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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 13

● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

819 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 647▼ 280 vs year ago 1,099 · −25.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 55▼ 125 vs year ago 181 · −69.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 67▲ 30 vs year ago 42 · +71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Pool calves sale

Steers. Heifers

25 HD based 425 brought $498. 25 HD based 430 brought $401

65 HD based 485 brought $477 98 HD based 500 brought $403.75

88 Hd based 550 brought $436 84 HD based 580 brought $379

80 HD based 600 brought $414 73 HD based 670 brought $361.75

74 HD based 650 brought $395.5

66 HD based 735 brought $368.5

VIDEO SALE RESULTS YEARLING GRASS CATTLE

65 HD steers based 775 stop 815 85-90% blk flesh 4+ brought $351.25

67 HD heifers based 775 stop 825 90-95% blk flesh 5 brought $328.25

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 $339.04/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.03 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$339.04

74 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$843

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

$152.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs WV average

−29.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	351.17	1,881	47
Medium and Large 2	538	327.49	1,760	25
Medium and Large 3-4	523	198.33	1,037	2thin

One grade step is worth $152.84/cwt here — about $843 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale74 hd

339.04

—

WV average5 barns · 182 hd

343.00

−3.96

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−29.30

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

−43.03

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, median $382.07 across 25 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	1,583	182.40	2,887	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	155.43	2,608	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	155.19	1,931	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	126.46	1,277	29

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$2,830	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,662	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,654	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,189	$2,585	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,518	$2,302	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,181	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,011	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,866	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$2,256	3thin

Every lot

129 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	484.18/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,331	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	401.17/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,316	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	471.91/cwt	450.00–488.00	1,562	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	369.51/cwt	315.00–396.00	1,363	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	453.82/cwt	385.00–495.00	1,693	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	375	204.40/cwt	190.00–220.00	767	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	346.43/cwt	295.00–395.00	1,479	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	421.46/cwt	385.00–449.00	1,812	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	407.80/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,925	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	342.41/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,623	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,884	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,902	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	396.48/cwt	362.50–420.00	2,062	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	344.84/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,831	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	331.77/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,878	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	367.96/cwt	343.00–387.50	2,090	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	339.25/cwt	331.00–360.00	2,110	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	320.39/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,012	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,122	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	339.22/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,280	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,795	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	334.59/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,426	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,493	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,127	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	338.44/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,907	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,558	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,002	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,505	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	165	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	644	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	405.94/cwt	320.00–455.00	1,100	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	419.91/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,218	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	425.53/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,349	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	391.47/cwt	315.00–442.50	1,284	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	351.95/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,271	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	365	425.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,551	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	398.91/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,508	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	417	360.35/cwt	345.00–389.00	1,503	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	385.97/cwt	347.50–405.00	1,621	61
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	337.72/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,429	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	473	371.20/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,756	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	371.03/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,755	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	327.18/cwt	295.00–353.00	1,584	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	350.51/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,788	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	325.63/cwt	295.00–348.00	1,690	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	523	198.33/cwt	150.00–250.00	1,037	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	351.11/cwt	316.00–370.00	1,843	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	351.29/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,960	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	318.14/cwt	302.50–339.00	1,817	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,730	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	316.56/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,969	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	298.52/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,985	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,009	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	260.61/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,871	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	279.58/cwt	265.00–286.00	2,404	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,214	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,563	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	943	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	466.20/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,263	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	448.30/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,529	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	378.24/cwt	325.00–427.50	1,388	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	418.58/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,586	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	418	235.82/cwt	210.00–250.00	986	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	344.15/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,459	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	408.46/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,744	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	468	277.31/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,298	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	343.91/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,613	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	382.10/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,815	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	363.92/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,900	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	317.99/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,679	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	321.54/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,852	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	349.94/cwt	347.50–351.00	2,030	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	320.31/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,983	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,885	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	315.32/cwt	290.00–332.00	2,109	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	265.61/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,796	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	265.94/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,928	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	853	215.03/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,834	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	182.40/cwt	172.50–187.00	2,887	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	722	87.19/cwt	67.50–95.00	630	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	915	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,242	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	75.48/cwt	20.00–105.00	734	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	133.42/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,380	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	119.49/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,250	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	152.73/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,721	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,766	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	155.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,950	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	155.43/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,608	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,085	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,816	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,423	2,596.35/head	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,596	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	224.29/cwt	165.00–282.50	2,088	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	137.57/cwt	128.00–145.50	1,465	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	161.84/cwt	143.00–192.00	2,013	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	144.24/cwt	135.50–154.00	1,936	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	2,653.59/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,654	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	2,584.52/head	1,675.00–3,050.00	2,585	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,866.33/head	1,475.00–2,250.00	1,866	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,829.78/head	1,950.00–3,600.00	2,830	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	2,010.50/head	1,675.00–2,475.00	2,011	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,297.35/head	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,297	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,661.70/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,662	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,518	2,302.39/head	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,302	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

This sale against other markets

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