Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2024-06-22

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 22
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 0▼ 72 vs year ago 159 · −45.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 0▼ 43 vs year ago 67 · −64.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 0▼ 23 vs year ago 59 · −39.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.92/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −111.23 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$265.92
10 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,481
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.16
vs WV average
−1.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559273.031,5268thin
Medium and Large 2550237.501,3062thin
One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd
265.92
—
WV average3 barns · 27 hd
260.76
+5.16
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
−1.30
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−111.23
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—Average1,751168.602,95210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205145.571,7545thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,645140.502,3111thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low954114.231,0909thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$1,8092thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$1,7006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$1,3503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,1851thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,910$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$1,9751thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370283.82/cwt282.50–285.001,0502
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426304.55/cwt293.00–314.001,2977
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469316.44/cwt308.00–325.001,4842
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533306.89/cwt297.00–312.001,6363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,7771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,9093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295275.00/cwt275.00–275.008111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333292.84/cwt282.00–310.009753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385280.50/cwt270.00–291.001,0802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1445273.00/cwt271.00–277.001,2153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471275.91/cwt268.00–282.001,3004
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480258.13/cwt252.50–264.001,2392
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed530278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530264.04/cwt260.00–268.001,3992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576275.63/cwt269.00–284.001,5885
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370303.68/cwt300.00–306.001,1244
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476289.44/cwt285.00–297.001,3784
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503286.01/cwt284.00–287.001,4393
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513269.51/cwt269.00–270.001,3832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568272.06/cwt270.00–274.001,5452
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4991
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2801170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,751168.60/cwt152.50–195.002,95210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%845137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1621
Cows—Lean 85-90%93099.68/cwt93.00–105.009273
Cows—Lean 85-90%990118.31/cwt111.00–127.501,1715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155142.02/cwt133.50–148.001,6404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405159.75/cwt159.75–159.752,2441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645140.50/cwt140.50–140.502,3111
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9103,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29281,808.76/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,350.08/head1,075.00–1,750.001,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,700.06/head1,500.00–1,860.001,7006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,5011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,9151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395148.82/cwt142.50–159.002,0763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,415146.86/cwt141.00–156.002,0783
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 386085.00/cwt85.00–85.007311
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870161.74/cwt140.00–200.001,4077
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028131.10/cwt130.00–132.501,3482
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142138.82/cwt132.00–145.001,5853
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.