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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 2

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 236▲ 40 vs year ago 207 · +19.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 30▲ 8 vs year ago 49 · +16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 47 · +10.6%

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.01/cwt on 18 head, up $10.02 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +40.94 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$423.01

▲ 10.02 vs prior sale

18 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$16.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.52

vs WV average

−1.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	428.66	2,342	12thin
Medium and Large 2	529	411.72	2,178	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.94/cwt here — about $164 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 sale18 hd

423.01

—

WV average2 barns · 28 hd

394.50

+28.52

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−1.06

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

+40.94

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	1,498	195.18	2,924	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	171.85	2,211	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	160.51	2,512	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	150.28	1,625	27

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$3,020	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,565	$2,463	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$1,341	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$3,783	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,487	$3,772	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	110	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	160	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,136	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,632	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	565.00/cwt	500.00–630.00	1,582	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,521	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	618.32/cwt	575.00–650.00	1,948	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,139	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	512.50/cwt	465.00–560.00	1,794	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	568.69/cwt	545.00–592.50	2,087	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	434.80/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,861	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	538.01/cwt	495.00–577.50	2,340	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	506.74/cwt	475.00–522.50	2,453	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,091	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	496.11/cwt	427.50–540.00	2,555	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	446.69/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,493	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,325	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,836	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	487.74/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,429	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	480.82/cwt	440.00–535.00	1,572	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	460.02/cwt	415.00–540.00	1,523	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	499.79/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,939	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	453.71/cwt	305.00–507.00	1,924	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	476.44/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,030	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	464.48/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,164	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	461.44/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,224	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	412.57/cwt	330.00–465.00	2,083	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	434.59/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,273	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	410.87/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,272	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	420.35/cwt	407.50–435.00	2,434	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	404.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,450	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	364.89/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,427	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	350.49/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,383	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	175	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,085	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	595.94/cwt	580.00–622.50	1,895	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	527.50/cwt	460.00–595.00	1,820	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	559.65/cwt	535.00–585.00	1,987	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	491.37/cwt	400.00–590.00	1,813	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	523.74/cwt	465.00–565.00	2,215	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	406.96/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,734	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	500.17/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,361	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	471.32/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,225	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	442.10/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,321	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	449.92/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,421	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	450.06/cwt	407.50–465.00	2,511	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	463.39/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,655	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	602	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,324	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	329.69/cwt	250.00–410.00	2,103	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,456	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,556	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	791	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,819	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,537	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	195.18/cwt	153.00–240.00	2,924	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	129.41/cwt	115.00–142.00	1,209	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,962	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	158.12/cwt	136.00–174.00	1,810	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	168.80/cwt	156.00–178.00	2,166	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	181.01/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,348	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	160.51/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,512	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	1,341.46/head	1,025.00–1,600.00	1,341	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	3,020.34/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,020	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,470	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,650	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	3,308.76/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,309	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,555	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,624	3,996.81/head	3,500.00–4,450.00	3,997	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	201.52/cwt	175.00–240.00	1,753	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 May 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 236Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 30Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 10Year ago 47

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	345	460.00–595.00	527.50
7	350–400	369	400.00–590.00	491.37
3	400–450	426	400.00–420.00	406.96
5	450–500	472	450.00–485.00	471.32
3	500–550	538	415.00–470.00	449.92
4	550–600	558	407.50–465.00	450.06
2	600–650	638	250.00–410.00	329.69
3	750–800	791	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
4	300–350	318	580.00–622.50	595.94
2	350–400	355	535.00–585.00	559.65
6	400–450	423	465.00–565.00	523.74
9	450–500	472	485.00–520.00	500.17
3	500–550	525	420.00–457.50	442.10
3	550–600	573	460.00–465.00	463.39
2	600–650	642	382.50	382.50
1	700–750	725	352.50	352.50
1	850–900	860	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	293	460.00–515.00	487.74
6	300–350	327	440.00–535.00	480.82
3	350–400	388	480.00–515.00	499.79
7	400–450	426	460.00–515.00	476.44
16	450–500	482	445.00–485.00	461.44
7	500–550	523	432.50–440.00	434.59
5	550–600	579	407.50–435.00	420.35
3	600–650	605	400.00–415.00	404.96
2	650–700	665	357.50–372.50	364.89
1	700–750	700	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	780	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	990	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
6	300–350	331	415.00–540.00	460.02
1	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
7	400–450	424	305.00–507.00	453.71
5	450–500	466	460.00–470.00	464.48
3	500–550	505	330.00–465.00	412.57
3	550–600	553	380.00–435.00	410.87
2	650–700	680	350.00–351.00	350.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	110	1,225.00	1,225.00
1	150–200	160	710.00	710.00
1	200–250	240	680.00	680.00
2	250–300	280	500.00–630.00	565.00
9	300–350	315	575.00–650.00	618.32
6	350–400	367	545.00–592.50	568.69
5	400–450	435	495.00–577.50	538.01
6	450–500	484	475.00–522.50	506.74
13	500–550	515	427.50–540.00	496.11
3	550–600	558	440.00–450.00	446.69
1	600–650	600	387.50	387.50
1	850–900	870	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	345	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	350	465.00–560.00	512.50
2	400–450	428	430.00–440.00	434.80
1	450–500	495	422.50	422.50
1	900–950	915	242.50	242.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,025.00–1,600.00	1,341.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,020.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,624	3,500.00–4,450.00	3,996.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	4,150.00	4,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,308.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	175.00–240.00	201.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	934	115.00–142.00	129.41
1	—	1,115	176.00	176.00
18	—	1,145	136.00–174.00	158.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,283	156.00–178.00	168.80
3	—	1,297	178.00–184.00	181.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	156.00–165.00	160.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,498	153.00–240.00	195.18

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.