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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 7

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Nov 23Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

419 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 459▼ 252 vs year ago 671 · −37.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 36▼ 21 vs year ago 69 · −30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 45▼ 27 vs year ago 62 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Value Added yearling cattle listed are video cattle*

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 $279.07/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −133.67 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$279.07

18 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$716

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$121.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−46.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	296.86	1,626	13thin
Medium and Large 2	578	248.04	1,434	3thin
Small 1-2	545	245.00	1,335	1thin
Medium and Large 3	520	175.00	910	1thin

One grade step is worth $121.86/cwt here — about $716 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 sale18 hd

279.07

—

WV average1 barns · 18 hd

279.07

+0.00

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−46.30

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

−133.67

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	—	High	1,596	136.34	2,176	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	120.46	2,006	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,117	117.05	1,307	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	90.86	925	19

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)	995	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,580	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,278	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,174	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,170	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$1,588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,535	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,323	2thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	296.45/cwt	275.00–335.00	955	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,347	7
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,566	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,151	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	307.09/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,609	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	543	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,542	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	248.04/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,434	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	291.15/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,709	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	610	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	991	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	260.48/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,610	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,675	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	258.43/cwt	229.00–262.50	1,894	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	762	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,913	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	244.39/cwt	240.35–248.50	2,048	123
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	843	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,006	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,976	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,178	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	871	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,916	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,104	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	290.89/cwt	280.00–312.50	954	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	332	299.63/cwt	295.00–307.50	995	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	353	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	988	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	277.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,049	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	285.38/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,210	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	270.10/cwt	244.00–285.00	1,269	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	268.91/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,423	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	226.71/cwt	212.50–242.50	1,202	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	260.01/cwt	244.00–276.00	1,474	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	580	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,438	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	243.87/cwt	227.50–258.00	1,514	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	211.79/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,330	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	948	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	329.76/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,085	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	317.20/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,199	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	220.79/cwt	200.00–240.00	839	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1-2	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	307.73/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,271	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	270.76/cwt	235.00–297.50	1,172	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,423	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	281.37/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,511	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	278.50/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,579	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	233.96/cwt	217.50–250.00	1,376	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	241.40/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,489	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	134.45/cwt	126.00–146.00	2,135	12
Bulls	—	—	1,695	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	780	121.63/cwt	119.00–124.00	949	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	843	145.27/cwt	137.50–153.00	1,225	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	53.51/cwt	50.00–60.00	460	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	863	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	78.88/cwt	72.50–84.00	832	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	97.07/cwt	70.00–122.00	1,059	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	120.37/cwt	91.00–139.00	1,443	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	473	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,006	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,250	1,323.25/head	1,260.00–1,385.00	1,323	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,275	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,277.56/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,278	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	1,174.15/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,174	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Dec 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 459Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 36Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 45Year ago 62

*Value Added yearling cattle listed are video cattle*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	275.00–335.00	296.45
7	400–450	423	315.00–320.00	318.37
4	450–500	491	319.00	319.00
6	500–550	524	270.00–320.00	307.09
4	550–600	587	287.00–292.50	291.15
2	600–650	618	255.00–266.00	260.48
1	650–700	675	253.00	253.00
36	700–750	733	229.00–262.50	258.43
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	850	232.50	232.50
6	900–950	905	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	495	232.50	232.50
3	550–600	578	220.00–265.00	248.04
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	695	241.00	241.00
3	850–900	871	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · estimate wt
123	800–850	838	240.35–248.50	244.39
63	850–900	854	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	162.50	162.50
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	543	284.00	284.00
2	750–800	762	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	740	222.00	222.00
4	800–850	843	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	295.00–307.50	299.63
3	350–400	353	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	530	212.50–242.50	226.71
3	600–650	628	200.00–235.00	211.79
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	328	280.00–312.50	290.89
2	350–400	378	275.00–280.00	277.42
6	400–450	424	270.00–290.00	285.38
20	450–500	470	244.00–285.00	270.10
5	500–550	529	257.50–285.00	268.91
7	550–600	567	244.00–276.00	260.01
4	600–650	621	227.50–258.00	243.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	310.00	310.00
6	300–350	329	300.00–350.00	329.76
7	350–400	378	307.50–335.00	317.20
2	400–450	413	295.00–320.00	307.73
2	450–500	450	315.00–317.50	316.25
4	500–550	537	270.00–285.00	281.37
6	550–600	567	270.00–287.50	278.50
5	600–650	617	235.00–246.00	241.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	200.00–240.00	220.79
3	400–450	433	235.00–297.50	270.76
2	550–600	588	217.50–250.00	233.96
1	600–650	635	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	316.00	316.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,262	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,535.00	1,535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,260.00–1,385.00	1,323.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,277.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,174.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,580.00	1,580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,040.00	1,040.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	159.00	159.00
12	—	1,588	126.00–146.00	134.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,091	70.00–122.00	97.07
2	—	1,055	72.50–84.00	78.88
3	—	860	50.00–60.00	53.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	119.00–124.00	121.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	37.50	37.50
9	—	1,199	91.00–139.00	120.37
1	—	1,052	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	119.00–122.00	120.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	137.50–153.00	145.27

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.