Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2025-05-17

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 17
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 294 vs last sale 454▲ 17 vs year ago 143 · +11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 40▼ 4 vs year ago 42 · −9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 50▲ 1 vs year ago 40 · +2.5%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.10/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −67.05 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$310.10
20 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$6.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.39
vs WV average
−29.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556312.661,73812thin
Medium and Large 2552306.261,6918thin
One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd
310.10
—
WV average4 barns · 40 hd
324.49
−14.39
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−29.78
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−67.05
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—Average1,751196.223,4365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,262153.091,93327
CowsLean 85-90%Average948135.561,2865thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,760125.002,2001thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$2,6892thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$2,3443thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,0923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$1,98310
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$1,9712thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,9612thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,9602thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$2,6202thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,450$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,5858

Every lot

86 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2195360.00/cwt360.00–360.007021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437406.16/cwt385.00–435.001,7755
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471363.39/cwt352.50–372.501,7126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed480290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527365.59/cwt365.00–367.501,9274
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564324.86/cwt313.00–337.501,8326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9231
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255390.00/cwt390.00–390.009951
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374369.77/cwt362.50–377.501,3834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378339.83/cwt320.00–367.501,2853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408352.91/cwt330.00–375.001,4402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421340.83/cwt310.00–382.501,4356
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471352.26/cwt325.00–392.501,6599
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478304.08/cwt270.00–340.001,4542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515317.25/cwt317.00–317.501,6342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530316.95/cwt280.00–342.501,6804
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570311.94/cwt294.00–322.501,7789
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572304.08/cwt300.00–307.501,7393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637301.28/cwt280.00–312.001,9193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652273.70/cwt268.00–285.001,7853
Heifers650–700Small 1-2Fleshy660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,9301
Heifers800–850Large 2835217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8161
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2995182.52/cwt182.52–182.521,8161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425400.56/cwt370.00–430.001,7025
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463375.31/cwt330.00–405.001,7386
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478344.95/cwt330.00–355.001,6493
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525346.71/cwt330.00–352.501,8205
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538297.55/cwt287.50–307.501,6012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567299.88/cwt290.00–312.501,7003
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568323.47/cwt302.50–345.001,8372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed607285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638292.45/cwt280.00–305.001,8662
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed650287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,8662
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,751196.22/cwt181.00–220.003,4365
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed883146.22/cwt126.00–165.001,2912
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed902159.12/cwt132.00–180.001,4353
Cows—Boner 80-85%950170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6151
Cows—Lean 85-90%992128.46/cwt107.50–138.001,2743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323151.57/cwt137.00–191.002,00523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2900925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,960.19/head1,675.00–2,200.001,9602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,971.43/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,343.92/head2,200.00–2,525.002,3443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,689.22/head2,600.00–2,775.002,6892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,960.78/head1,875.00–2,050.001,9612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2921,999.57/head1,725.00–2,350.002,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,091.99/head1,935.00–2,350.002,0923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,227.14/head2,025.00–2,550.002,2274
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,619.77/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6202
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,726.27/head2,300.00–3,100.002,7266
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.