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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 12

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

661 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 462▼ 81 vs year ago 742 · −10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 86▼ 151 vs year ago 225 · −67.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 62▲ 9 vs year ago 51 · +17.6%

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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 $238.85/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −138.30 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$238.85

58 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs WV average

−13.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	240.20	1,314	53
Medium and Large 2	527	224.56	1,183	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale58 hd

238.85

—

WV average6 barns · 371 hd

243.38

−4.53

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−13.83

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−138.30

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	—	Low	1,516	143.48	2,175	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	127.96	1,629	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	122.58	2,029	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	106.19	1,154	32

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,577	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,485	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,481	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,471	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,381	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,304	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	953	$1,423	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,174	$1,953	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,575	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	639	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	260.12/cwt	245.00–275.00	827	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	289.00/cwt	270.00–305.00	945	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	282.15/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,041	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	245.46/cwt	237.50–260.00	920	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	242.27/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,034	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	272.73/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,167	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	254.44/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,160	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	273.59/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,297	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,401	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	271.23/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,394	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	281.12/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,453	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	254.05/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,326	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	264.56/cwt	263.75–269.00	1,516	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,394	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,445	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	247.09/cwt	241.00–256.50	1,571	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,491	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	224.62/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,628	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	228.64/cwt	228.00–230.00	2,012	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	575	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	511	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	252.08/cwt	247.50–257.50	693	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	222.57/cwt	200.00–235.00	639	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	261.91/cwt	259.00–265.00	838	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	234.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	755	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	250.98/cwt	247.50–260.00	833	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	244.86/cwt	235.00–257.00	904	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	239.62/cwt	226.00–255.00	1,011	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	426	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	963	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	215.34/cwt	210.00–221.00	924	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	432	252.49/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,091	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	222.82/cwt	212.50–233.00	1,045	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	241.40/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,144	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	226.33/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,168	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	245.87/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,293	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	231.98/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,355	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	219.74/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,292	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	177.64/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,226	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	188	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	536	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	631	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	243.90/cwt	235.00–252.50	695	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	289.86/cwt	272.50–306.00	945	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	253.37/cwt	242.50–262.50	937	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	282.98/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,067	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	269.86/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,136	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	229.21/cwt	210.00–245.00	983	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	255.37/cwt	242.50–263.00	1,177	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	250.83/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,282	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	221.60/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,186	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	217.75/cwt	217.50–218.00	1,215	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	239.59/cwt	232.50–254.00	1,370	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	220.27/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,363	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	112.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,514	145.26/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,199	8
Bulls	—	—	1,637	159.61/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,613	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	450	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	87.54/cwt	84.00–90.00	873	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	108.86/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,201	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	116.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,335	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	123.21/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,499	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	137.45/cwt	128.50–151.00	1,905	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,029	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,484.93/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,485	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,380.57/head	1,150.00–1,560.00	1,381	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,303.51/head	1,175.00–1,410.00	1,304	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,471.36/head	975.00–1,800.00	1,471	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,576.82/head	1,275.00–1,875.00	1,577	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,481.26/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,481	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	110.01/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,370	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	135.10/cwt	129.50–150.00	1,494	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	117.21/cwt	85.00–140.00	1,437	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,750.15/head	1,350.00–2,075.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,154.67/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,155	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	1,422.83/head	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,423	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 Oct 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 462Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 86Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 62Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	255.00–260.00	257.50
2	250–300	285	235.00–252.50	243.90
6	350–400	370	242.50–262.50	253.37
8	400–450	429	210.00–245.00	229.21
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
4	500–550	535	215.00–231.00	221.60
2	550–600	558	217.50–218.00	217.75
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	188	285.00	285.00
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
12	300–350	326	272.50–306.00	289.86
5	350–400	377	277.50–287.50	282.98
12	400–450	421	259.00–276.00	269.86
6	450–500	461	242.50–263.00	255.37
4	500–550	511	245.00–262.50	250.83
6	550–600	572	232.50–254.00	239.59
4	600–650	619	219.00–222.00	220.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	237.50	237.50
3	250–300	287	200.00–235.00	222.57
5	300–350	322	230.00–240.00	234.33
1	350–400	385	217.50	217.50
4	400–450	429	210.00–221.00	215.34
22	450–500	469	212.50–233.00	222.82
4	500–550	516	222.50–230.00	226.33
1	550–600	570	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	610	202.00	202.00
3	650–700	690	174.00–185.00	177.64
2	700–750	700	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	259.00–265.00	261.91
4	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
4	400–450	432	251.00–257.00	252.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	215.00	215.00
3	550–600	588	209.00–225.00	219.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	267.50	267.50
6	250–300	275	247.50–257.50	252.08
10	300–350	332	247.50–260.00	250.98
17	350–400	369	235.00–257.00	244.86
23	400–450	422	226.00–255.00	239.62
21	450–500	474	233.00–260.00	241.40
34	500–550	526	230.00–258.00	245.87
16	550–600	584	228.00–244.00	231.98
2	600–650	610	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	517	280.00–288.00	281.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	232.50	232.50
2	300–350	318	245.00–275.00	260.12
3	350–400	375	237.50–260.00	245.46
3	400–450	427	235.00–251.00	242.27
9	450–500	456	240.00–261.00	254.44
6	500–550	522	220.00–267.00	254.05
2	550–600	578	240.00–242.50	241.26
2	600–650	635	225.00–230.00	227.50
1	650–700	670	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
9	300–350	327	270.00–305.00	289.00
9	350–400	369	270.00–300.00	282.15
18	400–450	428	255.00–283.00	272.73
30	450–500	474	265.00–284.00	273.59
11	500–550	514	264.00–278.00	271.23
41	550–600	573	263.75–269.00	264.56
26	600–650	636	241.00–256.50	247.09
3	700–750	725	217.50–228.00	224.62
1	750–800	780	224.00	224.00
3	850–900	880	228.00–230.00	228.64

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,150.00–1,560.00	1,380.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	975.00–1,800.00	1,471.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	102.00–118.00	110.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,175.00–1,410.00	1,303.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,481.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,219	1,275.00–1,875.00	1,576.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	960	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,484.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,106	129.50–150.00	135.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,226	85.00–140.00	117.21

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	2	—	1,228	1,350.00–2,075.00	1,750.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,154.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,422.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	84.00–90.00	87.54
9	—	1,147	115.00–119.00	116.35
17	—	1,103	100.00–114.00	108.86
1	—	720	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,386	128.50–151.00	137.45
12	—	1,217	117.00–129.00	123.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	120.00–125.00	122.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	110.00–115.00	112.15
3	—	1,637	157.00–163.00	159.61
8	—	1,514	136.00–151.00	145.26

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.