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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 23

● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

631 head

▲ 311 vs last sale 320▼ 819 vs year ago 1,450 · −56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 24▼ 88 vs year ago 130 · −67.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 38▼ 85 vs year ago 155 · −54.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

VIDEO SALE RESULTS

60 HD steers based 825 lbs. stop 875 lbs. flesh 5+ 95% black brought $364.85 per cwt

60 HD steers based 825 lbs. stop 875 lbs. flesh 5- 70% black brought $358.5

56 HD heifers based 850 lbs. stop 900 lbs. flesh 5 90% black brought $334

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 $374.69/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 13 of 24 comparable sales and sits −2.46 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$374.69

77 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$81.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.18

vs WV average

+14.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	381.16	2,040	65
Medium and Large 2	572	343.25	1,962	11thin
Medium and Large 3-4	540	300.00	1,620	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.16/cwt here — about $420 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale77 hd

374.69

—

WV average4 barns · 118 hd

360.51

+14.18

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+14.89

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−2.46

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	—	Average	1,507	186.23	2,807	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	164.80	2,067	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,072	134.90	1,447	14

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)	1,008	$2,554	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,486	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,381	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,255	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	826	$2,080	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,998	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,991	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,635	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,081	$3,048	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

126 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	473.79/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,033	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	554.90/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,415	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	374.58/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,004	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	501.26/cwt	410.00–550.00	1,644	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	344.78/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,155	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	490.95/cwt	470.00–517.50	1,880	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	464.66/cwt	415.00–510.00	1,998	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	376.26/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,656	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	442.97/cwt	400.00–478.00	2,082	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	393.31/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,880	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	491	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,062	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	420.76/cwt	419.00–422.50	2,125	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	414.36/cwt	367.50–467.50	2,155	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	350.56/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,823	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	562	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,332	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	336.08/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,899	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	398.72/cwt	376.00–417.50	2,281	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	385.06/cwt	335.00–412.50	2,380	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,244	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	318.40/cwt	285.00–345.00	2,012	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	350.15/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,311	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	370.64/cwt	351.00–387.50	2,513	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	362.83/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,641	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	362.05/cwt	340.00–369.00	2,813	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,848	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,811	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,059	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,085	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,658	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	219	416.49/cwt	380.00–465.00	912	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3-4	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	468.02/cwt	410.00–510.00	1,236	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	348.99/cwt	320.00–390.00	925	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	278	238.42/cwt	205.00–275.00	663	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	382.63/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,213	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	410.45/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,363	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	365.33/cwt	335.00–387.50	1,355	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	411.37/cwt	360.00–437.50	1,576	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	364.71/cwt	315.00–395.00	1,477	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	411.70/cwt	355.00–440.00	1,754	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	406.79/cwt	355.00–426.00	1,920	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	341.45/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,618	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	389.83/cwt	340.00–415.00	2,031	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	556	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,224	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	365.33/cwt	335.00–390.00	2,050	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	322.96/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,889	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	350.61/cwt	320.00–382.50	2,160	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	320.66/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,136	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,424	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	263.81/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,158	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	547.66/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,260	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	499.18/cwt	420.00–530.00	1,602	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	458.90/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,491	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	459.88/cwt	410.00–510.00	1,725	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	409.81/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,590	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	344.98/cwt	265.00–390.00	1,459	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	437.47/cwt	380.00–470.00	1,877	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	414.85/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,983	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	368.34/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,775	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	388.78/cwt	370.00–413.00	2,037	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	309.89/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,760	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	351.08/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,015	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	290.43/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,795	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	317.84/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,980	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	262.42/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,178	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3-4	865	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,925	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,843	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,464	181.62/cwt	169.00–195.00	2,659	16
Bulls	—	—	1,737	210.83/cwt	200.00–223.00	3,662	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,107	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	134.89/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,407	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	156.06/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,771	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	164.80/cwt	154.00–174.00	2,067	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,635	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	2,079.65/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,080	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	2,554.29/head	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,554	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,485.58/head	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,486	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,997.86/head	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,998	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,254.74/head	1,500.00–2,550.00	2,255	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,990.74/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,991	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,380.53/head	2,125.00–2,625.00	2,381	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,483	168.97/cwt	166.00–172.50	2,506	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	203.99/cwt	150.00–265.00	1,711	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	169.91/cwt	137.50–230.00	2,039	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	160.94/cwt	130.00–173.00	1,955	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,816.67/head	2,350.00–3,600.00	2,817	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,187.09/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,187	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1

This sale against other markets

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