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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 13

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

367 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 261▼ 189 vs year ago 556 · −34.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 2 vs year ago 26 · −7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 24▼ 20 vs year ago 34 · −58.8%

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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 $384.19/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 7 of 20 comparable sales and sits −30.55 against this barn's trailing median of $414.74.

Average price

$384.19

18 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$49.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.76

vs WV average

−46.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	392.47	2,095	15thin
Medium and Large 2	515	342.78	1,765	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.69/cwt here — about $329 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 sale18 hd

384.19

—

WV average2 barns · 23 hd

371.43

+12.76

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−46.44

This barn, trailing median20 sales

414.74

−30.55

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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $414.74 across 20 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	1,387	162.96	2,260	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	162.14	2,059	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,643	147.00	2,414	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	129.39	1,251	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,861	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,488	2thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	385.08/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,390	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	436.48/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,637	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	380	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,720	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	419.62/cwt	407.50–442.50	1,796	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	376.41/cwt	340.00–427.50	1,634	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	465	383.86/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,785	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,674	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	422.97/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,064	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	342.78/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,765	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	393.84/cwt	365.00–416.00	2,087	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	383.60/cwt	350.00–417.50	2,140	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,243	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	313.04/cwt	250.00–347.00	1,966	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,996	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	304.64/cwt	285.00–308.00	2,190	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,449	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,764	54
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,555	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,667	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	58	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	174	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	190	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	627	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	385.05/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,217	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	345	410.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,415	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	407.93/cwt	388.00–417.50	1,493	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	378	378.35/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,430	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	297.91/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,147	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,299	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	433	215.06/cwt	205.00–225.00	931	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	364.61/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,586	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	443	370.58/cwt	367.50–373.00	1,642	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	462	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,649	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	345.38/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,651	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	327.57/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,684	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	268.97/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,420	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	303.70/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,695	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	317.60/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,813	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	623	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,667	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	297.91/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,862	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	235.09/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,681	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	242.99/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,878	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3-4	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	394.62/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,298	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	426.72/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,651	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	342.56/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,452	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,717	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	353.35/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,668	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	310.26/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,468	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	486	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,956	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	359.95/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,897	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,562	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	345.95/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,003	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,016	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	281.24/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,808	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	311.85/cwt	270.00–330.00	2,071	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	283.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,054	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	239.92/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,768	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,140	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	166.62/cwt	156.00–179.00	2,283	6
Bulls	—	—	1,490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,101	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	728	78.18/cwt	63.00–95.00	569	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	129.54/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,183	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,065	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,226	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	121.55/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,304	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,641	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,188	172.62/cwt	164.00–185.00	2,051	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	147.64/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,909	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	166.17/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,207	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,057	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,798	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,860.89/head	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,861	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,238.22/head	1,925.00–2,525.00	2,238	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	166.85/cwt	156.00–185.00	1,632	3

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 261Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 24Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	58	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
5	300–350	316	370.00–430.00	385.05
4	350–400	366	388.00–417.50	407.93
12	400–450	435	350.00–374.00	364.61
18	450–500	478	320.00–360.00	345.38
11	500–550	514	312.50–345.00	327.57
16	550–600	571	275.00–340.00	317.60
14	600–650	625	280.00–310.00	297.91
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
5	350–400	385	275.00–335.00	297.91
3	400–450	433	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	528	225.00–310.00	268.97
2	550–600	558	300.00–307.50	303.70
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	715	222.50–247.50	235.09
5	750–800	773	235.00–245.00	242.99
1	800–850	845	175.00	175.00
2	850–900	855	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	433	205.00–225.00	215.06
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	590	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	390.00–420.00	410.00
3	350–400	378	375.00–380.00	378.35
6	400–450	443	367.50–373.00	370.58
4	450–500	462	357.00	357.00
3	600–650	623	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	424	300.00–360.00	342.56
3	450–500	473	280.00–325.00	310.26
2	550–600	568	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	643	277.50–285.00	281.24
4	700–750	737	227.50–252.50	239.92
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	375.00–415.00	394.62
4	350–400	387	417.00–430.00	426.72
2	400–450	432	397.50	397.50
4	450–500	472	325.00–405.00	353.35
4	500–550	527	345.00–380.00	359.95
4	550–600	579	330.00–375.00	345.95
1	600–650	635	317.50	317.50
4	650–700	664	270.00–330.00	311.85
3	700–750	725	280.00–285.00	283.33
1	1100–1150	1,140	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	130.00	130.00
1	400–450	420	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	452.50	452.50
4	450–500	465	350.00–395.00	383.86
1	650–700	680	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	375	427.50–445.00	436.48
7	400–450	428	407.50–442.50	419.62
5	450–500	488	420.00–425.00	422.97
13	500–550	530	365.00–416.00	393.84
2	550–600	558	350.00–417.50	383.60
11	600–650	623	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
7	700–750	731	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	835	306.00	306.00
5	950–1000	956	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	361	380.00–387.50	385.08
5	400–450	434	340.00–427.50	376.41
1	450–500	475	352.50	352.50
3	500–550	515	315.00–380.00	342.78
11	600–650	628	250.00–347.00	313.04
4	650–700	663	301.00	301.00
7	700–750	719	285.00–308.00	304.64
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	800–850	813	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	160.00–172.00	166.17
2	—	1,293	144.00–151.00	147.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	128.00–131.00	129.54
2	—	1,073	121.00–122.00	121.55
2	—	1,105	147.00–150.00	148.49
2	—	728	63.00–95.00	78.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,805	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	164.00–185.00	172.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,370	156.00–179.00	166.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,070	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,860.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,925.00–2,525.00	2,238.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	156.00–185.00	166.85

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.