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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 12
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▲ 305 vs last sale 112▼ 254 vs year ago 671 · −37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 85 vs year ago 109 · −78.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 29▼ 41 vs year ago 101 · −40.6%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.81/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −42.34 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$334.81
67 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$877
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4
$164.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.00
vs WV average
−6.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552349.511,92955
Medium and Large 2547294.751,6139thin
Medium and Large 3-4567185.491,0523thin
One grade step is worth $164.02/cwt here — about $877 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 sale67 hd
334.81
—
WV average1 barns · 67 hd
334.81
−0.00
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−6.72
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−42.34
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—Average1,500189.422,8425thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,266163.442,0697thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465159.002,3291thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average926122.021,13010

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)1,063$2,4782thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,1932thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$2,1609
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,9733thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,8152thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$2,5924thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2382
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323373.68/cwt350.00–400.001,2074
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363317.62/cwt300.00–335.001,1532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378403.30/cwt385.00–430.001,5245
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421400.15/cwt395.00–410.001,6854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471374.64/cwt350.00–400.001,76517
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492318.30/cwt300.00–347.501,5663
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added493415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0464
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522362.69/cwt330.00–401.001,89324
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574365.02/cwt325.00–385.002,09535
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611309.08/cwt297.50–315.001,8883
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633349.01/cwt325.00–360.002,20912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688352.47/cwt350.00–355.002,4252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724331.58/cwt327.00–334.002,40120
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220360.00/cwt360.00–360.007921
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1261393.93/cwt385.00–410.001,0283
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290367.50/cwt365.00–370.001,0662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320390.50/cwt380.00–400.001,25013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333318.16/cwt300.00–335.001,0592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365332.60/cwt330.00–335.001,2142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375390.16/cwt385.00–395.001,4633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422305.86/cwt270.00–340.001,2913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433367.22/cwt332.50–385.001,59019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3-4460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481361.13/cwt335.00–375.001,73719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,5162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522350.19/cwt320.00–360.001,82822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529290.87/cwt265.00–310.001,5395
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3-4567185.49/cwt150.00–205.001,0523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570299.61/cwt290.00–310.001,7084
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572346.97/cwt320.00–364.001,98530
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620269.28/cwt250.00–280.001,6705
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1646315.06/cwt310.00–320.002,03519
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668283.68/cwt272.50–295.001,8957
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,2262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy835205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7121
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2821
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200407.50/cwt407.50–407.508152
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3-4330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372396.55/cwt370.00–427.501,4757
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428379.59/cwt370.00–390.001,6252
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3-4460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468354.74/cwt340.00–365.001,6607
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485305.71/cwt295.00–317.501,4833
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530324.93/cwt312.50–332.501,7226
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530296.56/cwt285.00–310.001,5723
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564323.68/cwt320.00–330.001,8264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3-4590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2597293.71/cwt290.00–312.501,7536
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618247.04/cwt225.00–270.001,5272
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628287.57/cwt282.50–290.001,8063
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675266.69/cwt250.00–275.001,8004
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678314.41/cwt294.00–325.002,1323
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3-4680157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0711
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6691
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778238.79/cwt225.00–252.501,8582
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1931
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,115163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,8171
Bulls——1,558180.97/cwt171.00–194.002,8202
Bulls——1,635211.09/cwt208.00–214.003,4512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed810180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4581
Cows—Lean 85-90%82083.00/cwt83.00–83.006811
Cows—Lean 85-90%950123.17/cwt117.00–131.001,1707
Cows—Lean 85-90%98095.00/cwt95.00–95.009311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189162.58/cwt160.00–164.001,9334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368171.88/cwt168.00–175.002,3512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3291
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,973.01/head1,675.00–2,300.001,9733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,478.00/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1812,159.59/head1,760.00–2,400.002,1609
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,192.61/head2,125.00–2,250.002,1932
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2876174.56/cwt163.00–185.001,5294
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,151155.14/cwt126.00–174.001,7869
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,555146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,2701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,815.35/head2,150.00–3,350.002,8152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,522.85/head2,050.00–3,150.002,5233
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3382,700.47/head2,200.00–3,250.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.