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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 15

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 185 vs last sale 351▲ 93 vs year ago 73 · +127.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 47▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 53▲ 22 vs year ago 7 · +314.3%

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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 $243.69/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −133.46 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$243.69

18 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$83.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−53.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	266.11	1,424	9thin
Medium and Large 2	561	232.35	1,304	7thin
Medium and Large 3-4	565	182.50	1,031	2thin

One grade step is worth $83.61/cwt here — about $393 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 sale18 hd

243.69

—

WV average1 barns · 18 hd

243.69

+0.00

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−53.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−133.46

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

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.01, low $309.23, median $377.15 across 24 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	—	Low	1,828	154.89	2,831	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	133.90	1,678	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	105.29	1,112	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,331	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,084	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,177	$2,064	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,610	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,205	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	297.63/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,304	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	295.60/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,404	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,318	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	238.17/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,286	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	287.38/cwt	277.50–301.00	1,644	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,498	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	266.56/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,653	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	248.25/cwt	237.50–259.00	1,564	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	263.26/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,727	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	245.92/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,635	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	229.51/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,774	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	197.47/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,807	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	256.14/cwt	242.50–270.00	789	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	280.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	921	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	338	197.44/cwt	190.00–205.00	667	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	360	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	783	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	297.06/cwt	289.00–307.50	1,120	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	258.00/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,032	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	286.11/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,196	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	253.53/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,192	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	286.25/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,371	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	266.00/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,404	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	214.16/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,146	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	266.48/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,492	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	246.00/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,429	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	227.30/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,396	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	245.31/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,521	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	206.23/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,378	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	232.81/cwt	217.50–248.00	1,590	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	205.76/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,486	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,686	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	198.83/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,620	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	293.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	948	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	299.15/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,143	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	293.69/cwt	286.00–302.50	1,278	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	289.48/cwt	277.50–296.00	1,401	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	243.75/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,365	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	271.85/cwt	247.50–277.00	1,582	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	211.25/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,574	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	154.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,947	1
Bulls	—	—	2,135	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,096	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	723	144.35/cwt	137.50–152.50	1,044	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	101.09/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,132	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	141.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,691	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	128.76/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,665	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,325	70.42/cwt	70.00–71.00	933	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,331.25/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,331	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,083.94/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,084	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	141.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,244	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,366	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	135.96/cwt	119.00–150.00	1,678	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	2,064.09/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,064	3

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 351Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 47Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 53Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	435	277.00	277.00
1	450–500	475	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	540	220.00–256.00	238.17
1	550–600	585	256.00	256.00
2	600–650	630	237.50–259.00	248.25
2	650–700	665	235.00–257.00	245.92
1	750–800	770	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	438	290.00–310.00	297.63
4	450–500	475	280.00–304.00	295.60
8	550–600	572	277.50–301.00	287.38
5	600–650	620	261.00–272.00	266.56
7	650–700	656	259.00–266.00	263.26
2	750–800	773	226.00–233.00	229.51
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
2	900–950	915	192.00–203.00	197.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	308	242.50–270.00	256.14
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	400	252.00–264.00	258.00
3	450–500	470	232.00–270.00	253.53
3	500–550	535	212.50–215.00	214.16
4	550–600	581	240.00–248.00	246.00
4	600–650	614	215.00–232.00	227.30
2	650–700	668	205.00–207.50	206.23
3	700–750	722	190.00–217.00	205.76
1	750–800	755	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
3	300–350	328	270.00–295.00	280.75
6	350–400	377	289.00–307.50	297.06
10	400–450	418	281.00–289.00	286.11
8	450–500	479	277.00–295.00	286.25
7	500–550	528	256.00–271.00	266.00
2	550–600	560	264.00–269.00	266.48
3	600–650	620	240.00–248.00	245.31
2	650–700	683	217.50–248.00	232.81
1	750–800	770	219.00	219.00
2	800–850	815	185.00–212.50	198.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	190.00–205.00	197.44
1	350–400	360	217.50	217.50
1	400–450	425	90.00	90.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	650	142.50	142.50
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	340	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	560	242.50–245.00	243.75
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	290.00–295.00	293.43
3	350–400	382	280.00–315.00	299.15
3	400–450	435	286.00–302.50	293.69
9	450–500	484	277.50–296.00	289.48
8	550–600	582	247.50–277.00	271.85
2	700–750	745	205.00–217.50	211.25
1	750–800	795	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	140.00	140.00
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00

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	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,610.00	1,610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,245	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,083.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,331.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,234	119.00–150.00	135.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	135.00–145.00	141.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	122.00	122.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,064.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	100.00–102.50	101.09
2	—	1,325	70.00–71.00	70.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	138.00–145.00	141.62
6	—	1,293	121.00–135.00	128.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	137.50–152.50	144.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,775	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,700	150.00–158.00	154.28

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.