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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 31

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

774 head

▼ 676 vs last sale 1,450▲ 432 vs year ago 342 · +126.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 130▲ 74 vs year ago 76 · +97.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 155▲ 98 vs year ago 25 · +392.0%

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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 $266.76/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −145.98 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$266.76

45 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$0.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.39

vs WV average

−1.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	267.00	1,340	2thin
Medium and Large 1	551	266.75	1,471	43

One grade step is worth $0.25/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale45 hd

266.76

—

WV average3 barns · 80 hd

252.37

+14.39

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−1.79

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

−145.98

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	1,552	154.08	2,391	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	147.33	2,094	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	124.18	1,450	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	90.19	851	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)	1,212	$2,245	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$1,630	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,171	$1,474	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,370	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,267	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	928	$1,037	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,741	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,626	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	705	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	307.46/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,021	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	813	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	276.31/cwt	217.00–321.00	1,025	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	298.01/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,240	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	222.22/cwt	212.00–243.00	978	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	288.31/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,369	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,340	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	269.06/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,421	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	263.83/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,533	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	254.29/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,574	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,629	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	248.75/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,823	79
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	243.46/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,979	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	278.92/cwt	255.00–290.00	915	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	272.08/cwt	249.00–286.00	1,039	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	267.74/cwt	246.00–284.00	1,119	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	259.93/cwt	239.00–268.00	1,245	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	248.18/cwt	224.00–265.00	1,305	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	213.45/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,321	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	221.90/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,478	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	313.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,050	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	291.64/cwt	272.00–325.00	1,079	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	282.69/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,249	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	267.12/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,242	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	155.56/cwt	136.00–194.00	2,438	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	815	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,239	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	825	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,130	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	87.72/cwt	62.00–120.00	832	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	123.77/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,459	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	147.33/cwt	121.00–168.00	2,094	76
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,036.59/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	1,630.17/head	900.00–2,300.00	1,630	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	1,369.96/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,370	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	1,267.38/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	1,473.69/head	1,225.00–1,800.00	1,474	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	2,244.94/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,245	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	1,625.55/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,626	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	1,740.75/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,741	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 Aug 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 1,450Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 130Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 155Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
6	300–350	328	255.00–290.00	278.92
8	350–400	382	249.00–286.00	272.08
20	400–450	418	246.00–284.00	267.74
15	450–500	479	239.00–268.00	259.93
22	500–550	526	224.00–265.00	248.18
1	550–600	555	236.00	236.00
6	600–650	619	207.00–228.00	213.45
7	650–700	666	219.00–224.00	221.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	235.00	235.00
3	300–350	332	300.00–312.00	307.46
4	350–400	371	217.00–321.00	276.31
11	400–450	416	270.00–315.00	298.01
16	450–500	475	277.00–300.00	288.31
24	500–550	528	262.00–282.00	269.06
19	550–600	581	258.00–276.00	263.83
36	600–650	619	254.00–255.00	254.29
2	650–700	657	248.00	248.00
79	700–750	733	245.00–249.00	248.75
64	800–850	813	227.00–244.00	243.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	239.00	239.00
1	300–350	340	239.00	239.00
2	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	440	212.00–243.00	222.22
2	500–550	502	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	300.00–320.00	313.53
3	350–400	370	272.00–325.00	291.64
3	400–450	442	280.00–288.00	282.69
8	450–500	465	252.00–281.00	267.12
1	550–600	580	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
31	—	1,179	110.00–133.00	123.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	949	62.00–120.00	87.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,421	121.00–168.00	147.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	120.00	120.00
23	—	1,567	136.00–194.00	155.56

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,171	1,225.00–1,800.00	1,473.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	942	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,369.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	978	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,267.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	936	900.00–2,300.00	1,630.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,036.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,212	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,244.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,400.00	1,400.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,740.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,625.55

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.