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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

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

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 306 vs last sale 547▼ 110 vs year ago 351 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 28▼ 53 vs year ago 83 · −63.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 42▼ 16 vs year ago 48 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

8 HD baby calves brough from $100 to $750 per head

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 $278.09/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −99.06 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$278.09

27 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

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

$90.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs WV average

−36.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	301.67	1,626	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	266.65	1,453	13thin
Medium and Large 3-4	563	210.92	1,187	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.75/cwt here — about $439 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 sale27 hd

278.09

—

WV average3 barns · 43 hd

271.17

+6.92

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−36.87

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−99.06

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	—	Average	1,719	148.85	2,559	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	137.96	1,858	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	124.00	2,213	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	89.15	885	12

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)	1,255	$2,170	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,740	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,337	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,473	$2,549	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	402.00/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,443	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	368.20/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,535	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	291.25/cwt	255.00–327.50	1,238	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	380.00/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,805	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	316.05/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,618	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	343.31/cwt	307.50–370.00	1,953	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	305.35/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,756	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	292.39/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,792	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,135	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	261.33/cwt	242.50–273.00	1,876	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,580	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	252.60/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,927	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	245.93/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,999	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	236.00/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,018	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,094	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,081	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	402.31/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,114	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	354.43/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,134	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	277.44/cwt	250.00–302.50	916	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	366	360.05/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,318	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,196	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,132	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	321.48/cwt	302.50–360.00	1,341	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	274.30/cwt	225.00–292.50	1,171	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	354.67/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,518	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	455	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	951	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	298.01/cwt	288.00–307.50	1,395	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	309.30/cwt	290.00–323.00	1,500	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	311.49/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,601	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	264.00/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,365	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	294.65/cwt	283.00–302.50	1,641	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	563	210.92/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,187	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	260.93/cwt	245.00–289.00	1,490	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	260.99/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,618	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	237.06/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,470	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	245.56/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,638	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,813	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	229.93/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,621	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3-4	765	169.71/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,298	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	247.85/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,911	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,128	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	893	207.48/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,853	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	995	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,443	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Full	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	375.22/cwt	355.00–395.00	874	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	419.28/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,124	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	376.42/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,366	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	297.70/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,230	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	395.54/cwt	362.50–425.00	1,673	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	370.72/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,720	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	374.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,769	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	267.44/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,318	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	367.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,883	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	321.62/cwt	285.00–343.00	1,865	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	293.75/cwt	257.50–337.50	1,801	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,569	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	232.12/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,683	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,775	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,240	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,043	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,259	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,965	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	150.92/cwt	136.00–160.00	2,673	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	46.33/cwt	37.50–65.00	399	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	93.69/cwt	80.00–110.00	892	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	122.89/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,483	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,706	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,931	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,213	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,739.93/head	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,740	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,336.81/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,170.32/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,170	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	902	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	157.55/cwt	135.00–187.50	1,936	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	136.35/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,773	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	2,549.24/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Mar 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 547Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 42Year ago 48

8 HD baby calves brough from $100 to $750 per head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	380.00–425.00	402.31
3	300–350	320	330.00–370.00	354.43
2	350–400	368	320.00–330.00	324.97
6	400–450	417	302.50–360.00	321.48
9	450–500	485	290.00–323.00	309.30
5	500–550	514	307.50–317.50	311.49
7	550–600	557	283.00–302.50	294.65
7	600–650	620	252.00–271.00	260.99
3	650–700	667	232.00–260.00	245.56
1	700–750	700	259.00	259.00
5	750–800	771	240.00–271.00	247.85
3	800–850	848	251.00	251.00
1	900–950	910	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	209.00	209.00
2	550–600	563	205.00–217.00	210.92
2	750–800	765	155.00–185.00	169.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	340.00–370.00	360.05
3	400–450	428	350.00–365.00	354.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	330	250.00–302.50	277.44
1	350–400	385	294.00	294.00
5	400–450	427	225.00–292.50	274.30
2	450–500	468	288.00–307.50	298.01
5	500–550	517	225.00–305.00	264.00
7	550–600	571	245.00–289.00	260.93
2	600–650	620	235.00–239.00	237.06
2	700–750	705	220.00–240.00	229.93
2	850–900	893	200.00–215.00	207.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	995	145.00	145.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	355.00–395.00	375.22
4	250–300	268	380.00–450.00	419.28
6	350–400	363	365.00–395.00	376.42
4	400–450	423	362.50–425.00	395.54
6	450–500	464	325.00–400.00	370.72
7	500–550	512	360.00–370.00	367.87
5	550–600	580	285.00–343.00	321.62
7	600–650	613	257.50–337.50	293.75
2	650–700	668	230.00–240.00	234.94
4	700–750	725	220.00–237.50	232.12
1	750–800	780	227.50	227.50
1	950–1000	950	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	413	265.00–330.00	297.70
2	450–500	493	255.00–280.00	267.44
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	370.00–390.00	374.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	359	385.00–450.00	402.00
5	400–450	417	330.00–385.00	368.20
4	450–500	475	372.50–390.00	380.00
3	500–550	512	308.00–325.00	316.05
10	550–600	569	307.50–370.00	343.31
3	600–650	613	287.50–302.50	292.39
2	650–700	657	325.00	325.00
6	700–750	718	242.50–273.00	261.33
2	750–800	763	242.00–263.00	252.60
3	800–850	813	220.00–272.50	245.93
2	850–900	855	230.00–242.00	236.00
1	900–950	915	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	965	217.00	217.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	255.00–327.50	291.25
2	550–600	575	285.00–325.00	305.35
2	700–750	718	215.00–225.00	220.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,415	135.00–138.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	37.50–65.00	46.33
6	—	952	80.00–110.00	93.69
3	—	1,207	116.00–128.00	122.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	168.00	168.00
10	—	1,771	136.00–160.00	150.92
1	—	1,155	109.00	109.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,255	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,170.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,336.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,030	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,739.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,229	135.00–187.50	157.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	129.00–143.00	136.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	102.50	102.50

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	2	—	1,473	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	1	—	770	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.