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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 20
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
▼ 247 vs last sale 819▲ 43 vs year ago 529 · +8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 56▲ 18 vs year ago 66 · +27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 72▼ 14 vs year ago 58 · −24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

9 4x4 string round bales brought $12.50

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.22/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −43.94 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$333.22
60 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.16
vs WV average
−26.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536338.861,81550
Medium and Large 2544304.991,65910thin
One grade step is worth $33.87/cwt here — about $156 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 sale60 hd
333.22
—
WV average6 barns · 272 hd
347.37
−14.16
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−26.44
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−43.94
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
437390342295median 377.1503/0704/2506/1308/2210/17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,564171.762,68611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,545156.002,4101thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,203152.381,83323
CowsLean 85-90%High1,039127.691,32647

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$2,1423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$2,0916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,9513thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,413$1,8532thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)858$1,7354thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$1,6462thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,6101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,8882thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205410.00/cwt410.00–410.008411
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2541
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3-4295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added320429.92/cwt425.00–435.001,3762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3-4365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373429.20/cwt365.00–475.001,60115
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380352.47/cwt350.00–355.001,3392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3-4410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added426392.18/cwt380.00–415.001,6713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429346.36/cwt275.00–390.001,4868
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431399.11/cwt375.00–410.001,7209
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3-4462278.43/cwt275.00–285.001,2863
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475338.63/cwt317.50–372.501,6084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478388.90/cwt367.50–407.001,85911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516373.08/cwt330.00–387.501,92516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3-4525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528326.28/cwt325.00–327.501,7232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571371.72/cwt350.00–380.502,12328
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571326.08/cwt300.00–340.001,8624
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1703
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629340.58/cwt322.00–357.002,14213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9532
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1697322.99/cwt321.00–329.002,2514
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,1211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713305.55/cwt301.00–310.002,1792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2322
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2752315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3691
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added754341.39/cwt330.00–349.002,5745
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3-4755275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0761
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778303.36/cwt300.00–305.002,3603
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1807317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,5622
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1957317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,0349
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,8891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 3-4195350.00/cwt350.00–350.006831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3-4230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238315.47/cwt300.00–330.007512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279400.17/cwt380.00–410.001,1165
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3-4280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007002
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285338.33/cwt315.00–350.009643
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2308341.81/cwt310.00–375.001,0533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3-4320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322390.34/cwt377.50–400.001,2578
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3-4358241.61/cwt200.00–285.008652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374372.78/cwt350.00–392.501,39418
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377327.47/cwt300.00–340.001,2356
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3-4410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416330.92/cwt310.00–356.001,37710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417370.18/cwt350.00–385.001,54435
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3-4473187.54/cwt185.00–190.008872
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474356.02/cwt335.00–367.501,68834
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476316.15/cwt275.00–350.001,5059
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515343.94/cwt320.00–367.001,77132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519291.56/cwt230.00–340.001,5135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added525342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,7981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572329.83/cwt301.00–340.001,88718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580312.40/cwt280.00–335.001,8124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3731
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624316.11/cwt305.00–320.001,9739
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3-4660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added695301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,0924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9371
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3-4770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820275.98/cwt260.00–287.502,2633
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1872302.48/cwt290.00–304.002,6389
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,5391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220401.99/cwt395.00–410.008842
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2281353.84/cwt300.00–380.009944
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3-4295335.00/cwt335.00–335.009881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3-4305320.00/cwt320.00–320.009761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1307456.63/cwt450.00–460.001,4023
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339342.79/cwt300.00–375.001,1624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367398.29/cwt325.00–427.501,46214
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3-4395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3-4400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426349.21/cwt315.00–372.001,4886
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434368.32/cwt360.00–380.001,5999
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3-4455214.62/cwt180.00–250.009772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476366.38/cwt350.00–380.001,74418
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486311.06/cwt275.00–347.501,51212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522341.81/cwt320.00–367.501,78420
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522312.51/cwt290.00–340.001,6315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559304.95/cwt300.00–319.001,7059
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573333.06/cwt325.00–351.001,9089
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613318.03/cwt287.50–329.001,9505
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631282.05/cwt250.00–300.001,7804
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674286.38/cwt280.00–290.001,9304
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677261.99/cwt253.00–292.501,7745
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735213.80/cwt185.00–243.001,5712
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775251.60/cwt230.00–276.001,9504
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2813211.78/cwt185.00–230.001,7223
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7941
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6321
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,140144.28/cwt135.00–150.001,6452
Bulls——1,658177.87/cwt171.00–188.002,9499
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed800167.60/cwt160.00–177.501,3412
Cows—Lean 85-90%95577.73/cwt60.00–96.007423
Cows—Lean 85-90%990112.24/cwt103.00–118.001,11111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,005202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058130.63/cwt119.00–141.001,38220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118144.15/cwt139.00–150.001,61211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199160.25/cwt159.00–162.501,9214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215147.85/cwt136.00–159.001,79618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28581,734.71/head1,485.00–1,950.001,7354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,951.02/head1,675.00–2,300.001,9513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,645.75/head1,575.00–1,710.001,6462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2012,091.17/head1,660.00–2,650.002,0916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2572,142.21/head1,850.00–2,475.002,1423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4131,853.36/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8532
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808188.35/cwt182.50–192.501,5222
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,035118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175152.00/cwt143.00–167.501,7867
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,309143.47/cwt140.00–149.001,8784
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3855725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.