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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 18

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

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Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 203▲ 166 vs year ago 125 · +132.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 32▲ 16 vs year ago 28 · +57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 37▲ 18 vs year ago 15 · +120.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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130 hd steers base 800# stop 835# 100% blk 95+% number 1s flesh 5-6 brought $344.5

114 hd steers base 900# stop 935# 100% blk 90-95% number 1s flesh 5-6 brought $332

55 hd steers base 955# stop 990# 100% blk 90-95% number 1s flesh 5-6 brought $329

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 $405.52/cwt on 11 head, up $37.65 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 24 comparable sales and sits +28.37 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$405.52

▲ 37.65 vs prior sale

11 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.10

vs WV average

−21.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	405.52	2,241	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

405.52

—

WV average4 barns · 235 hd

408.62

−3.10

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−21.87

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

+28.37

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	1,615	212.21	3,428	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	177.86	2,191	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	145.58	1,468	15

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)	1,450	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,834	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,612	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,504	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

85 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 2	210	549.52/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,154	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	605.85/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,690	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	287	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,622	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	592.17/cwt	550.00–622.50	1,925	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	450.47/cwt	422.50–480.00	1,676	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	577.36/cwt	510.00–625.00	2,217	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	490.10/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,000	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	415.11/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,719	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	481.74/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,279	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	482.97/cwt	465.00–497.50	2,468	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	418.71/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,240	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,567	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	437.11/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,535	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,577	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	396.65/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,646	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,643	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,681	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,450	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,210	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	229	462.68/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,060	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	522.98/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,412	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	441.92/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,237	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	493.24/cwt	450.00–540.00	1,554	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	415.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,370	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	472.66/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,735	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	411.51/cwt	370.00–475.00	1,547	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	359.16/cwt	310.00–420.00	1,480	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	454.04/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,884	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	442.73/cwt	407.50–465.00	2,090	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	387.94/cwt	360.00–401.00	1,866	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	414.14/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,141	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	402.29/cwt	377.50–417.50	2,277	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	382.46/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,360	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,993	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	351.74/cwt	351.00–352.50	2,339	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	303.02/cwt	275.00–321.00	2,024	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	682	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,046	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	293.41/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,136	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,556	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	602.07/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,644	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	556.05/cwt	510.00–610.00	1,796	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	476.23/cwt	375.00–540.00	1,562	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	518.36/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,980	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	465.54/cwt	400.00–520.00	1,909	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	452.18/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,116	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	432.90/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,221	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	405.22/cwt	402.50–408.00	2,087	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	405.82/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,358	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	384.36/cwt	365.00–398.00	2,345	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,109	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,261	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	304.93/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,333	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	272.48/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,243	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,516	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,328	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,025	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	203.49/cwt	191.00–215.00	3,028	4
Bulls	—	—	1,717	219.19/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,763	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	116.01/cwt	112.50–120.00	986	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	150.13/cwt	141.00–174.00	1,551	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	167.93/cwt	157.00–179.00	2,017	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,299	199.37/cwt	186.00–211.00	2,590	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	184.51/cwt	140.00–270.00	1,950	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	160.82/cwt	145.00–183.00	1,890	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	235.17/cwt	194.00–277.50	2,780	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	2,612.00/head	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,612	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,838.04/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,838	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,504.20/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,504	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	2,833.81/head	2,425.00–3,400.00	2,834	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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.

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