Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2025-09-06

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 6

● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

647 head

▲ 342 vs last sale 305▼ 106 vs year ago 753 · −14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 31▼ 91 vs year ago 146 · −62.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 64▲ 41 vs year ago 26 · +157.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

60 HD steers based 860 lbs. stop 910 lbs. 100% black flesh score 5 - brought $359 per cwt

60 HD steers based 860 lbs. stop 910 lbs. 90% black flesh score 5- brought $357 per cwt

14 bales 4x5 round bales $28 each

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 $402.64/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −10.10 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$402.64

104 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs WV average

−13.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	406.61	2,184	82
Medium and Large 2	563	387.83	2,182	22

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $1 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 sale104 hd

402.64

—

WV average3 barns · 127 hd

406.02

−3.38

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−13.89

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

−10.10

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,740	185.09	3,220	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	167.96	2,132	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	159.12	2,371	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,139	141.98	1,617	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)	1,175	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$2,247	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,126	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,059	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,982	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,957	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$1,893	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$2,739	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,700	2thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	175	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	700	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	505.98/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,164	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	520.71/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,708	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	394.89/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,354	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	464.41/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,728	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	375.77/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,443	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	353.58/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,464	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	444.78/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,868	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	458	409.86/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,877	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	431.51/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,028	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	358.27/cwt	305.00–390.00	1,709	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	512	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,171	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	413.95/cwt	370.00–432.50	2,161	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	392.46/cwt	362.50–415.00	2,221	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	332.85/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,921	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	591	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,305	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	603	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,207	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	354.33/cwt	327.50–374.00	2,193	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	316.87/cwt	302.50–327.00	1,980	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	350.35/cwt	330.00–378.00	2,351	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,384	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	350.29/cwt	327.50–354.00	2,571	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,810	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,608	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,440	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	284.92/cwt	270.00–297.50	2,627	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	490.95/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,085	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	375.91/cwt	325.00–450.00	1,030	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	396.18/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,236	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	443.06/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,467	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	352.44/cwt	302.50–410.00	1,265	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	415.42/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,566	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	395	197.50/cwt	185.00–210.00	780	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	400.85/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,688	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	423	384.88/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,628	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	337.86/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,453	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	452	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,684	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	380.62/cwt	360.00–401.00	1,777	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,668	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	321.89/cwt	285.00–337.50	1,577	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	521	363.33/cwt	361.00–368.00	1,893	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	362.90/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,905	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	321.81/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,693	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,850	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	304.43/cwt	240.00–345.00	1,723	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	354.83/cwt	338.00–390.00	2,033	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	362.37/cwt	351.00–369.00	2,102	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	345.99/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,104	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	312.83/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,908	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	635	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,080	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	317.00/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,076	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	320.85/cwt	311.00–334.00	2,127	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	304.15/cwt	301.00–307.50	2,184	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,040	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	291.03/cwt	281.00–301.00	2,221	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	264.16/cwt	250.00–277.50	2,174	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,126	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,015	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	465.67/cwt	400.00–525.00	1,560	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	367.18/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,348	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	454.28/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,722	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	435.38/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,842	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	358.93/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,536	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	355.57/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,636	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	393.54/cwt	362.50–435.00	1,873	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	377.91/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,984	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	369.03/cwt	352.50–382.50	2,089	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	326.33/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,867	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	333.26/cwt	321.00–347.50	2,060	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	297.67/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,854	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	288.11/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,907	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	306.80/cwt	280.00–330.00	2,059	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	270.86/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,972	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,052	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	183.94/cwt	163.00–199.00	3,201	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	908	159.45/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,448	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	985	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,832	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,045	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	139.18/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,602	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,544	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	160.68/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,039	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	155.21/cwt	150.00–164.50	1,982	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	174.36/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,338	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	159.12/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,371	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	2,160.57/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,161	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	1,981.76/head	1,350.00–2,275.00	1,982	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,059.01/head	1,375.00–2,450.00	2,059	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,125.70/head	1,675.00–2,550.00	2,126	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,957.19/head	1,625.00–2,275.00	1,957	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	2,246.80/head	1,750.00–2,950.00	2,247	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	156.90/cwt	138.00–172.00	2,013	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,705	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,779	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,482	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	179.55/cwt	166.00–205.00	1,663	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,022	142.68/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,458	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,376	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	156.50/cwt	145.00–176.00	1,711	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	156.77/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,872	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,458.69/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,459	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 →