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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 14

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

506 head

▲ 309 vs last sale 197▲ 265 vs year ago 241 · +110.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 32▲ 6 vs year ago 30 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 39▲ 7 vs year ago 32 · +21.9%

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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 $399.98/cwt on 49 head, up $33.10 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 24 comparable sales and sits +22.83 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$399.98

▲ 33.10 vs prior sale

49 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$11.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs WV average

−13.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	403.11	2,185	36
Medium and Large 2	531	391.31	2,078	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.80/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale49 hd

399.98

—

WV average2 barns · 51 hd

398.81

+1.18

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−13.80

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

+22.83

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	1,658	179.87	2,982	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	172.80	2,126	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	155.02	1,750	13

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)	1,177	$3,252	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$2,946	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,747	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,594	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$2,450	1thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	587.78/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,587	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	280	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,806	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	598.25/cwt	530.00–630.00	1,980	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	562.97/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,111	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	470.15/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,942	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	530.09/cwt	490.00–575.00	2,221	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	530.99/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,469	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	482.21/cwt	452.50–510.00	2,503	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	458.41/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,631	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	424.94/cwt	375.00–441.00	2,635	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	365.90/cwt	342.50–390.00	2,488	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	393.64/cwt	368.00–450.00	2,712	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	376.10/cwt	368.50–378.75	2,791	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	345.77/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,673	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,545	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	335.21/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,729	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Value Added	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	539.07/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,445	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	492.85/cwt	440.00–520.00	1,355	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	502.83/cwt	455.00–550.00	1,609	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	453.57/cwt	420.00–520.00	1,465	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	477.68/cwt	435.00–502.50	1,772	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	378	468.46/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,771	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	411.82/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,573	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	450.74/cwt	424.00–480.00	1,889	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	421	448.11/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,887	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	407.08/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,742	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	438.19/cwt	412.50–465.00	2,064	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	391.46/cwt	355.00–437.00	1,891	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	519	401.93/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,086	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	415.91/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,184	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	375.20/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,989	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	399.74/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,279	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	386.76/cwt	369.00–400.00	2,208	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	390.57/cwt	360.00–398.50	2,410	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	346.37/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,168	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	361.65/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,380	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,430	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,351	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	595.00/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,607	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	591.60/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,899	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	522.96/cwt	390.00–600.00	1,731	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	543.09/cwt	485.00–600.00	2,037	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	420.19/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,702	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	521.76/cwt	470.00–555.00	2,223	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	484.37/cwt	435.00–507.50	2,306	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	403.88/cwt	340.00–440.00	2,120	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	471.80/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,482	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	422.58/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,396	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,322	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	365.37/cwt	342.00–390.00	2,441	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	329.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,574	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	179.87/cwt	171.00–190.00	2,982	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,020	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,219	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,045	223.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	2,340	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	147.59/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,644	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	172.45/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,142	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	160.92/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,024	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	160.14/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,037	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	130.05/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,181	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	180.07/cwt	150.00–237.50	1,680	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	166.41/cwt	126.00–195.00	1,804	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	2,747.11/head	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,747	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	2,946.00/head	2,100.00–3,800.00	2,946	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	2,594.41/head	1,625.00–3,000.00	2,594	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	3,251.70/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,252	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 197Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	440.00–520.00	492.85
7	300–350	320	455.00–550.00	502.83
15	350–400	371	435.00–502.50	477.68
8	400–450	419	424.00–480.00	450.74
20	450–500	471	412.50–465.00	438.19
23	500–550	525	390.00–450.00	415.91
12	550–600	571	369.00–400.00	386.76
35	600–650	617	360.00–398.50	390.57
3	650–700	658	360.00–362.50	361.65
1	700–750	720	337.50	337.50
1	950–1000	950	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	520.00–560.00	539.07
9	300–350	323	420.00–520.00	453.57
8	350–400	382	370.00–435.00	411.82
12	400–450	428	390.00–420.00	407.08
10	450–500	483	355.00–437.00	391.46
5	500–550	530	345.00–400.00	375.20
2	550–600	570	385.00–415.00	399.74
4	600–650	626	320.00–360.00	346.37
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	378	465.00–470.00	468.46
3	400–450	421	440.00–465.00	448.11
6	500–550	519	380.00–425.00	401.93
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	270	560.00–620.00	587.78
6	300–350	331	530.00–630.00	598.25
2	350–400	375	545.00–580.00	562.97
7	400–450	419	490.00–575.00	530.09
6	450–500	465	500.00–550.00	530.99
9	500–550	519	452.50–510.00	482.21
24	550–600	574	440.00–480.00	458.41
7	600–650	620	375.00–441.00	424.94
68	650–700	689	368.00–450.00	393.64
35	700–750	742	368.50–378.75	376.10
3	750–800	773	340.00–357.50	345.77
4	800–850	814	327.50–345.00	335.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	413	465.00–475.00	470.15
2	450–500	477	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	680	342.50–390.00	365.90
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	777	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	645.00	645.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	270	560.00–630.00	595.00
5	300–350	321	580.00–610.00	591.60
9	350–400	375	485.00–600.00	543.09
11	400–450	426	470.00–555.00	521.76
10	450–500	476	435.00–507.50	484.37
11	500–550	526	455.00–500.00	471.80
7	550–600	567	400.00–450.00	422.58
2	600–650	615	377.50	377.50
2	650–700	668	342.00–390.00	365.37
2	750–800	780	325.00–335.00	329.97
1	850–900	895	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	390.00–600.00	522.96
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	405	405.00–435.00	420.19
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	525	340.00–440.00	403.88
1	550–600	590	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,114	141.00–161.00	147.59
2	—	1,258	160.00–162.00	160.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	170.00–176.00	172.45
8	—	1,272	151.00–167.00	160.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	220.00–228.00	223.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,658	171.00–190.00	179.87

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	933	150.00–237.50	180.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,084	126.00–195.00	166.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	124.00–137.00	130.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	959	2,100.00–3,800.00	2,946.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,251.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,103	1,625.00–3,000.00	2,594.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,747.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.