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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 10

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 106▲ 178 vs year ago 6 · +2,966.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 41▲ 11 vs year ago 14 · +78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 25▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $348.31/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 7 of 24 comparable sales and sits −28.84 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$348.31

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$727

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

$143.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.24

vs WV average

−61.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	366.55	2,007	20
Medium and Large 2	514	319.96	1,645	4thin
Medium and Large 3-4	575	222.57	1,280	2thin

One grade step is worth $143.98/cwt here — about $727 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 sale26 hd

348.31

—

WV average2 barns · 44 hd

367.55

−19.24

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−61.79

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−28.84

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,586	177.11	2,809	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,518	160.13	2,431	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	119.61	1,296	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$2,886	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,302	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	500.00/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,500	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	344.07/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,111	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	462.05/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,682	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	415	252.50/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,048	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	423	411.29/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,740	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	350.52/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,518	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	404.05/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,758	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	445.21/cwt	375.00–467.50	2,097	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	387.92/cwt	362.50–400.00	2,273	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	369.62/cwt	347.50–400.00	2,343	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,548	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,915	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	303.79/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,780	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	426.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,195	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	434.73/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,461	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	383.33/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,303	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	411.19/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,542	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	346.46/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,441	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	386.32/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,623	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	385.85/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,821	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	319.96/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,645	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	379.43/cwt	371.00–395.00	1,992	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	350.81/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,017	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	575	222.57/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,280	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	323.30/cwt	295.00–353.00	2,021	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	630	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,054	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	642	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,541	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	323.69/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,153	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	437.58/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,444	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,301	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	429.30/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,640	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	423.27/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,769	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	365.81/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,573	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	337.39/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,586	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	416.48/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,991	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	329.88/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,742	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	402.43/cwt	365.00–417.50	2,133	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	383.29/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,154	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	330.23/cwt	312.50–360.00	2,163	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,586	177.11/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,809	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	111.17/cwt	101.00–121.00	1,071	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	125.20/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,466	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	150.10/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,956	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	170.80/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,536	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	157.08/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,400	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,201	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,894	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,270	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,302.33/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,302	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,885.77/head	2,075.00–3,400.00	2,886	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	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 Jan 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 106Year ago 6

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 41Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	323	320.00–365.00	344.07
3	400–450	433	330.00–385.00	350.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	480.00–520.00	500.00
8	350–400	364	430.00–510.00	462.05
2	400–450	435	400.00–408.00	404.05
13	450–500	471	375.00–467.50	445.21
1	500–550	500	362.50	362.50
5	550–600	586	362.50–400.00	387.92
4	600–650	634	347.50–400.00	369.62
1	650–700	675	377.50	377.50
1	800–850	845	345.00	345.00
2	900–950	915	300.00–307.50	303.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	415	220.00–285.00	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	423	405.00–417.50	411.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	425.00–430.00	426.67
3	300–350	340	355.00–435.00	383.33
4	400–450	416	325.00–390.00	346.46
2	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	514	295.00–335.00	319.96
2	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	215.00–230.00	222.57
2	600–650	642	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	336	425.00–445.00	434.73
8	350–400	375	380.00–440.00	411.19
4	400–450	420	365.00–410.00	386.32
12	450–500	472	365.00–405.00	385.85
11	500–550	525	371.00–395.00	379.43
9	550–600	575	330.00–359.00	350.81
2	600–650	625	295.00–353.00	323.30
2	650–700	665	320.00–327.50	323.69
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	380	340.00–345.00	342.47
2	400–450	430	330.00–400.00	365.81
2	450–500	470	335.00–340.00	337.39
2	500–550	528	305.00–355.00	329.88
2	550–600	580	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	435.00–440.00	437.58
3	350–400	382	400.00–450.00	429.30
7	400–450	418	400.00–440.00	423.27
7	450–500	478	400.00–440.00	416.48
4	500–550	530	365.00–417.50	402.43
3	550–600	562	380.00–390.00	383.29
1	600–650	620	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	655	312.50–360.00	330.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	144.00–156.00	150.10
4	—	1,171	122.00–129.00	125.20
4	—	963	101.00–121.00	111.17
1	—	780	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	166.00–176.00	170.80
7	—	1,528	152.00–166.00	157.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	166.00–184.00	177.11

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	—	990	119.00	119.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	201.00	201.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	164.00	164.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	85.00	85.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	895	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,302.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	2,075.00–3,400.00	2,885.77

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	—	1,075	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,750.00	3,750.00

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.