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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 5

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 219▼ 118 vs year ago 260 · −45.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 38▼ 37 vs year ago 74 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 48▲ 10 vs year ago 58 · +17.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Slaughter Cattle*

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 $300.00/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −77.15 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$300.00

11 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$12.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs WV average

−21.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	302.23	1,637	9thin
Medium and Large 2	500	290.00	1,450	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale11 hd

300.00

—

WV average6 barns · 71 hd

294.56

+5.44

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−21.38

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−77.15

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	1,525	154.74	2,360	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	138.00	2,084	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	137.04	1,781	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	108.32	1,204	10

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)	983	$2,291	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,736	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,622	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,574	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	958	$1,364	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$1,525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,366	$2,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,409	$2,483	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$2,295	7

Every lot

80 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,043	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	312.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,001	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	364.85/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,222	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	355.74/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,330	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	337.93/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,443	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	330.22/cwt	307.50–360.00	1,569	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	331.08/cwt	305.00–343.00	1,745	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,857	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	277.71/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,861	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,118	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	294.12/cwt	250.00–315.00	809	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	333.01/cwt	320.00–340.00	922	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	894	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	969	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	337	325.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,097	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	314.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,133	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	310.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,296	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	311.08/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,471	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	311.19/cwt	309.00–313.00	1,637	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	291.02/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,633	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	280.56/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,754	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	270.21/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,821	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,296	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,976	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,088	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,888	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,795	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	337.76/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,226	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,573	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,101	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,579	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,647	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,435	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	97.77/cwt	95.00–102.50	860	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	76.17/cwt	70.00–85.00	754	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	127.14/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,523	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	117.96/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,486	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	134.18/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,708	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	140.86/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,880	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,084	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,814	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	2,050.39/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	2,478.09/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,478	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,456.26/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,456	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	2,221.06/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,221	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,558	2,876.89/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,630	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	129.88/cwt	122.00–138.50	1,461	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	157.76/cwt	139.50–190.00	1,912	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	138.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,716	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,363.71/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,364	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	2,290.84/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,291	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,622.15/head	1,175.00–2,150.00	1,622	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,736.34/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,736	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	1,573.87/head	1,360.00–1,750.00	1,574	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 Apr 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 219Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 38Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 48Year ago 58

*Correction to Slaughter Cattle*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	320.00–340.00	333.01
1	300–350	315	307.50	307.50
7	350–400	360	300.00–325.00	314.86
5	400–450	418	300.00–325.00	310.10
8	450–500	473	305.00–316.00	311.08
5	500–550	526	309.00–313.00	311.19
4	550–600	561	282.00–310.00	291.02
4	600–650	625	275.00–293.00	280.56
5	650–700	674	265.00–278.00	270.21
2	700–750	740	267.00	267.00
2	800–850	832	251.00	251.00
1	900–950	910	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	250.00–315.00	294.12
2	300–350	303	290.00–300.00	295.04
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	970	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	325.00–330.00	325.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	320	310.00–315.00	312.66
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	335	360.00–375.00	364.85
6	350–400	374	345.00–370.00	355.74
9	400–450	427	325.00–357.50	337.93
5	450–500	475	307.50–360.00	330.22
5	500–550	527	305.00–343.00	331.08
2	550–600	597	311.00	311.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
5	650–700	670	265.00–282.00	277.71
1	800–850	830	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	363	325.00–350.00	337.76
3	400–450	431	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	775	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	865	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	445	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	570	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,655	170.00	170.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	4	—	1,081	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,478.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,302	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,221.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,238	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,456.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,050.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,558	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,876.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	4	—	1,241	135.00–144.00	138.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,212	139.50–190.00	157.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	122.00–138.50	129.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,360.00–1,750.00	1,573.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,736.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,363.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,175.00–2,150.00	1,622.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,290.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	675	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	150.00–152.00	150.98
1	—	1,410	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,465	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	112.00–122.00	117.96
3	—	1,198	126.00–129.00	127.14
2	—	880	95.00–102.50	97.77
2	—	990	70.00–85.00	76.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	131.00–137.00	134.18
3	—	1,335	138.00–144.00	140.86

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.