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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 24

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 160▼ 53 vs year ago 222 · −23.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 38▲ 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 41▼ 14 vs year ago 19 · −73.7%

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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 $316.53/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −60.62 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$316.53

20 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$38.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs WV average

−17.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	324.77	1,739	10thin
Medium 1	546	317.55	1,734	7thin
Medium and Large 2	537	286.67	1,539	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.10/cwt here — about $199 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 sale20 hd

316.53

—

WV average2 barns · 22 hd

315.48

+1.05

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−17.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−60.62

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	—	High	1,645	185.99	3,060	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	159.23	2,100	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	124.85	1,090	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,120	205.00	2,296	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)	1,355	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,517	3thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	313	407.32/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,275	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	431.22/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,617	2
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	416.61/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,762	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	463	337.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,563	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	365.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,953	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	593	327.52/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,942	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	627	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,693	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	328.75/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,071	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,027	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,270	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	336.24/cwt	325.00–355.00	948	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	378.44/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,396	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	429	339.97/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,458	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	374.69/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,619	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	465	338.83/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,576	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	372.73/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,778	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	323.95/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,662	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	526	324.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,705	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,518	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	326.00/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,855	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	573	308.72/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,769	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,922	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	615	286.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,763	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	268.95/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,654	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	628	232.31/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,459	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	272.54/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,780	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	706	264.69/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,869	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2Guaranteed Open	720	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,575	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	261.18/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,998	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	380.00/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,273	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	362.35/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,333	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	375	324.60/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,217	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	382.97/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,639	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	470	322.16/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,514	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	408.35/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,923	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,663	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	358.18/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,884	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,027	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	301.59/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,873	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	680	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,853	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Bulls	700–750	Small and Medium 1	730	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,369	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,214	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,120	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,296	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	201.38/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	185.55/cwt	179.00–190.00	3,229	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	96.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	759	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	794	114.70/cwt	105.00–126.00	911	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	145.76/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,412	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	168.55/cwt	162.00–177.50	1,800	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	175.47/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,065	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	152.73/cwt	136.00–161.00	2,102	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,376.17/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,376	2

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 May 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 160Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 38Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 41Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	500	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	365.00–395.00	380.00
2	350–400	368	340.00–385.00	362.35
5	400–450	428	365.00–395.00	382.97
3	450–500	471	395.00–415.00	408.35
7	500–550	526	325.00–385.00	358.18
3	600–650	621	290.00–307.50	301.59
1	750–800	770	287.50	287.50
1	850–900	880	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	315.00–335.00	324.60
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	470	310.00–345.00	322.16
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	640	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	875	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	680	272.50	272.50
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	375	430.00–432.50	431.22
3	400–450	423	415.00–420.00	416.61
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	535	360.00–380.00	365.00
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	630	327.50–330.00	328.75
1	650–700	670	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00–415.00	407.32
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	463	335.00–340.00	337.57
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	593	322.50–332.50	327.52
2	600–650	627	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	528	285.00–290.00	287.51
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	615	260.00–285.00	268.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	325.00–355.00	336.24
6	350–400	369	365.00–395.00	378.44
6	400–450	432	360.00–385.00	374.69
5	450–500	477	355.00–385.00	372.73
6	500–550	513	310.00–345.00	323.95
4	550–600	569	325.00–327.00	326.00
1	600–650	615	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	653	262.50–282.50	272.54
2	750–800	765	257.50–265.00	261.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	429	337.50–345.00	339.97
2	450–500	465	335.00–342.50	338.83
4	500–550	526	320.00–335.00	324.17
3	550–600	573	295.00–316.00	308.72
3	600–650	615	285.00–290.00	286.65
1	650–700	685	272.50	272.50
5	700–750	706	264.00–267.50	264.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	450	282.50	282.50
3	600–650	628	220.00–240.00	232.31
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	217.50–220.00	218.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,355	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	2	—	1,175	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,376.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,177	175.00–176.00	175.47
5	—	1,376	136.00–161.00	152.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	139.00–150.00	145.76
5	—	790	90.00–100.00	96.12
7	—	794	105.00–126.00	114.70
3	—	1,068	162.00–177.50	168.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	200.00–203.00	201.38
4	—	1,740	179.00–190.00	185.55
1	—	1,165	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	205.00	205.00

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.