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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 24

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,450 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1,450▲ 942 vs year ago 508 · +185.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 130▲ 84 vs year ago 46 · +182.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 155▲ 82 vs year ago 73 · +112.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

110 steers weighing 935 brings $2.29.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.49/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −132.24 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$280.49

37 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$41.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.39

vs WV average

+9.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	281.62	1,509	36
Medium and Large 2	560	240.00	1,344	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.62/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd

280.49

—

WV average4 barns · 76 hd

268.10

+12.39

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+9.99

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

−132.24

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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $412.74 across 19 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	1,513	160.01	2,421	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	139.43	1,856	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	133.67	1,510	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	108.14	1,074	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,879	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,158	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	762	$1,326	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	741	$1,157	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,629	4thin

Every lot

71 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	296.12/cwt	280.00–310.00	989	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	306.08/cwt	275.00–319.00	1,169	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	302.52/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,286	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	302.82/cwt	284.00–313.00	1,429	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	479	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,375	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	282.57/cwt	252.00–320.00	1,472	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	284.95/cwt	245.00–304.00	1,587	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	591	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,560	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	268.04/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,721	95
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	205.80/cwt	196.00–227.00	1,358	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,759	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	253.56/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,892	71
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,095	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,945	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,141	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	251	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	690	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	273	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	737	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	275.65/cwt	260.00–290.00	791	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	259.14/cwt	229.00–275.00	866	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	891	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	272.02/cwt	270.00–278.00	930	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	273.17/cwt	245.00–289.00	1,033	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	251.25/cwt	225.00–260.00	967	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	252.16/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,041	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	268.07/cwt	247.00–297.00	1,126	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	228.53/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,070	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	261.09/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,245	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,260	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	237.71/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,246	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,317	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	239.21/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,414	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	233.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,438	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,137	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,617	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,399	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	216.77/cwt	187.00–224.00	1,686	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,482	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	306.56/cwt	287.00–311.00	960	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,086	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	294.78/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,232	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,470	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	281.90/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,449	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	228.33/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,413	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	222.39/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,499	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	160.01/cwt	136.00–177.00	2,421	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	820	164.96/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,353	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	108.14/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,074	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	131.13/cwt	110.00–151.00	1,515	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	139.43/cwt	130.00–168.00	1,856	36
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	1,157.07/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,157	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	1,326.17/head	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,326	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,879.15/head	1,350.00–2,400.00	1,879	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,475.16/head	1,050.00–1,825.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,638.81/head	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,639	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Aug 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,450Last week 1,450Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 155Year ago 73

110 steers weighing 935 brings $2.29.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
5	250–300	287	260.00–290.00	275.65
4	300–350	342	270.00–278.00	272.02
17	350–400	378	245.00–289.00	273.17
19	400–450	420	247.00–297.00	268.07
33	450–500	477	237.00–270.00	261.09
24	500–550	524	220.00–258.00	237.71
49	550–600	591	235.00–246.00	239.21
4	600–650	615	230.00–235.00	233.74
69	650–700	688	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	703	198.00–200.00	199.00
5	750–800	778	187.00–224.00	216.77
6	800–850	810	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	229.00–275.00	259.14
4	350–400	385	225.00–260.00	251.25
4	400–450	413	235.00–258.00	252.16
4	450–500	468	200.00–250.00	228.53
3	500–550	518	240.00–250.00	243.25
1	550–600	575	229.00	229.00
6	650–700	661	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	251	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	340	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
8	300–350	334	280.00–310.00	296.12
23	350–400	382	275.00–319.00	306.08
13	400–450	425	285.00–315.00	302.52
15	450–500	472	284.00–313.00	302.82
24	500–550	521	252.00–320.00	282.57
9	550–600	557	245.00–304.00	284.95
95	600–650	642	253.00–271.00	268.04
11	650–700	679	259.00	259.00
71	700–750	746	243.00–254.00	253.56
1	800–850	815	257.00	257.00
2	850–900	857	227.00	227.00
110	900–950	935	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
13	650–700	660	196.00–227.00	205.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	479	287.00	287.00
3	550–600	591	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	287.00–311.00	306.56
2	350–400	372	292.00	292.00
5	400–450	418	290.00–296.00	294.78
1	450–500	495	297.00	297.00
4	500–550	514	276.00–288.00	281.90
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
6	600–650	619	227.00–229.00	228.33
5	650–700	674	222.00–224.00	222.39
1	700–750	730	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,155	110.00–151.00	131.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	100.00–114.00	108.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	150.00–175.00	164.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,331	130.00–168.00	139.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,513	136.00–177.00	160.01

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	741	925.00–1,375.00	1,157.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	995	1,350.00–2,400.00	1,879.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	762	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,326.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,050.00–1,825.00	1,475.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,638.81

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.