.55/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,701	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,530	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	263.55/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,813	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,795	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	502	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	246.06/cwt	230.00–265.00	672	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	275.46/cwt	267.50–285.00	890	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	819	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	244.93/cwt	230.00–260.00	889	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	273.61/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,075	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	253.92/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,041	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	282.64/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,204	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	277.77/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,286	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	253.85/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,213	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	273.58/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,450	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,349	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,361	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	270.95/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,534	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	203.84/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,260	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	209.72/cwt	207.00–212.50	1,422	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	180.03/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,302	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	956	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	280.05/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,073	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	309.45/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,191	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	288.78/cwt	283.00–297.50	1,216	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	267.91/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,152	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	270.27/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,314	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,333	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	281.10/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,420	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	253.67/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,438	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	252.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,482	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	223.00/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,450	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,240	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,133	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	166.35/cwt	156.00–176.00	2,587	8
Bulls	—	—	1,875	192.84/cwt	187.00–200.00	3,616	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	100.20/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,035	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	133.05/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,386	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	141.18/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,619	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	113.27/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,323	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	156.32/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,885	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,364	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	144.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,357	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,501	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	1,761.54/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,762	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,690.88/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,691	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	144.29/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,830	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,928.95/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,929	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	129.53/cwt	111.00–143.50	1,246	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	146.79/cwt	125.00–182.50	1,424	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	144.36/cwt	123.00–159.00	1,624	2

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 Jun 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 64Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 29Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 29Year ago 16

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	119.00	119.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,690.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	141.00–148.00	144.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,062	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,761.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,928.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	111.00–143.50	129.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	123.00–159.00	144.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	970	125.00–182.50	146.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	273	230.00–265.00	246.06
1	300–350	345	237.50	237.50
6	350–400	363	230.00–260.00	244.93
3	400–450	410	235.00–265.00	253.92
2	450–500	478	250.00–258.00	253.85
1	500–550	545	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	550	247.50	247.50
3	600–650	618	185.00–217.50	203.84
2	650–700	678	207.00–212.50	209.72
2	700–750	723	172.50–187.50	180.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	267.50–285.00	275.46
3	350–400	393	265.00–286.00	273.61
5	400–450	426	270.00–292.50	282.64
5	450–500	463	271.00–281.00	277.77
7	500–550	530	272.00–275.00	273.58
8	550–600	566	266.00–279.00	270.95
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	383	277.50–282.50	280.05
5	400–450	430	240.00–280.00	267.91
4	450–500	486	255.00–275.00	270.27
2	550–600	588	250.00–254.00	252.01
1	900–950	935	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	324	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	385	290.00–322.50	309.45
5	400–450	421	283.00–297.50	288.78
1	450–500	490	272.00	272.00
5	500–550	505	272.00–300.00	281.10
3	550–600	567	253.00–255.00	253.67
2	650–700	650	215.00–231.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	250.00–277.50	263.92
2	450–500	463	270.00–287.50	278.61
2	500–550	523	280.00–283.00	281.51
2	550–600	585	240.00–251.00	245.55
1	600–650	640	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	596	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	429	292.50–301.00	298.05
7	450–500	468	295.00–302.00	298.52
6	500–550	526	287.00–299.00	295.13
3	550–600	572	288.00–290.00	288.65
10	600–650	624	263.00–275.00	272.55
4	650–700	688	259.00–265.00	263.55
1	700–750	715	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	108.00–122.00	113.27
11	—	1,042	129.00–141.00	133.05
6	—	1,033	93.00–108.00	100.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,895	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,632	140.00–147.00	144.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,147	135.00–148.00	141.18
10	—	1,206	147.50–162.50	156.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,555	156.00–176.00	166.35
2	—	1,875	187.00–200.00	192.84
1	—	1,290	131.00	131.00

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.