Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2024-09-21

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 21
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 570 vs last sale 1,099▼ 468 vs year ago 997 · −46.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 181▼ 46 vs year ago 112 · −41.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 21 vs year ago 37 · +56.8%
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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 $221.92/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −160.14 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.
Average price
$221.92
26 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−1.32
vs WV average
−15.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528221.921,17126
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale26 hd
221.92
—
WV average8 barns · 317 hd
223.25
−1.32
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−15.09
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.07
−160.14
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

25 sales
449398346295median 382.0702/2804/1805/3008/1510/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, median $382.07 across 25 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—Average1,657156.702,59713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,346125.691,69219
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,107123.541,36716
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08093.721,01211

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)1,153$1,9592thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,3114thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,158$1,2852thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,1163thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)953$1,0642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,0601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)850$9282thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,150$1,7101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$2,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,455$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,1501thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275301.86/cwt290.00–305.008306
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328281.68/cwt260.00–310.009244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379268.44/cwt235.00–300.001,0175
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414269.34/cwt253.00–295.001,11512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435224.58/cwt212.00–252.009773
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464259.27/cwt235.00–276.001,20325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512250.41/cwt232.00–266.001,2826
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569246.71/cwt223.00–262.001,4048
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573227.32/cwt227.00–228.001,3033
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616223.91/cwt220.00–227.001,3796
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5413
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215240.00/cwt240.00–240.005161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330242.15/cwt222.00–265.0079912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335245.00/cwt245.00–245.008211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375254.33/cwt240.00–267.0095414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395233.78/cwt215.00–243.009233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421245.96/cwt220.00–255.001,03528
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468240.71/cwt221.00–257.001,12726
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2497202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522222.58/cwt190.00–231.001,16223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570216.90/cwt190.00–230.001,2363
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625206.92/cwt194.00–217.001,2936
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5301
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2291240.00/cwt240.00–240.006984
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313252.52/cwt250.00–255.007902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371256.09/cwt242.00–290.009505
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476240.67/cwt227.00–252.001,1467
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520207.53/cwt177.00–232.001,0797
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578226.66/cwt222.00–229.001,3103
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3422
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665211.69/cwt203.00–220.001,4082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,657156.70/cwt146.00–169.002,59713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed845156.47/cwt147.00–170.001,3223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08093.72/cwt83.00–115.001,01211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167115.94/cwt105.00–130.001,35313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,346125.69/cwt114.00–135.001,69219
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850927.94/head800.00–1,050.009282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,115.95/head650.00–1,350.001,1163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,064.30/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,310.77/head1,085.00–1,575.001,3114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,958.79/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2852

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.