Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2025-03-29

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 29
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 457 vs last sale 676▼ 4 vs year ago 223 · −1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 52▼ 35 vs year ago 73 · −47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 58▼ 22 vs year ago 70 · −31.4%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.68/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −92.48 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$284.68
24 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,519
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$645
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4
$129.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.99
vs WV average
−37.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534299.091,59716thin
Medium and Large 2529268.111,4187thin
Medium and Large 3-4560170.009521thin
One grade step is worth $129.09/cwt here — about $645 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 sale24 hd
284.68
—
WV average2 barns · 28 hd
281.69
+2.99
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−37.07
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−92.48
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
437390342295median 377.1503/0704/2506/1308/2210/17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,690152.032,56910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,309131.931,7289thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,710130.912,2394thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average978130.541,27711

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$2,6882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$2,4862thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$2,0265
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,7392thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,4752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,3442thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$1,2632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)948$1,1912thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)730$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,450$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,0501thin

Every lot

111 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230285.00/cwt285.00–285.006561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3-4265260.00/cwt260.00–260.006891
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280344.83/cwt300.00–360.009665
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318309.61/cwt300.00–320.009852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330348.23/cwt320.00–385.001,1493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed375405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5191
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1397340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3-4455195.00/cwt195.00–195.008871
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475319.64/cwt300.00–335.001,5189
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519317.08/cwt295.00–330.001,6468
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed575329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,8921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6081
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3-4600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607303.43/cwt287.50–312.501,8423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6621
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy910202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,8431
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6831
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215315.00/cwt315.00–315.006771
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223334.66/cwt325.00–345.007462
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed245355.00/cwt355.00–355.008701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275302.73/cwt295.00–320.008333
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed282340.00/cwt340.00–340.009592
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008852
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317316.18/cwt302.50–330.001,0025
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320291.91/cwt285.00–305.009345
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed362367.28/cwt355.00–385.001,3305
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373319.17/cwt305.00–345.001,1913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376280.35/cwt250.00–300.001,0546
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3-4390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414288.80/cwt272.50–310.001,1967
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added448365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6353
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478302.73/cwt277.50–315.001,44718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478250.55/cwt220.00–292.501,1983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added505318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,6061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2506274.99/cwt272.50–280.001,3913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529301.45/cwt281.00–315.001,59513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556288.86/cwt287.00–292.501,6063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560244.60/cwt215.00–268.001,3703
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3-4560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614248.95/cwt227.50–265.001,5296
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638251.36/cwt240.00–263.001,6042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668227.43/cwt225.00–230.001,5192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670260.15/cwt250.00–270.001,7432
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2923197.36/cwt190.00–205.001,8222
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,1291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275380.00/cwt365.00–395.001,0452
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326335.40/cwt305.00–380.001,0937
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed340422.44/cwt420.00–425.001,4364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368311.58/cwt305.00–320.001,1473
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414321.84/cwt310.00–340.001,3327
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473272.32/cwt260.00–284.001,2882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476311.80/cwt300.00–322.501,4848
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570306.28/cwt305.00–310.001,7464
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586261.66/cwt260.00–265.001,5333
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615281.46/cwt267.50–305.001,7313
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678266.13/cwt260.00–272.501,8044
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6271
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880174.99/cwt172.50–177.501,5402
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7061
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 3-4560182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0221
Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 3-4655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 3-4850158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458116.52/cwt100.00–130.001,6992
Bulls——1,510176.10/cwt171.00–180.002,6592
Bulls——1,827155.85/cwt145.00–164.002,8476
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed805185.55/cwt145.00–210.001,4943
Cows—Lean 85-90%898101.27/cwt100.00–102.509092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04585.00/cwt85.00–85.008881
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101118.35/cwt111.00–121.001,3035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275132.73/cwt128.00–140.001,6928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,585125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,9891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710130.91/cwt125.00–138.002,2394
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39481,191.16/head1,150.00–1,225.001,1912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29632,486.36/head2,050.00–2,850.002,4862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,738.71/head1,725.00–1,750.001,7392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,688.27/head2,575.00–2,800.002,6882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,026.18/head1,450.00–2,500.002,0265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,344.44/head1,225.00–1,450.001,3442
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3698155.68/cwt140.00–175.001,0872
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2794209.27/cwt160.00–240.001,6626
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3848112.33/cwt110.00–115.009532
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4171
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,174132.72/cwt122.00–141.001,5586
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,850.18/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.