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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 27

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 281▲ 356 vs year ago 132 · +269.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 77▲ 20 vs year ago 40 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 17▲ 48 vs year ago 36 · +133.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Video Sale results

63 HD steers based 825 lbs. 85-90% black brought 261.75 per cwt

60 HD steers based 865 lbs. 95% black brought 259.75 per cwt

56 HD steers based 925 lbs. 90+% black brought 249.25 per cwt

66 HD heifers based 780 lbs. 85-90% black brought 242 per cwt

58 HD heifers based 825 lbs. 95% black brought 236.5 per cwt

58 HD heifers based 885 lbs. 85% black brought 231.75 per cwt

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 $253.57/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −123.58 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$253.57

39 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

vs WV average

−11.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	262.01	1,415	26
Medium and Large 2	572	236.68	1,354	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $60 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 sale39 hd

253.57

—

WV average5 barns · 55 hd

245.15

+8.41

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−11.06

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−123.58

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	1,477	149.91	2,215	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	137.75	1,747	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	136.00	2,166	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	117.67	1,234	26

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	949	$1,886	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,742	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,585	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,535	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,394	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,575	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,398	$2,925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,670	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,456	$2,338	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	208	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	635	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	310.04/cwt	305.00–315.00	986	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	328.63/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,068	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	300.53/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,133	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	325.84/cwt	314.00–345.00	1,241	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	292.21/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,227	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	316.22/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,363	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	278.06/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,287	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	310.84/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,508	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	264.94/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,364	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	294.36/cwt	276.00–309.00	1,566	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	284.99/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,622	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	251.04/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,489	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	275.00/cwt	260.00–281.50	1,691	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	243.34/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,553	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,593	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	263.45/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,736	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	238.03/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,590	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	235.13/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,698	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	252.70/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,845	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,896	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	222.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,749	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,991	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	707	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	232	280.00/cwt	260.00–300.00	650	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	287.19/cwt	270.00–305.00	818	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	308.94/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,029	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	308.66/cwt	301.00–317.50	1,142	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	286.87/cwt	271.00–308.00	1,196	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,149	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	280.22/cwt	274.00–293.00	1,311	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	257.11/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,216	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	264.13/cwt	252.00–273.00	1,381	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	239.84/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,278	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	259.12/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,459	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	235.73/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,377	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	252.49/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,525	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	238.87/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,481	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	241.22/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,609	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	218.90/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,493	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,652	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,627	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	831	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,662	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,754	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,005	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	641	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	307.06/cwt	302.50–310.00	995	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	866	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	299.28/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,119	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,092	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	293.10/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,231	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	271.34/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,140	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	262.80/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,233	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	287.69/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,352	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,186	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,406	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	230.32/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,324	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	225.19/cwt	217.50–233.00	1,362	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,449	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	138.12/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,793	6
Bulls	—	—	1,746	167.60/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,926	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	105.94/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,055	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	120.27/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,245	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	130.49/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,505	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	137.75/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,747	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,937	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,407	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	1,886.48/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,886	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,584.72/head	1,000.00–2,025.00	1,585	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	1,393.58/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,394	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,742.07/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,742	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	137.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,588	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,150.11/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	2,305.34/head	1,825.00–2,650.00	2,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	2,962.30/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,962	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	2,360.11/head	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,360	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,670	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	139.28/cwt	100.00–167.50	1,205	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	130.47/cwt	110.00–152.00	1,281	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,720	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,614	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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.

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