Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2025-08-16

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 16
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 486▼ 444 vs year ago 764 · −58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 26▼ 89 vs year ago 113 · −78.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 50▼ 24 vs year ago 62 · −38.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

4x4 hay $12.5 per bale

square bales $3 per bale

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $376.12/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −36.61 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.
Average price
$376.12
36 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$897
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4
$156.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.74
vs WV average
−11.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538381.932,05634
Medium and Large 2565330.001,8651thin
Medium and Large 3-4515225.001,1591thin
One grade step is worth $156.93/cwt here — about $897 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 sale36 hd
376.12
—
WV average2 barns · 40 hd
374.39
+1.74
National average151 barns · 7,160 hd
387.49
−11.37
This barn, trailing median19 sales
412.74
−36.61
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

19 sales
501444387330median 412.7403/1405/0907/1808/2910/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $412.74 across 19 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—Low1,631166.292,71310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,286168.252,1637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,605156.592,5133thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low886118.561,0515thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,006$2,2894thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,2332thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)952$2,1673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)760$2,3502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,078$2,5182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,128$3,1613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$2,9933thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4141
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3-4305305.00/cwt305.00–305.009301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366458.37/cwt420.00–480.001,6785
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added401465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8653
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3-4405265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428368.93/cwt362.50–375.001,5792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430430.48/cwt415.00–455.001,8518
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465407.90/cwt390.00–425.001,89713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3-4485285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3-4515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525383.96/cwt352.50–401.002,01623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566377.67/cwt345.00–388.002,13811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625358.74/cwt340.00–375.002,24214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,3592
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718338.42/cwt322.50–356.002,4306
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786327.24/cwt310.00–336.002,5723
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,2461
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3671
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915277.54/cwt270.00–285.002,5392
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329429.91/cwt405.00–445.001,41410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3-4335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358354.90/cwt340.00–370.001,2712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374425.56/cwt416.00–440.001,59210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417406.34/cwt390.00–420.001,69412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423363.39/cwt345.00–385.001,5375
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465383.59/cwt362.50–397.501,7848
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468349.24/cwt347.50–351.001,6342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3-4490179.69/cwt150.00–210.008802
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520321.61/cwt305.00–335.001,6724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3-4520232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526352.76/cwt331.00–365.001,85611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572339.52/cwt325.00–355.001,94218
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612328.53/cwt318.00–337.002,0115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,9341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658317.89/cwt303.00–322.002,09210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3-4660127.50/cwt127.50–127.508421
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2233404.52/cwt390.00–420.009432
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268477.95/cwt425.00–510.001,2813
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325445.24/cwt440.00–455.001,4473
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372429.48/cwt380.00–450.001,5986
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3-4373234.60/cwt175.00–295.008752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383385.80/cwt372.50–400.001,4782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added390485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8923
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422423.49/cwt405.00–440.001,7876
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3-4423259.85/cwt255.00–265.001,0992
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433368.50/cwt360.00–377.501,5962
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481362.63/cwt325.00–390.001,7449
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513329.71/cwt310.00–350.001,6912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515350.89/cwt335.00–370.001,8078
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3-4525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589370.05/cwt335.00–375.002,18017
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603318.71/cwt310.00–327.501,9222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2643248.75/cwt247.50–250.001,5992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658293.65/cwt285.00–302.501,9322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7762
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755272.45/cwt265.00–280.002,0572
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9571
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,120171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight960145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3921
Bulls——1,09052.50/cwt52.50–52.505721
Bulls——1,783183.18/cwt166.00–199.003,2668
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%847119.60/cwt110.00–123.001,0133
Cows—Lean 85-90%860102.00/cwt102.00–102.008771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206165.97/cwt160.00–173.002,0024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375183.44/cwt182.00–185.002,5222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,0951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605156.59/cwt153.00–162.002,5133
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,517.63/head2,100.00–3,000.002,5182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920179.35/cwt150.00–200.001,6502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232156.20/cwt138.00–170.501,9243
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3535900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,577.07/head2,300.00–2,825.002,5773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,233.03/head1,950.00–2,500.002,2332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,992.71/head2,525.00–3,550.002,9933
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1283,161.30/head2,700.00–3,650.003,1613

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.