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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 21

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 289▼ 440 vs year ago 624 · −70.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 46▲ 18 vs year ago 30 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 20▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%

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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 $391.96/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +14.81 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$391.96

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$35.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

vs WV average

−37.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	404.35	2,230	15thin
Medium and Large 2	547	368.73	2,016	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.62/cwt here — about $213 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 sale23 hd

391.96

—

WV average2 barns · 28 hd

388.80

+3.16

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−37.21

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

+14.81

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

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	1,685	205.66	3,466	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	173.52	2,216	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	160.27	1,848	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	159.11	2,640	4thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,072	194.50	2,085	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,795	210.00	3,770	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,143	243.97	2,789	2thin

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)	1,208	$3,147	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

80 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	200–250	Medium and Large 3-4	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	486.17/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,799	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,104	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	402.58/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,663	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	543.45/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,282	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	454.30/cwt	427.50–480.00	2,181	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	443.29/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,341	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	369.91/cwt	342.50–393.00	2,175	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,559	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,133	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	417.10/cwt	408.00–422.50	2,636	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,385	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,664	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,183	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	532.59/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,465	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	286	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,573	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	506.16/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,625	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	512.52/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,860	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	392.91/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,485	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	458.04/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,924	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	373.08/cwt	315.00–405.00	1,645	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,165	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	409.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,176	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	373.37/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,990	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	361.00/cwt	310.00–390.00	2,058	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	396.13/cwt	372.00–410.00	2,305	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	630	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,221	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	372.08/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,355	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	357.50/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,360	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	310.27/cwt	292.50–327.50	2,063	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3-4	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,623	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	479.97/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,761	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	575.33/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,175	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	433.61/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,886	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	387.74/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,803	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	466.05/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,242	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	387.80/cwt	360.00–418.00	1,970	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	449.62/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,338	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,313	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	383.11/cwt	357.50–395.00	2,364	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	311.22/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,961	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	360.41/cwt	332.50–376.00	2,375	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,143	243.97/cwt	235.00–255.00	2,789	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	185.82/cwt	178.00–194.00	3,278	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,069	184.25/cwt	170.00–207.50	1,970	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,128	203.33/cwt	195.00–212.00	2,294	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,010	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	145.75/cwt	134.00–154.00	1,710	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	167.00/cwt	159.00–178.00	2,026	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,235	188.98/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,334	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	160.51/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,165	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	159.11/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,640	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Standard	1,072	194.50/cwt	185.00–205.00	2,085	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	3,146.58/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,147	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Feb 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 289Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 46Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	275	530.00–535.00	532.59
6	300–350	321	470.00–530.00	506.16
5	350–400	363	495.00–525.00	512.52
4	400–450	420	435.00–480.00	458.04
4	450–500	492	440.00	440.00
9	500–550	531	400.00–420.00	409.83
6	550–600	582	372.00–410.00	396.13
7	600–650	633	370.00–375.00	372.08
3	650–700	660	352.50–362.50	357.50
2	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	820	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	378	350.00–440.00	392.91
4	400–450	441	315.00–405.00	373.08
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	533	355.00–387.50	373.37
3	550–600	570	310.00–390.00	361.00
1	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
4	650–700	665	292.50–327.50	310.27
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	550.00	550.00
1	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
1	600–650	630	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	820	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	275	590.00	590.00
4	350–400	378	530.00–590.00	575.33
4	400–450	435	410.00–470.00	433.61
4	450–500	481	440.00–495.00	466.05
3	500–550	520	440.00–470.00	449.62
2	550–600	580	397.50–400.00	398.77
6	600–650	617	357.50–395.00	383.11
6	650–700	659	332.50–376.00	360.41
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	367	470.00–500.00	479.97
2	450–500	465	380.00–395.00	387.74
5	500–550	508	360.00–418.00	387.80
2	600–650	630	307.50–315.00	311.22
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	465.00–515.00	486.17
2	400–450	413	390.00–415.00	402.58
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	588	342.50–393.00	369.91
1	600–650	605	352.50	352.50
2	650–700	667	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
3	350–400	386	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	420	515.00–560.00	543.45
2	450–500	480	427.50–480.00	454.30
4	500–550	528	430.00–460.00	443.29
1	550–600	595	430.00	430.00
5	600–650	632	408.00–422.50	417.10
1	700–750	735	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,208	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,146.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	1,625.00	1,625.00

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	—	980	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	178.00–194.00	185.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	185.00–193.00	188.98
2	—	1,128	195.00–212.00	203.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	155.00–163.00	159.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	159.00–178.00	167.00
8	—	1,173	134.00–154.00	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	170.00–207.50	184.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	152.00–167.00	160.51
1	—	1,155	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	185.00–205.00	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	235.00–255.00	243.97

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.