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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 30

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 326 vs last sale 631▼ 469 vs year ago 774 · −60.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 42▼ 119 vs year ago 150 · −79.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 70▼ 59 vs year ago 123 · −48.0%

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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 $366.25/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits −10.90 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$366.25

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$80.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

vs WV average

−3.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	374.96	2,027	33
Medium and Large 2	558	294.41	1,643	4thin

One grade step is worth $80.55/cwt here — about $384 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 sale37 hd

366.25

—

WV average4 barns · 70 hd

357.48

+8.77

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−3.56

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−10.90

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	1,660	184.53	3,064	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	158.63	2,065	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	143.76	1,353	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,793	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$2,785	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,372	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,287	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,257	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,209	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,865	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,669	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	460.33/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,924	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	407.77/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,965	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	347.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,713	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	510	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	752	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	395.51/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,065	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	347.79/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,843	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	376.80/cwt	350.00–397.50	2,167	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,273	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	319.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,967	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	338.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,242	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	670	192.34/cwt	142.50–240.00	1,289	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	304.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,104	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	325.85/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,320	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,126	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	276.34/cwt	272.50–280.00	2,266	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	389.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,090	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	336.90/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,044	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	410.70/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,302	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	332.22/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,213	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	386.00/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,444	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	394.07/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,643	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	427	192.52/cwt	130.00–290.00	822	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	393.89/cwt	367.50–407.50	1,859	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	377.52/cwt	340.00–397.00	1,993	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	321.16/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,712	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	368.12/cwt	345.00–389.00	2,113	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	267.66/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,560	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	336.81/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,071	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	278.31/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,745	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	323.75/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,163	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	276.63/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,108	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	383.67/cwt	370.00–400.00	863	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	512.34/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,178	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	476.67/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,254	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	325	200.31/cwt	155.00–250.00	651	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	465.09/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,535	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	472.29/cwt	395.00–500.00	1,799	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	436.13/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,849	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	363.86/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,594	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	414.87/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,942	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	478	259.63/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,241	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	319.69/cwt	270.00–360.00	1,535	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	370.40/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,930	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	319.26/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,692	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	339.12/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,960	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	331.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,032	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,189	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	246.21/cwt	240.00–252.50	2,044	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,765	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,085	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,116	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	180.85/cwt	164.00–196.00	3,013	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	856	205.32/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,758	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	111.03/cwt	92.50–123.00	1,023	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	238	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	139.25/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,354	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	153.93/cwt	148.50–160.00	1,565	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	158.63/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,065	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	203.11/cwt	165.00–255.00	1,954	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	160.81/cwt	143.00–177.00	2,144	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,865.10/head	1,300.00–2,400.00	1,865	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	2,287.48/head	1,625.00–2,700.00	2,287	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	2,785.30/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,785	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	2,256.63/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,257	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	2,793.02/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,793	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	2,209.25/head	1,650.00–2,650.00	2,209	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,669.38/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,669	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,372.37/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,372	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,051	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 631Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 42Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 70Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	380.00–400.00	389.46
5	300–350	317	390.00–425.00	410.70
12	350–400	374	350.00–410.00	386.00
11	400–450	417	350.00–410.00	394.07
18	450–500	472	367.50–407.50	393.89
24	500–550	528	340.00–397.00	377.52
9	550–600	574	345.00–389.00	368.12
6	600–650	615	332.00–350.00	336.81
2	650–700	668	322.50–325.00	323.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	310	300.00–375.00	336.90
7	350–400	365	310.00–350.00	332.22
3	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	533	317.50–325.00	321.16
2	550–600	583	260.00–275.00	267.66
5	600–650	627	250.00–300.00	278.31
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	762	270.00–285.00	276.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	130.00–290.00	192.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	510.00–515.00	512.34
2	250–300	263	440.00–510.00	476.67
4	300–350	330	445.00–490.00	465.09
10	350–400	381	395.00–500.00	472.29
8	400–450	424	400.00–460.00	436.13
10	450–500	468	375.00–450.00	414.87
10	500–550	521	345.00–405.00	370.40
7	550–600	578	305.00–370.00	339.12
3	600–650	613	320.00–350.00	331.52
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	282.50	282.50
2	800–850	830	240.00–252.50	246.21
1	1050–1100	1,085	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	370.00–400.00	383.67
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	438	300.00–390.00	363.86
3	450–500	480	270.00–360.00	319.69
5	500–550	530	280.00–340.00	319.26
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	905	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	210.00	210.00
2	300–350	325	155.00–250.00	200.31
1	350–400	355	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	478	250.00–270.00	259.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
13	400–450	418	425.00–495.00	460.33
14	450–500	482	375.00–445.00	407.77
4	500–550	522	384.00–410.00	395.51
7	550–600	575	350.00–397.50	376.80
2	600–650	602	377.50	377.50
3	650–700	662	330.00–345.00	338.65
3	700–750	712	317.50–340.00	325.85
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	493	335.00–360.00	347.44
3	500–550	530	335.00–362.50	347.79
2	600–650	615	310.00–330.00	319.84
2	650–700	690	295.00–315.00	304.93
1	750–800	780	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	820	272.50–280.00	276.34
1	850–900	870	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	147.50	147.50
2	650–700	670	142.50–240.00	192.34
1	700–750	710	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	962	165.00–255.00	203.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,333	143.00–177.00	160.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,023	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,256.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	959	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,785.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	938	1,625.00–2,700.00	2,287.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,793.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,669.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,372.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	880	1,300.00–2,400.00	1,865.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	1,650.00–2,650.00	2,209.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	130.00–146.00	139.25
4	—	921	92.50–123.00	111.03
3	—	1,017	148.50–160.00	153.93
1	—	950	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	155.00–161.00	158.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	856	195.00–220.00	205.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,666	164.00–196.00	180.85
1	—	1,615	214.00	214.00

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.