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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 9

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

735 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 735▼ 215 vs year ago 950 · −22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 54▼ 28 vs year ago 82 · −34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 62▲ 28 vs year ago 34 · +82.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Video Sale results

66 Steers weighing 775lbs bring $263; 63 steers weighing 815lbs bring $257; 60 steers weighing bring $249; 65 steers weighing 846lbs bring $254.

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 $274.24/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −140.50 against this barn's trailing median of $414.74.

Average price

$274.24

51 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$32.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs WV average

−27.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	279.31	1,515	43
Medium and Large 2	571	247.00	1,410	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.31/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd

274.24

—

WV average2 barns · 52 hd

273.00

+1.24

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−27.61

This barn, trailing median20 sales

414.74

−140.50

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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $414.74 across 20 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	1,357	123.68	1,679	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	115.39	1,570	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	109.04	1,244	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	83.11	854	11

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$1,711	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,547	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,509	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$1,102	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	858	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,028	$1,631	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,575	1thin

Every lot

55 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	277.71/cwt	265.00–300.00	889	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	298.96/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,025	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	983	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	295.60/cwt	283.00–312.00	1,103	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	307.39/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,331	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	291.40/cwt	242.00–317.00	1,375	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	286.95/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,501	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,410	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	267.62/cwt	242.00–279.00	1,531	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	245.59/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,582	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,434	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	253.26/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,735	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	251.26/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,817	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,038	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	253.53/cwt	229.00–257.00	2,099	142
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,117	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	245.81/cwt	237.00–257.00	944	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	230.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,001	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	258.78/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,128	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	246.84/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,165	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	255.41/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,326	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	238.09/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,340	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	227.90/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,331	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	246.86/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,513	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,282	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	228.67/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,523	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,416	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	195.01/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,476	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,076	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,254	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	284.85/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,373	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	259.39/cwt	237.00–281.00	1,344	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	243.66/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,384	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,131	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,452	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,625	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,015	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,406	129.78/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,825	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	83.11/cwt	72.00–94.00	854	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	109.04/cwt	85.00–135.00	1,244	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	115.39/cwt	100.00–133.00	1,570	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	988.41/head	975.00–1,000.00	988	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,509.46/head	1,075.00–1,975.00	1,509	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	1,547.01/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,547	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,102.46/head	835.00–1,300.00	1,102	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,711.39/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,711	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	1,630.66/head	900.00–2,000.00	1,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 735Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 62Year ago 34

Video Sale results

66 Steers weighing 775lbs bring $263; 63 steers weighing 815lbs bring $257; 60 steers weighing bring $249; 65 steers weighing 846lbs bring $254.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	435	225.00–235.00	230.06
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
14	550–600	584	225.00–233.00	227.90
3	650–700	651	197.00	197.00
7	700–750	719	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
6	350–400	384	237.00–257.00	245.81
22	400–450	436	240.00–266.00	258.78
12	450–500	472	230.00–263.00	246.84
26	500–550	519	235.00–265.00	255.41
6	550–600	563	225.00–248.00	238.09
18	600–650	613	228.00–255.00	246.86
7	650–700	666	210.00–245.00	228.67
15	750–800	757	191.00–211.00	195.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	293.00–305.00	298.96
6	350–400	373	283.00–312.00	295.60
18	400–450	433	285.00–320.00	307.39
23	450–500	472	242.00–317.00	291.40
26	500–550	523	252.00–300.00	286.95
17	550–600	572	242.00–279.00	267.62
8	600–650	644	231.00–248.00	245.59
18	650–700	685	237.00–260.00	253.26
10	700–750	723	220.00–258.00	251.26
66	750–800	775	263.00	263.00
142	800–850	828	229.00–257.00	253.53
60	850–900	850	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	265.00–300.00	277.71
1	350–400	355	277.00	277.00
8	550–600	571	247.00	247.00
2	650–700	652	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	375	287.00	287.00
3	400–450	411	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	482	255.00–295.00	284.85
3	500–550	518	237.00–281.00	259.39
3	550–600	568	225.00–260.00	243.66
1	600–650	605	187.00	187.00
2	650–700	660	215.00–225.00	219.96
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	785	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,361	100.00–133.00	115.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,027	72.00–94.00	83.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,141	85.00–135.00	109.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	81.00	81.00
7	—	1,406	121.00–136.00	129.78

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,547.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	965	1,075.00–1,975.00	1,509.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	835.00–1,300.00	1,102.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,711.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	858	975.00–1,000.00	988.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	2	—	1,028	900.00–2,000.00	1,630.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,575.00	1,575.00

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.