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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 1
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 330 vs last sale 571▼ 211 vs year ago 452 · −46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 32▼ 20 vs year ago 60 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 60▲ 14 vs year ago 50 · +28.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.34/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −68.81 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$308.34
22 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$57.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.42
vs WV average
−66.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545318.711,73818thin
Medium and Large 2580261.661,5184thin
One grade step is worth $57.05/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale22 hd
308.34
—
WV average6 barns · 58 hd
305.91
+2.42
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−66.55
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
−68.81
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—High1,592182.632,90814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,317145.931,92112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069118.961,27115

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)1,500$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$2,3943thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,2782thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,430$2,2763thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$2,1457
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,8013thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,206$1,6969
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)988$2,0672thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,7001thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2155340.00/cwt340.00–340.005271
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3422
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added336435.73/cwt427.50–440.001,4643
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added393410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428372.58/cwt367.50–375.001,5953
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6742
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3-4480197.50/cwt197.50–197.509481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526362.37/cwt355.00–370.001,9064
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added552360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573348.91/cwt320.00–364.001,9993
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580319.87/cwt315.00–325.001,8552
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8571
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652330.63/cwt325.00–332.502,1564
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2188367.60/cwt365.00–370.006912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283431.74/cwt420.00–445.001,2223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330399.09/cwt380.00–420.001,3172
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382390.96/cwt367.50–405.001,4939
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390347.42/cwt320.00–362.501,3554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410372.85/cwt367.00–385.001,5293
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440357.19/cwt352.00–362.501,5724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462329.53/cwt290.00–349.001,5227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474361.52/cwt352.50–370.001,7146
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512330.81/cwt320.00–345.001,6948
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572309.03/cwt285.00–321.001,76810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580261.66/cwt255.00–275.001,5184
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3-4625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670258.20/cwt240.00–267.001,7303
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672216.48/cwt205.00–225.001,4553
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,0862
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0361
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335422.28/cwt415.00–430.001,4152
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,5343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420329.88/cwt320.00–340.001,3852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435376.86/cwt360.00–385.001,6393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471342.20/cwt325.00–375.001,6127
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3-4488176.26/cwt175.00–177.508602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506331.26/cwt315.00–345.001,6764
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565302.27/cwt285.00–334.001,70810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578257.79/cwt235.00–280.001,4902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3-4605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1606298.23/cwt272.50–317.501,8076
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614230.13/cwt205.00–242.501,4135
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6311
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1882170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4991
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925154.09/cwt132.50–175.001,4252
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1957158.34/cwt150.00–167.501,5153
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,0661
Bulls——1,475202.46/cwt197.50–207.002,9862
Bulls——1,627182.63/cwt168.00–196.002,97111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77872.28/cwt50.00–91.005622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014113.22/cwt105.00–119.001,1485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,181131.97/cwt125.00–148.001,5597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299148.42/cwt135.00–162.001,92810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405133.46/cwt133.00–134.001,8752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,393.70/head1,700.00–2,700.002,3943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,801.13/head1,450.00–2,200.001,8013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,278.23/head2,100.00–2,500.002,2782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,776.51/head1,500.00–2,200.001,7778
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3092,144.58/head1,700.00–2,575.002,1457
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,275.87/head1,850.00–2,700.002,2763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110187.69/cwt142.00–220.002,0839
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,172134.10/cwt116.00–150.001,5723
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192155.99/cwt120.00–180.001,85915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29882,067.09/head1,500.00–2,500.002,0672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.