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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 2

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 222▼ 288 vs year ago 470 · −61.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 35▼ 69 vs year ago 98 · −70.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 48▲ 37 vs year ago 41 · +90.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

68 HD steers based 735 lbs stop 785 lbs 60% Large frame 90 % number 1s 100% black flesh score 4 brought 385 per cwt

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.08/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −59.66 against this barn's trailing median of $414.74.

Average price

$355.08

19 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs WV average

−26.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	360.27	2,052	15thin
Medium and Large 2	539	335.63	1,808	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $244 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 sale19 hd

355.08

—

WV average2 barns · 31 hd

352.92

+2.16

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−26.60

This barn, trailing median20 sales

414.74

−59.66

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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $414.74 across 20 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	1,614	177.51	2,865	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	159.50	2,831	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	159.28	2,073	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	104.89	1,005	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$3,044	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,238	$2,735	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,436	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,136	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,099	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,994	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$1,960	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,245	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,789	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

81 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 1	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	376.11/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,418	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,640	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	348.32/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,700	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,833	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	362.54/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,932	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,854	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	359.13/cwt	336.00–369.00	2,112	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,967	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	353.52/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,263	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	350.47/cwt	322.50–362.50	2,366	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,178	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	765	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	371.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	978	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	354.56/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,010	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	309.79/cwt	275.00–350.00	976	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,341	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	359.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,480	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	298.07/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,276	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	350.99/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,667	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	277.11/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,316	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	344.80/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,838	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	339.08/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,906	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	284.87/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,652	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,766	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	283.30/cwt	255.00–295.00	2,060	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3-4	215	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	581	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	912	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	387.72/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,124	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,182	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	403.38/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,476	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	391.22/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,667	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	362.18/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,720	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	313.82/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,516	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	333.34/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,693	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	300.42/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,556	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	340.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,967	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,097	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	175.45/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,839	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	935	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	187	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	134.81/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,312	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,142	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	158.09/cwt	144.00–168.00	2,065	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,831	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	1,993.94/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	1,994	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	3,043.53/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,044	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,099.09/head	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,099	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	2,435.82/head	1,950.00–3,150.00	2,436	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,959.53/head	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,960	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,734.85/head	2,500.00–2,875.00	2,735	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,135.89/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,136	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	188.45/cwt	170.00–230.00	1,836	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	157.62/cwt	129.00–182.50	1,556	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,322	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,244.75/head	2,400.00–3,675.00	3,245	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	2,789.20/head	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,789	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 Aug 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 222Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 48Year ago 41

68 HD steers based 735 lbs stop 785 lbs 60% Large frame 90 % number 1s 100% black flesh score 4 brought 385 per cwt

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	303	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	483	300.00–327.50	313.82
3	500–550	518	270.00–317.50	300.42
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	290	375.00–400.00	387.72
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	366	390.00–415.00	403.38
10	400–450	426	360.00–420.00	391.22
6	450–500	475	342.50–370.00	362.18
3	500–550	508	330.00–335.00	333.34
7	550–600	578	335.00–350.00	340.32
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	263	350.00–385.00	371.77
3	300–350	315	275.00–350.00	309.79
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	428	255.00–325.00	298.07
4	450–500	475	270.00–300.00	277.11
2	550–600	580	270.00–300.00	284.87
1	600–650	640	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	285	330.00–380.00	354.56
2	350–400	360	370.00–375.00	372.47
7	400–450	412	350.00–370.00	359.23
4	450–500	475	335.00–377.50	350.99
10	500–550	533	330.00–360.00	344.80
6	550–600	562	327.00–355.00	339.08
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	727	255.00–295.00	283.30
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	377	350.00–420.00	376.11
2	400–450	418	390.00–395.00	392.43
3	450–500	488	340.00–352.50	348.32
5	500–550	533	357.00–370.00	362.54
10	550–600	588	336.00–369.00	359.13
8	600–650	640	330.00–365.00	353.52
17	650–700	675	322.50–362.50	350.47
2	700–750	732	297.50	297.50
2	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	850	237.50	237.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	520	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	575	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	610	322.50	322.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,206	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,959.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,186	1,950.00–3,150.00	2,435.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	987	1,600.00–2,500.00	1,993.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,135.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,034	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,043.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,093	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,099.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,500.00–2,875.00	2,734.85

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	—	960	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	180.00	180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	987	129.00–182.50	157.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	974	170.00–230.00	188.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,775.00	1,775.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,055	2,400.00–3,675.00	3,244.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,378	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,789.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	196.00	196.00
9	—	1,618	165.00–186.00	175.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,306	144.00–168.00	158.09
1	—	1,260	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	126.00–144.00	134.81
1	—	935	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	20.00	20.00

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.