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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 20

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 278 vs last sale 367▼ 47 vs year ago 136 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 24▼ 80 vs year ago 145 · −55.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 14▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.25/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −81.82 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$300.25

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,581

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$288.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−89.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	343.32	1,864	10thin
Medium and Large 3-4	548	207.50	1,136	2thin
Medium and Large 4	515	55.00	283	1thin

One grade step is worth $288.32/cwt here — about $1,581 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 sale13 hd

300.25

—

WV average1 barns · 13 hd

300.25

+0.00

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−89.66

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

−81.82

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,725	169.61	2,926	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,910	157.74	3,013	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	153.70	2,139	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	146.63	1,558	39

Every lot

52 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	407.50/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,650	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	357.91/cwt	300.00–420.00	2,058	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	338.39/cwt	322.50–355.00	2,284	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,451	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	302.25/cwt	287.50–317.50	2,306	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	387.33/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,270	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	343.09/cwt	305.00–390.00	1,269	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	374.91/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,631	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	338.25/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,607	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	515	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	283	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	357.10/cwt	357.00–357.50	1,853	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	329.54/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,868	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	307.98/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,891	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,859	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,022	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,029	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	459.87/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,748	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	395.07/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,849	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	382.00/cwt	350.00–398.00	2,025	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	338.75/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,168	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	322.88/cwt	295.00–345.00	2,199	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,505	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	178.73/cwt	170.00–192.50	3,135	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	710	66.29/cwt	42.50–85.00	471	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	976	179.67/cwt	145.00–228.00	1,754	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	112.73/cwt	107.50–119.00	1,136	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,150	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,932	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	152.26/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,847	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	133.11/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,632	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	149.73/cwt	140.00–164.00	2,093	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,539	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,910	157.74/cwt	156.00–160.00	3,013	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	243.27/cwt	232.50–255.00	2,287	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,384	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	171.26/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,072	2

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 367Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 24Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	405	380.00–435.00	407.50
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	575	300.00–420.00	357.91
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	675	322.50–355.00	338.39
1	700–750	745	329.00	329.00
2	750–800	763	287.50–317.50	302.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	380.00–395.00	387.33
3	350–400	370	305.00–390.00	343.09
2	400–450	435	367.50–382.50	374.91
3	450–500	475	320.00–365.00	338.25
5	500–550	519	357.00–357.50	357.10
5	550–600	567	320.00–336.00	329.54
8	600–650	614	300.00–311.00	307.98
2	650–700	670	270.00–285.00	277.50
2	700–750	730	277.00	277.00
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	885	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	910	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	380	455.00–465.00	459.87
3	450–500	468	375.00–415.00	395.07
3	500–550	530	350.00–398.00	382.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	640	332.50–345.00	338.75
7	650–700	681	295.00–345.00	322.88
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,125	123.00	123.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	166.00–180.00	171.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	232.50–255.00	243.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	124.00	124.00
5	—	1,754	170.00–192.50	178.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	976	145.00–228.00	179.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	147.00–157.00	152.26
6	—	1,008	107.50–119.00	112.73
2	—	710	42.50–85.00	66.29
13	—	1,226	120.00–140.00	133.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,398	140.00–164.00	149.73
2	—	1,473	170.00–175.00	172.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	156.00–160.00	157.74

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.