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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 6

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Nov 22Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 367▼ 158 vs year ago 419 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 29▼ 23 vs year ago 48 · −47.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 11 vs year ago 35 · −31.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.73/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −58.01 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$354.73

14 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,203

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

$216.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.14

vs WV average

−74.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	381.69	2,135	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	341.50	1,848	4thin
Medium and Large 3-4	565	165.00	932	1thin

One grade step is worth $216.69/cwt here — about $1,203 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 sale14 hd

354.73

—

WV average4 barns · 31 hd

345.60

+9.14

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−74.42

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

−58.01

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,896	177.84	3,372	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	162.95	2,061	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	155.64	2,674	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	149.85	1,737	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,025	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	400.63/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,526	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	413.11/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,690	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,952	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,859	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	402.96/cwt	401.00–404.00	2,079	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	371.06/cwt	363.00–384.00	2,156	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	339.52/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,288	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	301.25/cwt	277.50–325.00	2,109	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,533	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,898	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3-4	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	428.14/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,126	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	377.22/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,086	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	399.44/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,278	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	390.52/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,445	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	390	205.00/cwt	140.00–270.00	800	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	336.97/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,385	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	361.48/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,533	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	363.18/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,707	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	333.26/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,720	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	241.96/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,478	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,806	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	263.80/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,741	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	204.85/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,573	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	810	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	968	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	436.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,450	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	401.25/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,465	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	379.82/cwt	377.50–381.00	1,424	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	382	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,461	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	385.66/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,627	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	427	159.86/cwt	80.00–250.00	683	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	341.24/cwt	300.00–382.50	1,461	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	366.83/cwt	330.00–387.50	1,753	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	337.28/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,619	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	517	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,293	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	296.73/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,543	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	371.58/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,973	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,526	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	330.46/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,917	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	303.26/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,835	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,547	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,424	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,928	1
Bulls	—	—	2,027	179.06/cwt	171.00–185.00	3,630	3
Bulls	—	—	2,140	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,259	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,190	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,143	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,343	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	132.25/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,531	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,829	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,228	187.40/cwt	177.50–200.00	2,301	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	147.54/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,856	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	148.63/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,966	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	155.64/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,674	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	215.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,977	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	142.26/cwt	132.00–156.00	1,615	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	143.14/cwt	122.50–163.00	1,655	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,535	1

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV

Sat Dec 6, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 367Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	375	377.50–381.00	379.82
3	400–450	428	300.00–382.50	341.24
3	450–500	480	325.00–352.50	337.28
3	500–550	520	295.00–300.00	296.73
2	550–600	560	270.00–275.00	272.46
1	600–650	600	252.50	252.50
1	900–950	910	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
6	300–350	332	425.00–445.00	436.67
2	350–400	365	400.00–402.50	401.25
3	400–450	422	375.00–407.50	385.66
11	450–500	478	330.00–387.50	366.83
4	500–550	531	367.50–375.00	371.58
8	550–600	580	300.00–352.50	330.46
7	600–650	605	295.00–310.00	303.26
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	365	175.00	175.00
3	400–450	427	80.00–250.00	159.86
1	450–500	450	195.00	195.00
2	500–550	517	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	385.00–415.00	400.63
4	400–450	409	410.00–417.50	413.11
2	450–500	482	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	516	401.00–404.00	402.96
6	550–600	581	363.00–384.00	371.06
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	674	320.00–352.00	339.52
2	700–750	700	277.50–325.00	301.25
1	750–800	770	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	361.00	361.00
2	550–600	562	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	610	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	877	330.50	330.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	365.00–450.00	428.14
4	300–350	320	375.00–410.00	399.44
3	350–400	370	380.00–405.00	390.52
9	400–450	424	350.00–375.00	361.48
8	450–500	470	350.00–375.00	363.18
7	500–550	516	327.00–345.00	333.26
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	289.00	289.00
2	650–700	660	257.50–270.00	263.80
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	275	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	390	140.00–270.00	205.00
1	400–450	435	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	490	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
4	250–300	288	345.00–410.00	377.22
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	411	280.00–370.00	336.97
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	611	200.00–275.00	241.96
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	768	190.00–220.00	204.85
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	930	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	132.00–156.00	142.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,156	122.50–163.00	143.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	210.00–220.00	215.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	153.00	153.00
1	—	2,140	199.00	199.00
3	—	2,027	171.00–185.00	179.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	177.50–200.00	187.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	200.00–210.00	204.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	145.00–149.00	147.54
2	—	1,028	115.00–117.00	115.80
2	—	1,158	130.00–134.00	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,323	147.00–150.00	148.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	154.00–157.00	155.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.