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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Mar 28

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

423 head

▲ 307 vs last sale 116▲ 204 vs year ago 219 · +93.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 34▲ 9 vs year ago 38 · +23.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 32▼ 3 vs year ago 48 · −6.3%

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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 $406.25/cwt on 61 head, up $0.91 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +24.18 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$406.25

▲ 0.91 vs prior sale

61 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$66.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs WV average

−18.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	419.26	2,260	49
Medium and Large 2	528	353.14	1,866	12thin

One grade step is worth $66.11/cwt here — about $394 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 sale61 hd

406.25

—

WV average4 barns · 129 hd

409.23

−2.98

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−18.94

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

+24.18

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, median $382.07 across 25 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	1,653	197.31	3,262	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	179.17	2,288	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	156.44	1,616	17

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)	1,320	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$3,586	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,953	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,433	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$3,871	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,525	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,644	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	610.40/cwt	595.00–625.00	1,727	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	627.77/cwt	565.00–660.00	1,996	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	364	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,002	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	583.46/cwt	545.00–630.00	2,170	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	407.15/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,539	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	420.08/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,735	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	581.06/cwt	505.00–630.00	2,493	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,408	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	407.82/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,892	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	525.32/cwt	440.00–570.00	2,495	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,361	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	474.82/cwt	455.00–507.00	2,531	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	462.71/cwt	425.00–500.00	2,642	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,709	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	406.89/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,702	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	341.00/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,336	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	378.93/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,815	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,718	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	327.30/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,546	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,616	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,947	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Value Added	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,210	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	268	538.08/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,442	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	536.47/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,491	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	583.82/cwt	545.00–620.00	1,664	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	524.96/cwt	505.00–555.00	1,701	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	506.41/cwt	475.00–570.00	1,833	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	406.99/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,486	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	439.80/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,878	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	398.70/cwt	330.00–430.00	1,702	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	438	465.96/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,041	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	435.01/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,062	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	370.29/cwt	315.00–415.00	1,759	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	487	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,240	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,627	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	512	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,715	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	433.28/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,257	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	357.77/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,875	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	411.05/cwt	370.00–429.00	2,322	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	605	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,223	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	368.61/cwt	345.00–387.00	2,267	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,324	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	381.55/cwt	350.00–388.00	2,541	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	347.19/cwt	285.00–370.00	2,507	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	324.00/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,443	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,430	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,742	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	520.18/cwt	480.00–575.00	1,446	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	595.11/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,952	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	574.88/cwt	480.00–615.00	2,196	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	445.13/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,714	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	441.40/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,854	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	571.62/cwt	510.00–600.00	2,458	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,377	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	446.03/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,337	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	419.86/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,225	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	408.78/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,371	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	404.21/cwt	377.50–435.00	2,441	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	386.33/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,542	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	3,298	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,750	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	197.31/cwt	176.00–240.00	3,262	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	945	185.36/cwt	177.00–197.00	1,752	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,321	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	158.72/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,655	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,068	186.19/cwt	173.00–200.00	1,989	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	174.77/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,071	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	172.06/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,221	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	184.93/cwt	178.00–196.00	2,628	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	229.03/cwt	181.00–315.00	2,210	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,159	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	171.18/cwt	159.00–187.00	2,213	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	2,433.20/head	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,433	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,952.60/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,953	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,377	3,586.02/head	2,850.00–4,100.00	3,586	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	3,870.81/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,871	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 116Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 32Year ago 48

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	290	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	378	390.00–425.00	407.15
5	400–450	413	395.00–435.00	420.08
5	450–500	464	395.00–415.00	407.82
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	590	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	685	330.00–352.00	341.00
2	750–800	778	315.00–340.00	327.30
1	800–850	805	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	550.00	550.00
4	400–450	430	560.00	560.00
2	500–550	505	467.50	467.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	685.00	685.00
2	250–300	283	595.00–625.00	610.40
8	300–350	318	565.00–660.00	627.77
6	350–400	372	545.00–630.00	583.46
15	400–450	429	505.00–630.00	581.06
25	450–500	475	440.00–570.00	525.32
10	500–550	533	455.00–507.00	474.82
10	550–600	571	425.00–500.00	462.71
1	600–650	630	430.00	430.00
16	650–700	664	387.50–420.00	406.89
10	700–750	743	360.00–385.00	378.93
2	750–800	755	355.00–365.00	360.00
1	800–850	830	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
2	250–300	285	545.00–620.00	583.82
5	300–350	324	505.00–555.00	524.96
8	350–400	362	475.00–570.00	506.41
14	400–450	427	405.00–460.00	439.80
12	450–500	474	405.00–460.00	435.01
27	500–550	521	405.00–450.00	433.28
19	550–600	565	370.00–429.00	411.05
13	600–650	615	345.00–387.00	368.61
11	650–700	666	350.00–388.00	381.55
8	700–750	722	285.00–370.00	347.19
4	750–800	754	322.00–330.00	324.00
1	800–850	830	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	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	268	525.00–550.00	538.08
2	300–350	335	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	438	460.00–475.00	465.96
4	450–500	487	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	605	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	650	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	515.00	515.00
3	250–300	278	530.00–540.00	536.47
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	365	350.00–450.00	406.99
5	400–450	427	330.00–430.00	398.70
8	450–500	475	315.00–415.00	370.29
10	500–550	524	310.00–415.00	357.77
2	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	512	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	268	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	328	590.00–600.00	595.11
12	350–400	382	480.00–615.00	574.88
7	400–450	430	510.00–600.00	571.62
2	450–500	490	480.00–490.00	485.00
8	500–550	524	400.00–480.00	446.03
2	550–600	580	405.00–412.50	408.78
4	600–650	604	377.50–435.00	404.21
3	650–700	658	385.00–387.00	386.33
1	800–850	835	395.00	395.00
2	850–900	887	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	480.00–575.00	520.18
2	350–400	385	435.00–455.00	445.13
4	400–450	420	400.00–470.00	441.40
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	530	410.00–425.00	419.86
1	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	885	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,043	135.00–175.00	158.72
2	—	975	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	925	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,185	170.00–179.00	174.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,291	167.00–178.00	172.06
5	—	1,421	178.00–196.00	184.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	177.00–197.00	185.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	173.00–200.00	186.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,653	176.00–240.00	197.31

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	—	1,270	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,293	159.00–187.00	171.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	965	181.00–315.00	229.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,952.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,433.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,377	2,850.00–4,100.00	3,586.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,254	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,870.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,525.00	2,525.00

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.