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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 25

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 291▼ 319 vs year ago 555 · −57.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 44▼ 17 vs year ago 47 · −36.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 33▼ 4 vs year ago 14 · −28.6%

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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 $413.00/cwt on 12 head, up $7.47 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 24 comparable sales and sits +35.84 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$413.00

▲ 7.47 vs prior sale

12 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.86

vs WV average

−9.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	413.00	2,186	12thin

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 sale12 hd

413.00

—

WV average3 barns · 25 hd

394.14

+18.86

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−9.17

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

+35.84

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	1,597	202.59	3,235	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	171.70	2,257	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	146.27	1,378	12

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)	1,210	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,824	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,578	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,047	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	445.04/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,651	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	511.91/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,176	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	467.34/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,150	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	480.12/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,463	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	412.17/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,164	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,440	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	645	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,628	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,606	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	374.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,662	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	489.35/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,042	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	470.45/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,035	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	505.06/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,369	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	437.26/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,224	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	513.25/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,632	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	381.28/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,270	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,553	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	483.02/cwt	445.00–502.50	1,802	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	467.60/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,917	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	415.23/cwt	370.00–455.00	1,719	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	449.25/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,062	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	409.32/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,912	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	415.85/cwt	407.50–427.50	2,142	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	404.43/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,313	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,261	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,118	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	554.72/cwt	470.00–600.00	1,770	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	415.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,349	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	498.06/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,863	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	413.59/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,737	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	464.80/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,985	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	446.85/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,118	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	403.95/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,947	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	380.07/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,969	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	444.05/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,314	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	318.73/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,794	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	405.26/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,346	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	387.44/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,402	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,649	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,040	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,976	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,597	202.59/cwt	181.00–222.00	3,235	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	141.99/cwt	130.00–157.50	1,292	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	167.66/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,849	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,140	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,280	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,380	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	166.33/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,227	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,823.62/head	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,824	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	254.68/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,951	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	158.51/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,335	2

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 291Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 44Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	319	470.00–600.00	554.72
4	350–400	374	450.00–520.00	498.06
9	400–450	427	445.00–500.00	464.80
12	450–500	474	400.00–465.00	446.85
11	500–550	521	405.00–465.00	444.05
4	550–600	579	382.50–420.00	405.26
2	600–650	620	380.00–395.00	387.44
1	650–700	665	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	785	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	415.08
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	420	390.00–440.00	413.59
6	450–500	482	380.00–430.00	403.95
2	500–550	518	375.00–385.00	380.07
4	550–600	563	300.00–345.00	318.73
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	213	460.00–510.00	489.35
7	250–300	271	460.00–525.00	505.06
5	300–350	318	500.00–535.00	513.25
16	350–400	373	445.00–502.50	483.02
8	400–450	410	455.00–480.00	467.60
7	450–500	459	425.00–460.00	449.25
9	500–550	515	407.50–427.50	415.85
3	550–600	572	370.00–425.00	404.43
1	650–700	670	337.50	337.50
2	700–750	703	300.00–302.50	301.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	460.00–480.00	470.45
5	250–300	280	410.00–460.00	437.26
3	300–350	333	340.00–425.00	381.28
2	350–400	357	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	414	370.00–455.00	415.23
7	450–500	467	380.00–435.00	409.32
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	347	590.00	590.00
4	400–450	425	500.00–525.00	511.91
4	450–500	460	460.00–470.00	467.34
2	500–550	513	455.00–505.00	480.12
1	550–600	595	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	695	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	710	365.00–385.00	374.86
1	750–800	785	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	322	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	371	425.00–455.00	445.04
1	400–450	445	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	525	395.00–430.00	412.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,339	157.00–175.00	166.33
1	—	1,315	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	910	130.00–157.50	141.99
2	—	1,103	166.00–169.00	167.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,597	181.00–222.00	202.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,823.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	766	210.00–280.00	254.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,473	152.00–165.00	158.51

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.