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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 22

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

624 head

▲ 458 vs last sale 166▼ 40 vs year ago 664 · −6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 40 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 29▼ 37 vs year ago 52 · −71.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Several cuts of high quality value added cattle offered. Demand strong for lighter cattle with light flesh.

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 $317.96/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −94.78 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$317.96

102 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs WV average

−23.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	322.91	1,794	91
Medium and Large 2	534	276.94	1,479	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about $315 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 sale102 hd

317.96

—

WV average2 barns · 143 hd

323.71

−5.75

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−23.25

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

−94.78

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	1,372	163.92	2,250	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	130.33	1,266	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,359	127.48	1,733	13

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$1,993	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,666	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	357.56/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,209	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	354.11/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,314	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	297.50/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,175	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	318.13/cwt	300.00–361.00	1,381	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	256.75/cwt	241.00–279.00	1,191	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	321.54/cwt	292.50–346.00	1,518	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	272.93/cwt	236.00–297.50	1,433	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	322.65/cwt	275.00–342.00	1,716	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,838	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	292.96/cwt	259.00–326.00	1,667	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,881	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	311.42/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,931	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	255.30/cwt	230.00–271.00	1,598	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,928	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	288.94/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,945	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	247.57/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,765	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	262.27/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,880	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	247.60/cwt	232.00–259.00	1,907	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,093	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	250.90/cwt	220.00–259.00	2,030	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	195.32/cwt	172.50–219.00	1,592	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	246.80/cwt	219.00–300.00	2,266	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	319.53/cwt	282.50–337.50	1,182	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,068	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,351	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	335.44/cwt	323.00–352.00	1,452	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	284.75/cwt	265.00–324.00	1,233	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	305.35/cwt	235.00–331.00	1,444	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	252.94/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,201	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	238.48/cwt	210.00–267.50	1,252	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,660	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	293.32/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,555	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	254.36/cwt	245.00–298.00	1,478	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,691	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,287	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	272.95/cwt	272.00–273.50	1,673	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	230.89/cwt	218.00–252.00	1,425	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	227.50/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,511	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	666	215.17/cwt	192.50–225.00	1,433	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	243.96/cwt	230.00–271.00	1,635	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,779	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	222.33/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,599	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	214.74/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,550	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	730	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,186	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	211.32/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,813	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,030	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,019	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	836	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,308	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,331	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	308.11/cwt	282.00–320.00	1,445	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	285.75/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,514	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	261.76/cwt	255.00–285.50	1,534	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,797	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 4	890	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,495	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	161.90/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,941	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	863	153.07/cwt	127.50–187.50	1,321	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	107.31/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,056	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	142.04/cwt	133.00–152.00	1,474	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,150	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,978	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	128.72/cwt	114.00–140.00	1,761	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	143.56/cwt	126.00–160.00	1,974	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	145	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,045	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,730.51/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,731	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,255	1,600.80/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,601	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,410	1,839.89/head	1,675.00–1,985.00	1,840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,220	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 Feb 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 166Year ago 664

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 29Year ago 52

Several cuts of high quality value added cattle offered. Demand strong for lighter cattle with light flesh.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,600.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,675.00–1,985.00	1,839.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,730.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,450.00	2,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	370	282.50–337.50	319.53
14	400–450	433	323.00–352.00	335.44
19	450–500	473	235.00–331.00	305.35
14	500–550	530	280.00–310.00	293.32
7	550–600	581	245.00–298.00	254.36
11	600–650	617	218.00–252.00	230.89
22	650–700	670	230.00–271.00	243.96
4	700–750	719	215.00–232.50	222.33
3	850–900	858	210.00–214.00	211.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	277.50	277.50
4	400–450	433	265.00–324.00	284.75
3	450–500	475	247.00–256.00	252.94
2	500–550	525	210.00–267.50	238.48
1	600–650	610	211.00	211.00
4	650–700	664	224.00–231.00	227.50
3	700–750	722	210.00–219.00	214.74
1	800–850	835	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	342.00	342.00
24	500–550	527	315.00	315.00
20	550–600	585	289.00	289.00
51	600–650	613	272.00–273.50	272.95
15	700–750	706	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	666	192.50–225.00	215.17
1	750–800	755	227.00	227.00
4	950–1000	965	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,030	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	292.50–302.50	297.50
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
5	450–500	464	241.00–279.00	256.75
9	500–550	525	236.00–297.50	272.93
2	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
7	600–650	626	230.00–271.00	255.30
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	713	240.00–262.50	247.57
2	800–850	815	172.50–219.00	195.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–365.00	357.56
5	350–400	371	340.00–372.50	354.11
4	400–450	434	300.00–361.00	318.13
19	450–500	472	292.50–346.00	321.54
21	500–550	532	275.00–342.00	322.65
15	550–600	569	259.00–326.00	292.96
28	600–650	620	290.00–317.00	311.42
14	650–700	673	281.00–296.00	288.94
15	700–750	717	237.00–270.00	262.27
12	750–800	770	232.00–259.00	247.60
5	800–850	809	220.00–259.00	250.90
1	850–900	885	205.00	205.00
9	900–950	918	219.00–300.00	246.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	539	341.00	341.00
20	550–600	599	314.00	314.00
24	600–650	647	298.00	298.00
6	750–800	778	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	307.50	307.50
2	350–400	382	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	440	302.50	302.50
8	450–500	469	282.00–320.00	308.11
7	500–550	530	280.00–294.00	285.75
7	550–600	586	255.00–285.50	261.76
1	650–700	650	234.00	234.00
2	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	795	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	10.00	10.00
4	—	1,375	126.00–160.00	143.56
7	—	1,368	114.00–140.00	128.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	133.00–152.00	142.04
5	—	984	100.00–116.00	107.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	127.50–187.50	153.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	172.00	172.00
4	—	1,288	152.00–169.00	161.90

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.