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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 25

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 297▼ 128 vs year ago 272 · −47.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 45▼ 36 vs year ago 48 · −75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 47▲ 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%

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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 $244.66/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −137.41 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$244.66

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$595

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

$100.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−59.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	259.56	1,441	18thin
Medium and Large 2	548	238.75	1,307	2thin
Medium and Large 3-4	532	159.18	846	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.38/cwt here — about $595 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

244.66

—

WV average1 barns · 23 hd

244.66

+0.00

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−59.76

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

−137.41

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	1,740	168.00	2,923	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	137.33	1,624	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	111.85	1,165	6thin

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)	940	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$1,670	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$2,764	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	432	300.45/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,298	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	295.47/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,531	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	258.94/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,745	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3-4	765	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,167	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,529	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	758	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	310.06/cwt	305.00–315.00	974	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	320.61/cwt	314.00–327.50	1,196	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	268.51/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,015	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,150	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	305.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,262	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	266.37/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,127	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	261.27/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,236	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	286.83/cwt	272.00–291.00	1,385	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	510	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	829	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,247	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	270.52/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,423	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	575	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	877	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	262.10/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,512	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	224.39/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,308	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	249.75/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,531	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,041	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,248	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,199	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	297.83/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,385	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,419	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,295	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	279.21/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,586	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	255.25/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,480	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	254.49/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,580	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	230.20/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,561	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	470	151.25/cwt	147.50–155.00	711	2
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 3-4	950	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,923	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	114.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,210	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	131.77/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,650	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,835	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,082	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,669.97/head	1,635.00–1,700.00	1,670	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,764.34/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,764	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Jan 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 297Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 45Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 47Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	510	160.00–165.00	162.52
1	550–600	575	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	305.00–315.00	310.06
2	350–400	373	314.00–327.50	320.61
9	400–450	413	290.00–310.00	305.52
6	450–500	483	272.00–291.00	286.83
8	500–550	526	265.00–277.00	270.52
7	550–600	577	252.50–271.00	262.10
7	600–650	613	238.00–255.00	249.75
1	700–750	700	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	300	252.50	252.50
4	350–400	378	250.00–290.00	268.51
3	400–450	423	240.00–285.00	266.37
2	450–500	473	257.50–265.00	261.27
1	500–550	525	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	455	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	205.00–234.00	224.39
1	800–850	810	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	518	290.00–301.00	295.47
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	674	240.00–266.00	258.94
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	122.50	122.50
1	400–450	430	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	610	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	765	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	297.50–305.00	300.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	845	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	147.50–155.00	151.25
1	650–700	655	172.50	172.50
1	950–1000	950	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	317.50	317.50
2	350–400	387	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	465	290.00–306.00	297.83
1	500–550	505	281.00	281.00
3	550–600	568	274.00–282.00	279.21
4	600–650	621	250.00–258.00	254.49
2	650–700	678	227.50–233.00	230.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	410	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	513	252.50	252.50
2	550–600	580	246.00–265.00	255.25
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,252	128.00–135.00	131.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	110.00–120.00	114.22
1	—	955	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,330	138.00	138.00

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)	1	—	940	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,635.00–1,700.00	1,669.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	111.00	111.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,243	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,764.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.