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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 10
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 207▲ 194 vs year ago 260 · +74.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 49▼ 6 vs year ago 46 · −13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 47▲ 37 vs year ago 13 · +284.6%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.62/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 4 of 24 comparable sales and sits −54.53 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$322.62
53 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.74
vs WV average
−10.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547323.531,77044
Medium and Large 2552318.121,7579thin
One grade step is worth $5.41/cwt here — about $13 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 sale53 hd
322.62
—
WV average4 barns · 75 hd
320.88
+1.74
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−10.20
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−54.53
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—Average1,785167.832,99711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,590159.002,5281thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,223155.541,9027thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,001126.981,27112
HeifersSelectAverage988182.621,8042thin
SteersSelectAverage1,330177.502,3611thin
SteersStandardAverage1,183162.501,9222thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,2514thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,2382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,9393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,9163thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,8745
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,248$1,8592thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,147$3,3825
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,159$3,0673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,302$2,7095

Every lot

108 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330344.70/cwt325.00–365.001,1382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332444.75/cwt440.00–455.001,4773
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added360348.75/cwt345.00–352.501,2562
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375319.58/cwt285.00–350.001,1985
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384438.41/cwt425.00–450.001,6836
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added407415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426396.88/cwt355.00–435.001,69113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445302.50/cwt285.00–320.001,3462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468376.84/cwt355.00–397.501,7649
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515294.85/cwt280.00–310.001,5182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517363.77/cwt343.00–389.001,88124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added538390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0985
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added571342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9563
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578334.80/cwt320.00–347.501,93518
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,05010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625311.24/cwt310.00–312.501,9452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633312.73/cwt307.50–318.001,9802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687296.08/cwt272.50–310.002,0346
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1737295.85/cwt287.50–300.002,18013
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,2618
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0141
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280353.16/cwt280.00–395.009895
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282397.99/cwt380.00–410.001,1223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1306405.84/cwt380.00–420.001,2425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added335375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336329.94/cwt315.00–360.001,1094
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364369.09/cwt340.00–385.001,3438
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added373394.41/cwt382.50–407.501,4712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375287.36/cwt255.00–315.001,0783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed395397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,5701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416360.78/cwt340.00–375.001,50112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed422382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423302.91/cwt260.00–330.001,2819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added428385.24/cwt360.00–404.001,6498
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added450370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6656
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465274.25/cwt250.00–315.001,2755
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473343.84/cwt317.50–367.501,62627
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515338.25/cwt310.00–357.501,74221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538282.81/cwt260.00–305.001,5222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added551345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed560335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570315.00/cwt292.50–329.001,79614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added590314.59/cwt305.00–320.001,8565
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590271.44/cwt262.50–290.001,6013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617287.90/cwt284.00–300.001,7767
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,85011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757256.99/cwt251.00–259.001,9454
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765199.51/cwt175.00–225.001,5262
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy970188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1286419.06/cwt400.00–445.001,1995
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3802
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2161
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323357.52/cwt330.00–380.001,1554
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added367432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,5872
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367412.40/cwt387.50–425.001,5147
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388302.65/cwt280.00–325.001,1742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418390.93/cwt345.00–420.001,6347
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added465335.16/cwt330.00–340.001,5582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472356.15/cwt330.00–392.501,68114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3-4485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524325.52/cwt307.50–347.501,7066
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574309.78/cwt292.50–325.001,77817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578266.98/cwt245.00–290.001,5437
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616286.53/cwt272.50–305.001,7655
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed617307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,8942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669279.14/cwt275.00–287.501,8676
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730272.51/cwt267.50–280.001,9893
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,033194.24/cwt192.50–196.002,0062
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Standard1,183162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,9222
Steers—Select1,330177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,3611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select988182.62/cwt180.00–185.001,8042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,743168.40/cwt159.00–176.002,9358
Bulls——1,800139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,5021
Bulls——1,948179.98/cwt179.00–181.003,5062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944121.29/cwt115.00–128.001,1457
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080134.94/cwt130.00–144.001,4575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170159.33/cwt159.00–160.001,8643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263152.69/cwt148.00–156.001,9284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,5281
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1473,382.21/head2,000.00–4,200.003,3825
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2695217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3923110.65/cwt107.50–114.001,0212
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5951
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,342153.37/cwt147.00–157.002,0583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29432,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,864.89/head2,750.00–2,925.002,8653
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5903,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8103,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,915.56/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,873.65/head1,100.00–2,125.001,8745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,938.97/head1,725.00–2,125.001,9393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,251.21/head1,825.00–2,700.002,2514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,237.50/head2,175.00–2,300.002,2382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,858.57/head1,575.00–2,075.001,8592

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.