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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 31

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← May 24May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 169▲ 271 vs year ago 64 · +423.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 35▲ 2 vs year ago 29 · +6.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 5▲ 4 vs year ago 29 · +13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

55 HD steers based 935 pounds 100% black 90-95% 1s flesh score -5 brought $295.25 CWT

62 HD heifers based 840 pounds 85-90% black 90% 1s flesh score 5 brought $272.5 CWT

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 $328.42/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −48.73 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$328.42

28 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$657

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$135.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

vs WV average

−4.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	335.87	1,807	24
Medium and Large 2	550	311.67	1,714	3thin
Medium and Large 3-4	575	200.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $135.87/cwt here — about $657 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 sale28 hd

328.42

—

WV average3 barns · 33 hd

327.98

+0.44

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−4.27

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−48.73

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	—	Low	1,673	182.63	3,055	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	142.90	1,840	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	118.43	1,255	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	935	210.81	1,971	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,250	222.00	2,775	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,050	216.74	2,276	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$3,412	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,700	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$2,446	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,958	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	435.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,414	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	424.32/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,549	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,395	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	403.96/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,725	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	322.50/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,467	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	385.28/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,869	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	367.96/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,902	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	308.50/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,598	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	351.82/cwt	327.50–362.50	1,974	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	295.57/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,726	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	312.01/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,897	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	329.50/cwt	327.50–331.00	2,033	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	314.74/cwt	307.00–331.00	2,099	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	311.75/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,251	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,432	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	403.79/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,038	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,100	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,337	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,343	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	375.71/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,409	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	360.02/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,526	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	323.40/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,381	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	351.20/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,689	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	320.10/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,549	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	343.09/cwt	327.50–361.00	1,808	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,730	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	321.43/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,800	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,639	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	325.42/cwt	325.00–325.50	2,011	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	290.67/cwt	265.00–303.00	1,825	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	290.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,938	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	277.39/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,986	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	287.48/cwt	260.00–302.00	2,222	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,121	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	427.67/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,125	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	429.64/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,422	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	373	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,585	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	387.27/cwt	355.00–417.50	1,445	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,323	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	423	260.59/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,102	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	387.50/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,647	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	325.26/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,499	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	369.00/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,756	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	347.92/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,792	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	321.75/cwt	321.00–322.50	1,876	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	308.79/cwt	297.50–326.00	1,952	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,722	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	284.88/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,894	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,235	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,010	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,242	1
Steers	—	Select	1,070	214.11/cwt	212.00–216.00	2,291	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,250	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	935	210.81/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,971	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,636	182.22/cwt	164.00–197.00	2,981	12
Bulls	—	—	1,650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	218.41/cwt	213.00–224.00	4,161	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	118.43/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,255	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	136.29/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,653	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	153.28/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,967	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,958.22/head	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,958	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	2,445.73/head	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,446	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,266	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	3,412.20/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,412	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,700	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	153.94/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,462	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	141.11/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,706	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 May 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 169Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 5Year ago 29

55 HD steers based 935 pounds 100% black 90-95% 1s flesh score -5 brought $295.25 CWT

62 HD heifers based 840 pounds 85-90% black 90% 1s flesh score 5 brought $272.5 CWT

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	410.00–445.00	427.67
4	300–350	331	410.00–440.00	429.64
4	350–400	373	355.00–417.50	387.27
9	400–450	425	365.00–410.00	387.50
6	450–500	476	357.50–385.00	369.00
10	500–550	515	325.00–375.00	347.92
2	550–600	583	321.00–322.50	321.75
5	600–650	632	297.50–326.00	308.79
4	650–700	665	277.50–300.00	284.88
1	850–900	885	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	378	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	461	295.00–345.00	325.26
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	640	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	120.00	120.00
2	400–450	423	240.00–280.00	260.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	257	400.00–410.00	403.79
2	300–350	345	387.50	387.50
8	350–400	375	360.00–405.00	375.71
7	400–450	424	350.00–367.50	360.02
18	450–500	481	325.00–375.00	351.20
16	500–550	527	327.50–361.00	343.09
8	550–600	560	302.50–335.00	321.43
22	600–650	628	265.00–303.00	290.67
9	650–700	667	280.00–295.00	290.56
10	700–750	716	250.00–283.00	277.39
3	750–800	773	260.00–302.00	287.48
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	975	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	325.00–325.50	325.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	310	350.00–360.00	354.92
3	350–400	363	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	427	310.00–340.00	323.40
4	450–500	484	300.00–340.00	320.10
1	500–550	545	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	570	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	325	430.00–440.00	435.23
2	350–400	365	400.00–450.00	424.32
9	400–450	427	385.00–425.00	403.96
13	450–500	485	350.00–397.50	385.28
10	500–550	517	350.00–387.50	367.96
15	550–600	561	327.50–362.50	351.82
5	600–650	617	327.50–331.00	329.50
17	650–700	667	307.00–331.00	314.74
15	700–750	722	300.00–313.00	311.75
3	850–900	891	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	372	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	455	310.00–335.00	322.50
4	500–550	518	280.00–320.00	308.50
4	550–600	584	280.00–322.50	295.57
2	600–650	608	309.00–315.00	312.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	163.00	163.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,435	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,412.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,958.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,700	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,274	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,445.73

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	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	148.00–165.00	153.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,209	131.00–150.00	141.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	545	105.00	105.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	110.00–125.00	118.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	148.00–162.00	153.28
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,213	133.00–140.00	136.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	212.00–216.00	214.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	207.00–215.00	210.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	116.00	116.00
12	—	1,636	164.00–197.00	182.22
2	—	1,905	213.00–224.00	218.41

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.