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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 1

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 144▲ 12 vs year ago 161 · +7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 34 · +23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 22▲ 27 vs year ago 31 · +87.1%

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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 $273.20/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −108.87 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$273.20

12 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$33.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.04

vs WV average

−31.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	281.55	1,491	9thin
Medium and Large 2	564	248.13	1,399	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.42/cwt here — about $92 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 sale12 hd

273.20

—

WV average4 barns · 25 hd

263.16

+10.04

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−31.44

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

−108.87

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	1,806	153.74	2,777	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	148.00	2,264	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	138.85	1,758	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	105.68	1,119	13
Heifers	Select	Average	935	180.00	1,683	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	905	145.00	1,312	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,368	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$2,344	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$1,970	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,655	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,505	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,525	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,300	3thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	323.31/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,028	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	255.38/cwt	245.00–265.00	838	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	259.68/cwt	250.00–270.00	953	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	360.03/cwt	347.50–387.50	1,357	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	345.60/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,486	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	262.12/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,127	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,603	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	307.68/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,585	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	325.27/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,695	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	288.26/cwt	287.50–289.00	1,666	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	257.53/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,715	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,918	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	249.90/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,937	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	238.47/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,975	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	2,028	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,883	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	204.24/cwt	202.00–205.00	2,012	4
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,120	187.51/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,100	2
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,139	1
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,225	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,401	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	311.37/cwt	300.00–330.00	900	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	258.23/cwt	255.00–265.00	813	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	307.67/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,015	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	365	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,232	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	285.91/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,066	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	417	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,251	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	297.34/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,240	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	329.80/cwt	309.00–342.00	1,408	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	252.43/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,197	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	290.29/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,382	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	282.62/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,475	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	240.94/cwt	217.50–265.00	1,393	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,611	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	258.91/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,592	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	230.46/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,563	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,732	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,587	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	175	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	490	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	345.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,133	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,368	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	346.75/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,439	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	333.98/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,583	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	342.75/cwt	312.50–360.00	1,775	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	278.74/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,472	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,731	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,838	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,294	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 3-4	860	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,355	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Heifers	—	Select	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,859	150.68/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,801	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	46.14/cwt	41.00–50.00	422	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	98.46/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,007	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	116.87/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,283	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	129.66/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,451	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	136.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,650	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,468	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	143.47/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,864	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,795	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,998	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	131.94/cwt	116.00–147.00	1,528	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	131.96/cwt	112.00–146.00	1,535	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,912	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	1,970.15/head	1,400.00–2,300.00	1,970	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,505.13/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,505	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,343.99/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,344	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,489	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,654.55/head	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,655	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	2,367.73/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,368	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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 Feb 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 144Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 12Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 22Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	300.00–330.00	311.37
5	300–350	330	300.00–312.50	307.67
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
18	400–450	427	309.00–342.00	329.80
6	450–500	476	287.50–295.00	290.29
8	500–550	522	275.00–289.00	282.62
1	550–600	590	273.00	273.00
3	600–650	615	250.00–264.00	258.91
2	650–700	678	220.00–241.00	230.46
1	800–850	815	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	337.50	337.50
2	400–450	417	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	315	255.00–265.00	258.23
2	350–400	373	270.00–300.00	285.91
4	400–450	417	285.00–302.00	297.34
4	450–500	474	240.00–275.00	252.43
1	500–550	535	262.50	262.50
2	550–600	578	217.50–265.00	240.94
1	950–1000	950	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	312.50–335.00	323.31
5	350–400	377	347.50–387.50	360.03
7	400–450	430	320.00–367.50	345.60
1	450–500	475	337.50	337.50
7	500–550	521	307.50–340.00	325.27
2	550–600	578	287.50–289.00	288.26
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	666	255.00–262.50	257.53
1	700–750	745	257.50	257.50
5	750–800	775	245.00–257.50	249.90
3	800–850	828	233.00–242.50	238.47
2	850–900	880	230.00–231.00	230.50
4	950–1000	985	202.00–205.00	204.24
2	1100–1150	1,120	186.00–189.00	187.51
1	1150–1200	1,150	186.00	186.00
1	1200–1250	1,225	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	245.00–265.00	255.38
3	350–400	367	250.00–270.00	259.68
2	400–450	430	230.00–295.00	262.12
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	515	305.00–309.00	307.68
1	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	930	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	335.00–355.00	345.53
2	350–400	375	360.00–370.00	364.93
7	400–450	415	320.00–365.00	346.75
4	450–500	474	312.50–345.00	333.98
5	500–550	518	312.50–360.00	342.75
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	728	250.00–255.00	252.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	280.00	280.00
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	528	277.50–280.00	278.74
2	550–600	582	297.50	297.50
1	950–1000	995	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	157.50	157.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	112.00–146.00	131.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,158	116.00–147.00	131.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,654.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	130.00	130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,267	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,367.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,505.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,343.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,022	1,400.00–2,300.00	1,970.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	810	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	Open	1	—	985	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,795	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,859	147.00–158.00	150.68
1	—	1,595	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	126.00–135.00	129.66
4	—	1,098	112.00–122.00	116.87
2	—	915	41.00–50.00	46.14
3	—	1,023	90.00–105.00	98.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	134.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	1,218	120.00–121.00	120.54
11	—	1,299	138.00–153.00	143.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	148.00	148.00

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.