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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 26

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

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Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 474▼ 266 vs year ago 488 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 53▼ 25 vs year ago 60 · −41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 28▼ 36 vs year ago 84 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

75 HD ML1-2 Steers based 675 lbs. stop 725 lbs. 4-5 flesh 80-85% black $362.25 /cwt

64 HD ML1-2 Steers based 800 lbs. stop 850 lbs. 4 flesh 85-90% black $334 /cwt

57 HD ML1-2 Steers based 910 lbs. stop 960 lbs. 4 flesh 85% black $317.75 /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 $337.26/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −44.81 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$337.26

19 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$614

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

$102.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−2.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	342.66	1,814	18thin
Medium and Large 2	500	240.00	1,200	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.66/cwt here — about $614 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 sale19 hd

337.26

—

WV average1 barns · 19 hd

337.26

+0.00

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−2.92

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

−44.81

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, median $382.07 across 25 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	1,551	174.77	2,711	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	165.08	2,276	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	163.46	2,509	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	135.21	1,349	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,325	235.49	3,120	2thin

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)	1,083	$2,807	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,563	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$2,500	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,475	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,319	$2,234	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,900	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	392.90/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,100	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	359.11/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,006	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	379.23/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,168	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	411.42/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,555	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	355.21/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,669	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	298.85/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,414	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	378.28/cwt	355.00–393.00	1,944	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	358.43/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,039	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	346.32/cwt	335.00–356.00	2,140	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	337.13/cwt	332.00–342.50	2,279	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,418	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,466	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	330.66/cwt	290.00–350.00	804	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	330.79/cwt	275.00–380.00	1,075	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	362	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	905	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	330.71/cwt	265.00–370.00	1,220	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	356.82/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,342	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	402	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,508	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	327.16/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,371	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	353.42/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,537	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	343.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,649	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	342.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,776	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	341.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,911	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	324.05/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,025	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	630	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,024	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	710	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,052	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	207.15/cwt	170.00–245.00	1,674	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,794	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	282	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	733	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	397.93/cwt	392.50–412.50	1,448	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	305.27/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,114	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	385.62/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,593	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	351.00/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,464	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	352.72/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,665	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	302.40/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,458	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	270.30/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,373	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	346.92/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,801	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	335.66/cwt	322.00–347.50	1,886	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	313.20/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,917	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	257.44/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,820	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	211.12/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,510	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,468	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,005	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,633	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,325	235.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,120	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	985	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,075	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	177.83/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,076	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	805	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,670	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	861	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	117.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,125	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	138.13/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,558	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	162.34/cwt	156.50–168.50	2,180	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	173.29/cwt	172.00–174.50	2,573	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,509	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	2,499.71/head	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,500	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	2,475.12/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,475	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,807.27/head	1,950.00–3,600.00	2,807	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	2,563.13/head	2,275.00–2,800.00	2,563	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,503	2,526.71/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,527	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	161.26/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,746	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.

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