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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 18
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 323 vs last sale 709▲ 5 vs year ago 381 · +1.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 48▼ 20 vs year ago 76 · −26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 30▲ 41 vs year ago 16 · +256.3%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.37/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −63.70 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.
Average price
$318.37
29 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.65
vs WV average
−79.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544319.721,73926
Medium and Large 2529306.691,6213thin
One grade step is worth $13.02/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd
318.37
—
WV average4 barns · 140 hd
345.01
−26.65
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−79.49
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.07
−63.70
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
449398346295median 382.0702/2804/1805/3008/1510/17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,511175.342,64917
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,323156.672,07215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615147.002,3741thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,083134.001,45116
HeifersSelectAverage1,207187.402,2623thin

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)1,200$3,4393thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,3474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,495$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,2962thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$2,0565
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,9648
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)993$1,5283thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,3751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$2,8963thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3-4233266.86/cwt200.00–320.006223
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240393.30/cwt390.00–395.009443
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3-4275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3-4320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368417.70/cwt400.00–450.001,5375
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385320.09/cwt300.00–335.001,2323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3-4413277.34/cwt250.00–310.001,1455
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3-4472249.82/cwt200.00–290.001,1793
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473383.38/cwt361.00–408.001,81313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481338.87/cwt310.00–366.001,6309
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added505374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,8892
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525366.74/cwt355.00–372.001,92513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540327.52/cwt325.00–330.001,7692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3-4565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573365.49/cwt364.00–367.002,0946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585325.16/cwt320.00–341.001,9024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612342.65/cwt327.50–357.002,09711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added617346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,1352
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3-4640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2643288.64/cwt260.00–317.501,8562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2943
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0341
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9611
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780323.78/cwt307.50–332.002,5253
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,6002
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy820284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,3291
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2823267.66/cwt260.00–275.002,2032
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888272.93/cwt265.00–281.002,4242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2206316.99/cwt300.00–360.006534
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2258376.26/cwt355.00–405.009713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311387.94/cwt377.50–395.001,2064
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320337.86/cwt320.00–375.001,0818
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3-4329216.63/cwt150.00–290.007134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370373.74/cwt370.00–381.001,3835
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370334.59/cwt300.00–365.001,23811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3-4373268.79/cwt250.00–280.001,0034
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423324.56/cwt300.00–369.001,37312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425365.10/cwt355.00–380.001,55215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3-4428292.57/cwt290.00–295.001,2522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3-4463292.46/cwt290.00–295.001,3542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473353.46/cwt346.00–369.001,67211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478320.17/cwt290.00–340.001,5306
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503307.54/cwt300.00–315.001,5472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527324.60/cwt309.00–331.001,71116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571311.90/cwt287.50–324.001,78110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621297.19/cwt289.00–300.001,8464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658278.35/cwt275.00–280.001,8323
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668227.57/cwt225.00–230.001,5202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3-4715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8761
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823253.72/cwt247.00–257.002,0883
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1151
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225405.00/cwt405.00–405.009111
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3-4260285.00/cwt285.00–285.007412
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273412.07/cwt370.00–440.001,1253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317454.97/cwt435.00–480.001,4423
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317380.63/cwt310.00–420.001,2073
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375406.16/cwt370.00–420.001,5237
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3-4378252.38/cwt250.00–255.009542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379356.27/cwt300.00–389.001,3507
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410305.46/cwt275.00–335.001,2525
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432371.25/cwt356.00–410.001,60410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474360.89/cwt342.50–385.001,7118
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481303.56/cwt257.50–346.001,4605
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3-4490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521344.78/cwt325.00–355.001,79613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524295.68/cwt265.00–310.001,5496
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3-4573212.77/cwt200.00–225.001,2192
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578315.73/cwt305.00–330.001,8255
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622293.24/cwt285.00–310.001,8243
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622248.24/cwt242.50–255.001,5443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3-4630208.43/cwt200.00–217.001,3132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3-4670246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685277.66/cwt255.00–300.001,9022
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8191
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728270.64/cwt245.00–300.001,9705
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760221.92/cwt210.00–228.001,6873
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2808203.78/cwt195.00–212.501,6472
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855233.70/cwt225.00–242.501,9982
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8591
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 3-4950160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5201
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,207187.40/cwt182.50–192.502,2623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight945141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3321
Bulls——1,095143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5661
Bulls——1,569178.49/cwt159.00–191.002,80114
Bulls——1,680198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,3261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82591.00/cwt91.00–91.007511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061113.41/cwt105.00–124.001,2035
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065136.21/cwt125.00–148.001,4515
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,110195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,189152.46/cwt145.00–159.001,8134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298152.91/cwt146.00–161.001,98511
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,375172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,3651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395165.34/cwt163.00–168.002,3063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,3741
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28301,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28632,055.62/head1,300.00–2,800.002,0565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29931,528.44/head1,350.00–1,650.001,5283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,678.88/head2,500.00–2,900.002,6793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,295.82/head1,360.00–3,050.002,2962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1022,058.66/head1,750.00–2,435.002,0597
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,438.89/head2,700.00–3,800.003,4393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,895.58/head1,350.00–4,050.002,8963
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835195.58/cwt129.00–260.001,6339
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0431
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,157132.64/cwt128.00–140.001,5353
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380150.34/cwt135.00–160.002,0753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.