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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 2

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

452 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 465▲ 102 vs year ago 350 · +29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 57▲ 8 vs year ago 52 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 54▼ 2 vs year ago 52 · −3.8%

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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 $234.94/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −142.21 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$234.94

48 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs WV average

−25.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	237.28	1,291	23
Medium and Large 2	521	232.78	1,213	25

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about $79 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 sale48 hd

234.94

—

WV average4 barns · 73 hd

237.19

−2.25

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−25.52

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−142.21

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	1,445	129.49	1,871	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	122.50	1,847	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	121.41	1,530	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	101.65	1,140	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	862	165.87	1,430	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	905	137.50	1,244	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,031	$1,804	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,701	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,302	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,292	2thin

Every lot

95 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	150–200	Medium and Large 2	195	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	585	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	470	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	297.41/cwt	275.00–307.50	993	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,003	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	297.91/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,266	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	261.65/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,136	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	290.93/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,359	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	249.25/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,181	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	292.35/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,485	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	508	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,265	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	277.01/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,427	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	246.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,315	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	269.41/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,525	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	582	257.70/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,500	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	232.64/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,377	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	224.48/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,354	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,768	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	236.30/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,701	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	536	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Value Added	218	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	594	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	224.85/cwt	220.00–230.00	731	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	259.87/cwt	252.50–270.00	850	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	368	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	938	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	263.42/cwt	257.50–270.00	972	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	235.42/cwt	220.00–250.00	906	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	266.69/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,115	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	424	238.72/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,012	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	208.44/cwt	200.00–225.00	886	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	247.21/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,150	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	471	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,154	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	217.38/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,041	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	257.95/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,248	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	511	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,216	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	224.46/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,178	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	236.65/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,257	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	238.46/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,357	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	212.59/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,222	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	224.18/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,363	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,324	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	651	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,432	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	306.03/cwt	300.00–312.50	857	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	284.06/cwt	272.50–300.00	949	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	278.72/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,065	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	247.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	958	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	281.43/cwt	262.50–298.00	1,190	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	967	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	242.37/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,137	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	269.84/cwt	252.50–282.00	1,279	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,135	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	263.30/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,369	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	218.47/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,237	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	258.58/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,500	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	231.48/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,470	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,608	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	195.69/cwt	179.00–212.50	1,454	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,398	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	862	165.87/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,430	6
Heifers	—	Select	905	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,244	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,105	115.67/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,278	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	134.52/cwt	125.00–141.00	2,109	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	606	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	82.83/cwt	80.00–86.00	876	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,288	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	107.46/cwt	98.00–114.50	1,254	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	122.34/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,527	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,548	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,847	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,291.78/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,292	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	1,301.85/head	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,302	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	819	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	1,399.79/head	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	1,804.41/head	1,200.00–2,650.00	1,804	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	106.36/cwt	94.00–114.00	1,197	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	1,701.09/head	1,335.00–2,285.00	1,701	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,811	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	79.38/cwt	72.50–87.50	774	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	146.05/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,519	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	145.63/cwt	129.00–155.00	1,558	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,166	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	797	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 Nov 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 465Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 57Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 54Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	387	240.00–260.00	247.53
1	400–450	425	227.50	227.50
4	450–500	469	222.50–252.50	242.37
2	500–550	513	220.00–222.50	221.23
6	550–600	566	207.50–235.00	218.47
2	700–750	743	179.00–212.50	195.69
1	850–900	860	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	300.00–312.50	306.03
6	300–350	334	272.50–300.00	284.06
10	350–400	382	275.00–285.00	278.72
12	400–450	423	262.50–298.00	281.43
9	450–500	474	252.50–282.00	269.84
4	500–550	520	252.50–276.00	263.30
3	550–600	580	240.00–268.00	258.58
6	600–650	635	227.00–240.00	231.48
3	650–700	673	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	252.50–270.00	259.87
4	350–400	369	257.50–270.00	263.42
17	400–450	418	250.00–271.00	266.69
16	450–500	465	235.00–254.00	247.21
15	500–550	531	226.00–250.00	236.65
8	550–600	569	232.00–245.00	238.46
5	600–650	608	218.00–226.00	224.18
2	650–700	655	217.50	217.50
2	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	995	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	255.00–260.00	257.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	290	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	325	220.00–230.00	224.85
6	350–400	385	220.00–250.00	235.42
3	400–450	425	200.00–225.00	208.44
8	450–500	479	207.50–227.50	217.38
4	500–550	525	220.00–226.00	224.46
3	550–600	575	210.00–217.50	212.59
1	600–650	610	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	272.50	272.50
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	368	255.00	255.00
8	400–450	424	237.50–247.50	238.72
3	450–500	471	245.00	245.00
18	500–550	511	238.00	238.00
3	650–700	651	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	250	310.00	310.00
9	300–350	334	275.00–307.50	297.41
1	350–400	355	282.50	282.50
11	400–450	425	270.00–310.00	297.91
13	450–500	467	270.00–305.00	290.93
8	500–550	515	260.00–285.00	277.01
9	550–600	566	264.00–271.00	269.41
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	291.00–295.00	292.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	200	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
6	400–450	434	260.00–267.50	261.65
4	450–500	474	235.00–260.00	249.25
3	500–550	533	240.00–250.00	246.66
8	550–600	592	229.00–240.00	232.64
4	600–650	603	220.00–226.00	224.48
2	700–750	720	232.50–240.00	236.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	249.00	249.00
5	550–600	582	257.50–258.00	257.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,308	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,291.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,125	94.00–114.00	106.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,031	1,200.00–2,650.00	1,804.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,399.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,301.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,137	1,335.00–2,285.00	1,701.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	118.00	118.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	92.50	92.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	109.00	109.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,040	130.00–165.00	146.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,070	129.00–155.00	145.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	72.50–87.50	79.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	67.50	67.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	862	150.00–175.00	165.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,248	116.00–126.00	122.34
1	—	1,370	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,167	98.00–114.50	107.46
1	—	865	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,065	118.00–124.00	120.96
5	—	1,057	80.00–86.00	82.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	120.00–125.00	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	110.00–125.00	115.67
11	—	1,568	125.00–141.00	134.52

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.