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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 136▲ 23 vs year ago 68 · +33.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 145▲ 5 vs year ago 23 · +21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 8▲ 15 vs year ago 16 · +93.8%

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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 $219.54/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −162.53 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$219.54

9 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$57.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−74.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	245.18	1,417	5thin
Medium and Large 3-4	551	187.48	1,033	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.70/cwt here — about $384 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 sale9 hd

219.54

—

WV average1 barns · 9 hd

219.54

+0.00

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−74.09

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

−162.53

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,430	130.92	1,872	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	129.42	1,569	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	123.99	1,897	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	92.41	939	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	153.88	2,000	2thin

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)	1,080	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$1,585	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,485	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,359	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$1,224	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,370	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

69 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	200–250	Medium and Large 3-4	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	403	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	443	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,236	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	221.25/cwt	200.00–242.50	974	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	232.37/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,104	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	222.24/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,780	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,389	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,695	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	416	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	273	169.31/cwt	155.00–185.00	462	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	269.64/cwt	250.00–280.00	898	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.50	883	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	909	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	402	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	492	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	241.22/cwt	240.00–242.50	991	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	252.97/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,100	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	252.65/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,195	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	563	196.64/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,107	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	245.18/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,417	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	215.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,345	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 3-4	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,185	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	495	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	280.16/cwt	275.00–285.00	883	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,004	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,234	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	200.47/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,459	6
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,045	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,442	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	153.88/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,000	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	116.36/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,524	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	138.20/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,059	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	67.82/cwt	65.00–71.00	576	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	125.94/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,470	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,384	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	138.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,847	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,897	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,362.50/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	1,358.68/head	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,359	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	1,224.11/head	1,085.00–1,475.00	1,224	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	75.96/cwt	72.00–80.00	684	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,403	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	116.21/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,331	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	108.03/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,572	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,370.49/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,370	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 Jan 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 136Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 145Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 8Year ago 16

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	220	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	405	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
6	700–750	728	180.00–207.50	200.47
2	1000–1050	1,045	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	275.00–285.00	280.16
2	350–400	390	255.00–260.00	257.53
1	450–500	470	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	440	200.00–242.50	221.25
2	450–500	475	220.00–245.00	232.37
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	975	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	135.00	135.00
1	250–300	290	135.00	135.00
3	400–450	403	110.00	110.00
4	450–500	478	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	395	252.50	252.50
2	400–450	432	286.00	286.00
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	650	242.50	242.50
4	800–850	801	214.00–225.00	222.24
1	1000–1050	1,040	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	333	250.00–280.00	269.64
1	350–400	375	242.50	242.50
4	400–450	411	240.00–242.50	241.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	155.00–185.00	169.31
3	300–350	340	142.50	142.50
2	400–450	402	122.50	122.50
1	450–500	470	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	515	160.00	160.00
3	550–600	563	195.00–200.00	196.64
2	600–650	630	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	860	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	260.00–262.50	261.22
1	350–400	375	252.50	252.50
4	400–450	435	251.00–255.00	252.97
3	450–500	473	252.00–254.00	252.65
5	550–600	578	242.00–246.00	245.18
2	600–650	625	210.00–220.00	215.16
1	1150–1200	1,185	188.00	188.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,485.00	1,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,585.00	1,585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,358.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,079	1,085.00–1,475.00	1,224.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	700.00	700.00

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	—	900	72.00–80.00	75.96

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	1	—	1,100	127.50	127.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	110.00–128.00	116.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	100.00–117.50	108.03

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	1	—	1,125	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	—	815	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,370.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	123.00–125.00	123.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	117.00	117.00
2	—	850	65.00–71.00	67.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,167	123.00–130.00	125.94
3	—	1,332	136.00–140.00	138.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	153.00–155.00	153.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	132.00–144.00	138.20
2	—	1,310	111.00–120.00	116.36

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.