Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2026-02-28

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 28
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
▲ 672 vs last sale 184▲ 600 vs year ago 256 · +234.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 48▼ 12 vs year ago 44 · −27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 6▲ 6 vs year ago 39 · +15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

76 hd steers based 675 lbs. stop 725 lbs. flesh 4+ grade 90% #1s 85-90% black brought $399.75 cwt

67 hd steers based 775 lbs. stop 825 lbs. flesh 4+ grade 90% #1s 85-90% black brought $367 cwt

ALL VALUE ADDED CATTLE WERE LONG TIME WEANED AND VACCINATED

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $434.96/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 25 of 24 comparable sales and sits +57.81 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.
Average price
$434.96
156 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,430
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,095
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4
$194.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WV average
+4.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567444.662,520115
Medium and Large 2535411.682,20140
Medium and Large 3-4570250.001,4251thin
One grade step is worth $194.66/cwt here — about $1,095 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale156 hd
434.96
—
WV average1 barns · 156 hd
434.96
+0.00
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
+4.55
This barn, trailing median24 sales
377.15
+57.81
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
437390342295median 377.1503/0704/2506/1308/2210/17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,706174.742,9817thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,515166.752,5268thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,131136.811,54712

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$3,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$3,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)947$2,8815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,385$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,3706
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,2842thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)770$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,120$3,2182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$3,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,9001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)935$3,6501thin

Every lot

130 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Value Added295575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6963
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added338546.71/cwt527.50–610.001,8487
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3-4380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added387531.68/cwt530.00–535.002,0583
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added388580.83/cwt550.00–600.002,25413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407478.57/cwt450.00–535.001,9483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added437542.35/cwt470.00–559.002,37027
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2665
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added465501.00/cwt495.00–510.002,3305
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added487562.50/cwt562.50–562.502,7398
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3-4490230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517511.27/cwt480.00–522.502,64324
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520457.61/cwt400.00–525.002,3804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added521442.65/cwt405.00–475.002,3064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,5991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added571445.82/cwt410.00–467.502,54612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added578489.04/cwt487.00–490.002,82742
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613411.69/cwt392.50–433.002,5246
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added634420.38/cwt412.50–445.002,6654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added636431.13/cwt430.00–433.002,7428
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added673405.14/cwt365.00–427.002,72736
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673395.30/cwt370.00–425.002,6603
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728366.41/cwt340.00–393.002,6672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added781341.63/cwt336.00–348.002,6689
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2782320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6923
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833342.27/cwt341.00–347.502,8515
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3-4230295.00/cwt295.00–295.006791
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Value Added252580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4622
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273538.58/cwt500.00–567.501,4703
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added316568.27/cwt565.00–570.001,7966
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325402.38/cwt400.00–405.001,3082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333505.11/cwt500.00–510.001,6822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362487.24/cwt450.00–500.001,7648
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added369521.76/cwt505.00–535.001,9257
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added378478.02/cwt415.00–510.001,8075
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added412469.47/cwt440.00–500.001,93412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422395.38/cwt390.00–406.001,6693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added427495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1144
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430474.64/cwt460.00–489.002,0415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472431.49/cwt410.00–455.002,0379
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3-4475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477485.39/cwt447.50–505.002,31530
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478348.02/cwt325.00–395.001,6645
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added484457.65/cwt450.00–465.002,21513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added508447.30/cwt405.00–477.502,27221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508411.00/cwt410.00–413.002,0883
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520465.68/cwt442.50–497.502,42223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531328.36/cwt305.00–360.001,7446
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3-4570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573366.39/cwt320.00–385.002,0995
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579415.00/cwt400.00–425.002,4034
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added581441.56/cwt420.00–457.502,56585
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added583408.98/cwt350.00–431.002,3848
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added622420.11/cwt402.50–438.002,6134
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625369.45/cwt355.00–389.002,3095
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added636398.97/cwt370.00–435.002,53732
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added686365.67/cwt365.00–369.502,50840
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added716316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,2635
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723315.02/cwt310.00–320.002,2782
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758313.51/cwt312.50–314.002,3763
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added775332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,57316
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy780295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785305.00/cwt300.00–310.002,3942
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810308.77/cwt305.00–312.502,5012
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1896295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6433
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923285.50/cwt285.00–286.002,6352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228610.77/cwt600.00–620.001,3932
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312576.34/cwt525.00–605.001,7983
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added335550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375519.13/cwt420.00–575.001,9478
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383436.11/cwt395.00–480.001,6702
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423481.61/cwt472.50–490.002,0372
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added465485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2551
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476453.68/cwt410.00–495.002,1609
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485352.50/cwt305.00–400.001,7102
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514419.83/cwt370.00–447.502,1584
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559413.78/cwt387.50–430.002,3135
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668359.95/cwt355.00–365.002,4045
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5961
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,1921
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7461
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,706174.74/cwt160.00–182.002,9817
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,003172.02/cwt167.00–178.001,7252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105126.25/cwt115.00–133.001,3953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11576.20/cwt72.00–81.008502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,204153.31/cwt135.00–162.001,8465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,515166.75/cwt156.00–174.002,5268
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,217.86/head2,300.00–3,900.003,2182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29472,881.26/head2,350.00–3,250.002,8815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,283.65/head2,100.00–2,500.002,2842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,370.04/head1,675.00–2,750.002,3706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068193.97/cwt172.50–260.002,0726
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177149.40/cwt137.00–168.001,7583
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,249168.44/cwt127.00–205.002,1048
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29453,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29353,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501

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.
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