Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2025-10-04

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 4
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 693▲ 101 vs year ago 462 · +21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 51▼ 38 vs year ago 86 · −44.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 70▼ 24 vs year ago 62 · −38.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

58 HD steers in ring weighed 880 75% blk empty brought $345

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.22/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −39.52 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.
Average price
$373.22
30 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.47
vs WV average
−49.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548378.902,07626
Medium and Large 2537336.301,8044thin
One grade step is worth $42.60/cwt here — about $272 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 sale30 hd
373.22
—
WV average6 barns · 479 hd
395.69
−22.47
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−49.43
This barn, trailing median19 sales
412.74
−39.52
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
501444387330median 412.7403/1405/0907/1808/2910/17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,448163.132,36216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,658153.522,5452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,224144.891,77312
CowsLean 85-90%High1,050140.441,47520

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)1,040$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$2,4843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)959$2,2724thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,7382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,6433thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)793$2,0082thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,2502thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1531
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380374.97/cwt370.00–380.001,4254
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386435.28/cwt402.50–442.501,6808
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418368.23/cwt345.00–382.501,5394
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423413.26/cwt400.00–430.001,74817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3-4425273.82/cwt250.00–300.001,1642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481355.88/cwt335.00–375.001,7125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484399.15/cwt370.00–417.501,93224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505332.48/cwt330.00–335.001,6792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522383.85/cwt350.00–422.502,00411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567375.27/cwt350.00–395.002,12815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568340.11/cwt335.00–345.001,9322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629361.70/cwt327.50–372.002,2758
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685358.83/cwt330.00–375.002,4589
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710336.96/cwt328.00–343.002,3923
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3241
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt880345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,03658
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2213366.56/cwt360.00–370.007813
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2289367.22/cwt320.00–395.001,0616
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3-4305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318339.21/cwt280.00–395.001,0798
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333386.62/cwt372.50–405.001,28710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373338.59/cwt325.00–365.001,2636
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380382.07/cwt365.00–402.501,45215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3-4415277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,1522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418343.96/cwt320.00–362.501,4387
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,7563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423373.81/cwt355.00–393.001,58123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6152
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3-4465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471362.92/cwt350.00–375.001,70922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471321.81/cwt300.00–340.001,5169
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512328.36/cwt320.00–340.001,6813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526338.60/cwt325.00–357.001,78118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561331.83/cwt325.00–342.501,86210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3-4565233.83/cwt225.00–242.501,3212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620270.91/cwt250.00–292.501,6802
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621315.78/cwt307.50–320.001,9613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655252.38/cwt200.00–275.001,6534
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,2481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210385.00/cwt385.00–385.008091
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1521
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2251455.08/cwt425.00–470.001,1423
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3-4290260.00/cwt260.00–260.007541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3-4310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008991
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319438.01/cwt397.50–490.001,39711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338362.09/cwt320.00–400.001,2243
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373382.08/cwt370.00–395.001,4252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3-4375305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381417.96/cwt380.00–455.001,5928
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425402.94/cwt360.00–420.001,71213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425316.86/cwt255.00–390.001,3476
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3-4440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464330.50/cwt300.00–365.001,5345
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472388.46/cwt332.50–410.001,83418
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3-4475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514372.31/cwt340.00–395.001,91419
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530312.97/cwt260.00–345.001,6593
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566351.66/cwt347.00–361.001,99012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579279.68/cwt260.00–327.501,6195
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613329.47/cwt320.00–336.002,0207
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2643267.43/cwt250.00–285.001,7202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664311.62/cwt275.00–332.502,0694
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720244.90/cwt230.00–260.001,7632
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727306.27/cwt285.00–317.002,2274
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762281.11/cwt245.00–300.002,1423
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1471
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5161
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 3-4970165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,01570.00/cwt70.00–70.007111
Bulls——1,373144.36/cwt140.00–149.001,9822
Bulls——1,471170.23/cwt154.00–180.002,50411
Bulls——1,615189.38/cwt187.00–191.003,0582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83086.00/cwt86.00–86.007141
Cows—Lean 85-90%960113.13/cwt110.00–117.501,0863
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed973185.46/cwt171.00–195.001,8053
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed980158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072135.60/cwt122.00–148.001,4549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220147.47/cwt135.00–158.001,79910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,248149.56/cwt148.00–153.001,8673
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,410164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,658153.52/cwt152.00–155.002,5452
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29592,271.61/head1,800.00–2,700.002,2724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,642.64/head1,575.00–1,725.001,6433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,483.78/head2,375.00–2,675.002,4843
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27932,008.28/head1,775.00–2,200.002,0082
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795181.08/cwt150.00–240.001,4403
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127145.69/cwt140.00–153.001,6423

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.