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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 12
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 142▼ 85 vs year ago 468 · −18.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 37▲ 7 vs year ago 37 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 68▲ 17 vs year ago 68 · +25.0%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.72/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −70.44 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$306.72
46 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$657
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4
$108.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.93
vs WV average
−9.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553311.101,72037
Medium and Large 2549299.451,6458thin
Medium and Large 3-4525202.501,0631thin
One grade step is worth $108.60/cwt here — about $657 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd
306.72
—
WV average6 barns · 254 hd
287.78
+18.93
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−9.84
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−70.44
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—Average1,682162.992,74112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244142.641,77411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,620139.012,2522thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,080132.061,42610
HeifersChoiceAverage1,359194.962,6504thin
SteersSelectAverage1,185145.001,7181thin

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)964$2,2098
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,9833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,330$1,9601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,8392thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$1,8193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,6548
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)815$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)650$1,2251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,352$2,7913thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,052$2,3354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,236$2,1307

Every lot

139 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230345.00/cwt345.00–345.007941
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3-4240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2181
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added285405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5271
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363393.74/cwt340.00–420.001,4296
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added378372.75/cwt360.00–385.001,4092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed407388.19/cwt375.00–400.001,5805
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428297.39/cwt250.00–320.001,2733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430371.04/cwt365.00–385.001,5956
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458305.09/cwt290.00–315.001,3973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478368.34/cwt367.50–370.001,7613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479356.69/cwt337.50–377.501,70916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed485371.79/cwt360.00–377.501,8033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517301.52/cwt295.00–305.001,5593
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed518363.77/cwt355.00–372.501,8848
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522342.23/cwt317.50–355.001,7865
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557321.99/cwt317.50–331.001,7933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570297.63/cwt285.00–315.001,6965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed613336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,06311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621307.98/cwt298.00–331.001,91319
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636283.33/cwt282.50–285.001,8023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed672312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0972
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683295.02/cwt287.50–302.502,0156
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730275.07/cwt255.00–292.502,0083
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760267.05/cwt251.00–282.502,0304
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240345.00/cwt330.00–360.008282
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250387.50/cwt380.00–395.009692
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260360.00/cwt360.00–360.009361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315373.33/cwt360.00–380.001,1763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332350.89/cwt330.00–370.001,1657
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335317.72/cwt310.00–325.001,0642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373349.41/cwt330.00–360.001,3037
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388299.52/cwt275.00–325.001,1622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390368.77/cwt367.50–370.001,4382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed419364.83/cwt355.00–372.501,5296
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423274.64/cwt255.00–295.001,1622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425343.99/cwt325.00–370.001,46212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed463363.81/cwt357.50–370.001,6844
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474335.80/cwt295.00–367.501,59222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517318.57/cwt310.00–337.501,6479
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3-4525202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed528331.28/cwt322.00–342.501,7495
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528305.61/cwt297.00–315.001,6145
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575304.65/cwt284.00–318.001,75222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585289.17/cwt287.50–290.001,6923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620281.85/cwt265.00–289.001,74711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed633287.02/cwt281.00–293.001,8172
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665279.80/cwt278.00–281.001,8615
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718249.50/cwt249.00–250.001,7912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2767225.08/cwt210.00–230.001,7264
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8831
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9251
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905218.75/cwt217.50–220.001,9802
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305348.52/cwt310.00–385.001,0633
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320437.70/cwt425.00–450.001,4012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330378.30/cwt325.00–405.001,2485
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed366427.99/cwt425.00–430.001,5665
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377396.31/cwt375.00–420.001,4945
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422356.67/cwt335.00–377.501,5058
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470336.40/cwt300.00–375.001,58111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519338.80/cwt317.50–347.501,7588
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed529350.80/cwt345.00–360.001,8565
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574309.56/cwt295.00–317.501,7777
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3-457590.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633287.74/cwt280.00–300.001,8215
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678281.22/cwt280.00–282.501,9072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730247.35/cwt240.00–255.001,8062
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1772250.84/cwt245.00–255.001,9363
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8901
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,185145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7181
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,359194.96/cwt190.00–200.002,6504
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,8621
Bulls——1,652164.10/cwt160.00–170.002,7119
Bulls——1,835152.50/cwt150.00–155.002,7982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed895141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2621
Cows—Lean 85-90%915129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1801
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed968181.91/cwt172.50–192.501,7612
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,040150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070103.22/cwt101.00–105.001,1042
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,210167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,0271
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228120.08/cwt115.00–124.001,4754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233144.09/cwt140.00–148.001,7775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247135.35/cwt132.00–138.001,6883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,525125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620139.01/cwt136.00–142.002,2522
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3780825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,982.63/head1,500.00–2,200.001,9833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29642,208.78/head1,550.00–3,000.002,2098
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,772.59/head1,150.00–2,200.001,7737
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,838.65/head1,725.00–1,950.001,8392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,325.15/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,128.99/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,963.17/head1,925.00–2,000.001,9632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1272,362.91/head1,975.00–3,000.002,3633
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,121.13/head1,975.00–2,275.002,1214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4282,811.91/head2,800.00–2,825.002,8122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-398090.00/cwt90.00–90.008821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2991172.14/cwt130.00–210.001,7066
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,069121.26/cwt111.00–135.001,2967
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238135.98/cwt123.00–145.001,6836

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.