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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 7

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

197 head

▼ 659 vs last sale 856▼ 350 vs year ago 547 · −64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 32▲ 4 vs year ago 28 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 45▼ 3 vs year ago 42 · −7.1%

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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 $366.88/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits −10.27 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$366.88

17 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$738

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

$133.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.10

vs WV average

−54.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	403.29	2,169	10thin
Medium and Large 2	534	348.52	1,859	4thin
Medium and Large 3-4	530	270.00	1,431	3thin

One grade step is worth $133.29/cwt here — about $738 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

366.88

—

WV average3 barns · 41 hd

381.98

−15.10

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−54.08

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−10.27

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,300	216.04	2,809	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,619	184.46	2,986	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	169.00	2,831	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	164.48	2,203	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,186	145.37	1,724	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,348	197.78	2,666	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,264	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	989	$2,146	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,971	3thin

Every lot

84 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 2	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	503.77/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,222	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	489.23/cwt	415.00–520.00	2,324	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	483.79/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,564	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	435.72/cwt	415.00–457.00	2,453	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	397.59/cwt	389.00–420.00	2,505	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	338.66/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,252	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	336.62/cwt	333.00–339.00	2,565	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	336.70/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,586	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,615	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	831	293.52/cwt	265.00–308.00	2,439	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,749	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,744	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,782	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	414.84/cwt	410.00–420.00	946	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	847	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,313	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	506.14/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,574	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	383	200.95/cwt	155.00–250.00	770	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	387.54/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,496	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	373.26/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,538	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	440.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,818	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	424	256.86/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,089	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	362.30/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,677	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	471	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,696	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	427.01/cwt	380.00–442.50	2,024	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	373.02/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,932	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	413.47/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,158	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	379.53/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,182	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,375	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,327	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	528.83/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,391	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	554.96/cwt	545.00–575.00	1,754	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	442.89/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,444	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	425.52/cwt	421.00–430.00	1,494	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	526.98/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,955	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	378.45/cwt	360.00–403.00	1,571	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	495.43/cwt	420.00–540.00	2,135	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	477.23/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,243	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4	500	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,165	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,180	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	428.97/cwt	360.00–485.00	2,274	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	410.85/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,293	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,176	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	324.18/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,305	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3-4	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,619	184.46/cwt	169.00–192.00	2,986	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	139.39/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,629	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	173.72/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,290	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	160.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,167	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,358	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,390	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,831	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,300	216.04/cwt	214.00–218.00	2,809	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,348	197.78/cwt	184.00–218.00	2,666	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,696	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	193.24/cwt	177.00–217.00	2,157	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	163.02/cwt	139.00–184.00	1,876	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	3,263.99/head	2,300.00–4,200.00	3,264	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	2,351.56/head	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,352	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,456.81/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,457	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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 Mar 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 856Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 45Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	410.00–420.00	414.84
2	250–300	253	330.00–340.00	334.95
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	386	380.00–400.00	387.54
3	400–450	412	355.00–405.00	373.26
2	450–500	463	350.00–375.00	362.30
3	500–550	518	360.00–390.00	373.02
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	255	515.00	515.00
4	300–350	311	500.00–520.00	506.14
2	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	413	430.00–450.00	440.18
7	450–500	474	380.00–442.50	427.01
7	500–550	522	385.00–430.00	413.47
3	550–600	575	360.00–395.00	379.53
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	312.50	312.50
2	850–900	862	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	383	155.00–250.00	200.95
4	400–450	424	225.00–275.00	256.86
3	500–550	530	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	665	332.50–345.00	338.66
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
5	750–800	762	333.00–339.00	336.62
3	800–850	831	265.00–308.00	293.52
1	950–1000	990	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	470.00–515.00	503.77
4	450–500	475	415.00–520.00	489.23
2	500–550	530	480.00–487.50	483.79
2	550–600	563	415.00–457.00	435.72
6	600–650	630	389.00–420.00	397.59
1	700–750	720	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	768	320.00–345.00	336.70
4	800–850	812	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	870	316.00	316.00
2	900–950	930	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	500.00–545.00	528.83
3	300–350	316	545.00–575.00	554.96
6	350–400	371	510.00–555.00	526.98
12	400–450	431	420.00–540.00	495.43
3	450–500	470	450.00–520.00	477.23
5	500–550	530	360.00–485.00	428.97
3	550–600	558	405.00–415.00	410.85
5	700–750	711	320.00–327.00	324.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	420.00–500.00	442.89
4	350–400	351	421.00–430.00	425.52
7	400–450	415	360.00–403.00	378.45
2	500–550	510	427.50	427.50
1	550–600	590	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	233.00	233.00
1	650–700	650	155.00	155.00
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	790	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	214.00–218.00	216.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	184.00–218.00	197.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	176.00	176.00
5	—	1,169	128.00–149.00	139.39
1	—	925	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	172.00–175.00	173.72
5	—	1,348	155.00–165.00	160.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	169.00–192.00	184.46

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	—	1,080	157.00	157.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,151	139.00–184.00	163.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,116	177.00–217.00	193.24

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)	1	—	855	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	965	2,300.00–4,200.00	3,263.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,039	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,351.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,065	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,456.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.