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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 4

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 423▲ 61 vs year ago 142 · +43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 47▼ 5 vs year ago 37 · −13.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 45▼ 31 vs year ago 68 · −45.6%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.74/cwt on 20 head, down $62.50 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 21 comparable sales and sits −10.46 against this barn's trailing median of $381.20.

Average price

$370.74

▼ 62.50 vs prior sale

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$92.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	380.03	2,096	18thin
Medium and Large 2	580	287.11	1,665	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.92/cwt here — about $431 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 sale20 hd

370.74

—

WV average2 barns · 26 hd

372.30

−1.56

This barn, trailing median21 sales

381.20

−10.46

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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.27, low $312.58, median $381.20 across 21 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	1,544	199.34	3,077	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	176.98	2,261	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	156.37	1,491	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,160	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,173	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,091	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,926	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	260	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,339	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,539	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	449.82/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,880	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	367.50/cwt	305.00–430.00	1,580	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	425.10/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,998	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	473	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,270	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	380.78/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,942	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	360.57/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,893	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	388.82/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,282	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	288.67/cwt	260.00–317.50	2,563	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,174	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	439.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,033	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	409.27/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,330	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	417.31/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,611	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	413.21/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,715	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	382.63/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,833	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	377.37/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,993	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	368.67/cwt	352.50–377.50	2,068	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	350.97/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,994	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	335.28/cwt	300.00–370.00	2,085	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	357.67/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,235	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	327.45/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,191	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,295	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	285.17/cwt	277.50–289.00	2,669	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,374	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	449.64/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,713	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	452.77/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,942	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	394.83/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,718	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	349.67/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,601	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	421.24/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,984	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	388.27/cwt	365.00–430.00	2,062	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	373.44/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,121	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	287.11/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,665	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	364.43/cwt	335.00–387.50	2,270	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	370.08/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,483	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	313.40/cwt	290.00–342.50	2,131	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,438	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	316.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,432	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	257.35/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,992	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,316	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,025	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	188.54/cwt	175.00–205.00	2,790	8
Bulls	—	—	1,671	220.95/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,692	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	875	228.43/cwt	185.00–280.00	1,999	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	138.25/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,380	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,349	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	174.48/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,232	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	1,926.42/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,926	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,160.14/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,160	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	2,090.99/head	1,575.00–2,700.00	2,091	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,172.70/head	1,625.00–2,550.00	2,173	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,421	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	228.54/cwt	182.50–275.00	2,443	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,349	185.36/cwt	174.00–210.00	2,501	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	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 Apr 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 423Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 47Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 45Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	386	410.00–430.00	417.31
15	400–450	415	375.00–440.00	413.21
7	450–500	479	360.00–395.00	382.63
3	500–550	528	375.00–382.50	377.37
6	550–600	561	352.50–377.50	368.67
3	600–650	625	335.00–370.00	357.67
1	700–750	715	321.00	321.00
3	900–950	936	277.50–289.00	285.17
1	1000–1050	1,010	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	430.00–450.00	439.57
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	325	365.00–430.00	409.27
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	568	320.00–377.50	350.97
5	600–650	622	300.00–370.00	335.28
4	650–700	669	325.00–335.00	327.45
1	850–900	885	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	250	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	435	380.00–410.00	394.83
2	450–500	458	330.00–370.00	349.67
2	550–600	580	265.00–310.00	287.11
4	650–700	680	290.00–342.50	313.40
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	774	220.00–295.00	257.35
1	950–1000	965	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	410.00–470.00	449.64
4	400–450	429	430.00–470.00	452.77
7	450–500	471	410.00–435.00	421.24
8	500–550	531	365.00–430.00	388.27
10	550–600	568	365.00–385.00	373.44
5	600–650	623	335.00–387.50	364.43
3	650–700	671	360.00–375.00	370.08
2	700–750	730	334.00	334.00
3	750–800	768	310.00–320.00	316.70
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	925	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	965	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	405.00
2	400–450	430	305.00–430.00	367.50
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	525	330.00–390.00	360.57
1	900–950	925	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	418	440.00–460.00	449.82
3	450–500	470	405.00–435.00	425.10
3	500–550	510	360.00–420.00	380.78
4	550–600	587	375.00–410.00	388.82
1	600–650	610	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	888	260.00–317.50	288.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	473	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
6	—	998	129.00–148.00	138.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	184.00–185.00	184.49
6	—	1,279	169.00–179.00	174.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	185.00–280.00	228.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	215.00–229.00	220.95
8	—	1,480	175.00–205.00	188.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	735	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,926.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	178.00	178.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,166	1,575.00–2,700.00	2,090.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,160.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,205	1,625.00–2,550.00	2,172.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	4	—	1,069	182.50–275.00	228.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,349	174.00–210.00	185.36

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	1,280	2,425.00	2,425.00

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.