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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 26

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

555 head

▲ 430 vs last sale 125▲ 35 vs year ago 520 · +6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 28▼ 47 vs year ago 94 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 80 vs year ago 94 · −85.1%

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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 $363.48/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −49.26 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$363.48

43 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$49.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs WV average

−10.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	369.19	2,004	38
Medium and Large 2	558	320.05	1,787	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.14/cwt here — about $217 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 sale43 hd

363.48

—

WV average5 barns · 153 hd

360.91

+2.57

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−10.54

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

−49.26

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	—	Average	1,748	162.32	2,837	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	152.50	2,471	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	149.91	1,856	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	131.11	1,383	17
Heifers	Standard	Average	860	170.00	1,462	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$2,777	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,023	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	440.36/cwt	417.50–475.00	1,259	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	453.57/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,479	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	414.40/cwt	385.00–455.00	1,620	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	394.79/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,666	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	274.89/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,300	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	362.54/cwt	300.00–392.50	1,744	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	381.78/cwt	340.00–396.50	1,993	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	333.98/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,797	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	359.39/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,034	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	310.76/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,778	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	310.50/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,826	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	281.70/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,727	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	334.06/cwt	307.50–358.00	2,071	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	324.61/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,152	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	295.11/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,980	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	299.58/cwt	275.00–310.50	2,121	41
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,914	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,946	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	287.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,209	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	268.38/cwt	264.00–275.00	2,209	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	840	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,982	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,299	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	228.76/cwt	225.00–232.50	2,134	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	416.43/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,133	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	351.68/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,097	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	408.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,315	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	376.51/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,374	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	360.37/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,369	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	376.69/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,586	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	328.37/cwt	309.00–340.00	1,422	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	285.42/cwt	240.00–321.00	1,341	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	360.72/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,706	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	477	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,646	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	324.14/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,708	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	275.04/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,460	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	285.74/cwt	265.00–314.00	1,634	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	306.62/cwt	285.50–320.00	1,778	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	583	179.91/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,049	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	292.96/cwt	267.50–310.00	1,808	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,663	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	276.92/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,880	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,853	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	236.30/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,701	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	267.67/cwt	260.00–270.50	1,943	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	247.13/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,947	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	425.60/cwt	365.00–480.00	1,349	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	324.08/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,167	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	428.82/cwt	375.00–465.00	1,655	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	379.61/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,640	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	364.82/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,726	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	510	169.02/cwt	120.00–220.00	862	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,742	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	315.87/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,797	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	327.06/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,868	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	285.11/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,745	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	273.73/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,705	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	281.90/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,889	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,748	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,653	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	243.36/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,733	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	191.43/cwt	177.50–205.00	1,493	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,349	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,427	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	163.77/cwt	147.00–180.00	2,928	8
Bulls	—	—	2,060	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,811	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	973	156.33/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,521	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	100.26/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,066	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	119.75/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,280	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	137.35/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,504	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	142.17/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,672	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	154.83/cwt	149.00–164.50	1,979	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,471	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	2,776.66/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,777	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	160.53/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,904	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	131.39/cwt	114.00–141.00	1,754	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 125Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 28Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	477	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	390.00–435.00	416.43
10	300–350	322	400.00–420.00	408.40
9	350–400	365	350.00–400.00	376.51
20	400–450	421	350.00–410.00	376.69
17	450–500	473	340.00–380.00	360.72
24	500–550	527	300.00–350.00	324.14
24	550–600	580	285.50–320.00	306.62
21	600–650	617	267.50–310.00	292.96
35	650–700	679	260.00–290.00	276.92
9	700–750	726	260.00–270.50	267.67
8	750–800	788	245.00–250.00	247.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	335.00–370.00	351.68
8	350–400	380	320.00–390.00	360.37
4	400–450	433	309.00–340.00	328.37
6	450–500	470	240.00–321.00	285.42
4	500–550	531	270.00–285.00	275.04
6	550–600	572	265.00–314.00	285.74
1	600–650	625	266.00	266.00
1	650–700	680	272.50	272.50
2	700–750	720	227.00–246.00	236.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	145.00	145.00
1	400–450	430	130.00	130.00
1	450–500	490	150.00	150.00
2	550–600	583	160.00–200.00	179.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	417.50–475.00	440.36
5	300–350	326	420.00–485.00	453.57
7	350–400	391	385.00–455.00	414.40
12	400–450	422	360.00–430.00	394.79
7	450–500	481	300.00–392.50	362.54
21	500–550	522	340.00–396.50	381.78
15	550–600	566	335.00–375.00	359.39
42	600–650	620	307.50–358.00	334.06
11	650–700	663	310.00–337.00	324.61
41	700–750	708	275.00–310.50	299.58
8	750–800	769	275.00–300.00	287.25
20	800–850	823	264.00–275.00	268.38
7	850–900	853	269.50	269.50
2	900–950	933	225.00–232.50	228.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	372.00	372.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	473	255.00–295.00	274.89
2	500–550	538	317.50–350.00	333.98
3	550–600	572	307.50–315.00	310.76
3	600–650	613	280.00–285.00	281.70
4	650–700	671	285.00–315.00	295.11
1	700–750	725	264.00	264.00
1	750–800	760	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	310.00–311.00	310.50
1	800–850	840	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	300.00–347.50	324.08
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	569	305.00–325.00	315.87
2	600–650	623	270.00–277.50	273.73
2	650–700	693	237.00–240.00	238.51
3	700–750	712	220.00–255.00	243.36
2	750–800	780	177.50–205.00	191.43
1	900–950	930	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	365.00–480.00	425.60
4	350–400	386	375.00–465.00	428.82
12	400–450	432	330.00–410.00	379.61
17	450–500	473	300.00–390.00	364.82
2	500–550	540	320.00–325.00	322.52
11	550–600	571	315.00–340.00	327.06
3	600–650	612	265.00–325.00	285.11
2	650–700	670	269.00–295.00	281.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	510	120.00–220.00	169.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,255	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,510	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,776.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,186	150.00–190.00	160.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,335	114.00–141.00	131.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,278	149.00–164.50	154.83
7	—	1,176	130.00–147.00	142.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	140.00–180.00	156.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	130.00–144.00	137.35
4	—	1,069	111.00–126.00	119.75
1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,063	90.00–110.00	100.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,788	147.00–180.00	163.77
1	—	2,060	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,115	128.00	128.00

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.