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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 9

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

257 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 247▼ 197 vs year ago 454 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 57▼ 17 vs year ago 40 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 52▼ 6 vs year ago 50 · −12.0%

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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 $417.77/cwt on 25 head, down $5.24 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 24 comparable sales and sits +40.62 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$417.77

▼ 5.24 vs prior sale

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.56

vs WV average

−10.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	423.97	2,265	18thin
Medium and Large 2	560	401.81	2,251	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale25 hd

417.77

—

WV average5 barns · 65 hd

394.20

+23.56

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−10.13

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

+40.62

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	1,675	203.51	3,410	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	183.47	2,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	162.74	2,278	2thin

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)	1,208	$3,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$2,985	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,886	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$2,338	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,538	$3,047	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,641	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	550.07/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,969	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	470.79/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,940	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	537.83/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,264	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	477.35/cwt	440.00–502.50	2,296	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	466.61/cwt	457.50–485.00	2,394	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,279	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	464.09/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,483	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	451.64/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,543	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	405.52/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,466	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	402.86/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,518	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,664	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	226	491.05/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,110	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	533.29/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,403	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	320	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,648	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	527.29/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,703	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	502.38/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,633	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	513.04/cwt	492.50–537.50	1,914	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	480.96/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,837	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	405	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,914	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	475.69/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,050	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	399.50/cwt	355.00–442.50	1,750	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	412.18/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,921	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	449.88/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,101	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	497	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,192	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	426.97/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,237	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	413.48/cwt	411.00–418.00	2,357	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	386.33/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,252	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	367.59/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,235	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	705	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,238	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,503	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	558.06/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,780	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	507.73/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,650	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	473.15/cwt	402.50–515.00	1,732	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	528.22/cwt	505.00–565.00	1,981	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	430.29/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,829	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	483.17/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,073	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	485.11/cwt	477.50–500.00	2,270	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	416.71/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,054	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	354.69/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,809	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	431.76/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,206	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	405.57/cwt	365.00–427.50	2,389	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	372.98/cwt	357.50–387.50	2,331	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	357.50/cwt	327.50–387.50	2,324	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	331.34/cwt	317.50–345.00	2,452	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	261.82/cwt	225.00–300.00	2,534	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,122	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,382	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	200.10/cwt	174.00–215.00	3,408	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,068	215.92/cwt	197.50–252.50	2,306	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	154.03/cwt	141.00–169.00	1,708	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	174.42/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,049	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	162.74/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,278	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,538	3,046.67/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,047	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	3,575.85/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,576	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	922	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	250.13/cwt	220.00–280.00	2,236	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,442	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	176.91/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,459	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	2,984.68/head	1,200.00–3,700.00	2,985	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,886.24/head	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,886	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	2,337.96/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,338	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	3,352.80/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,353	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,262.89/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,263	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 247Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 57Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 52Year ago 50

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	260	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	319	540.00–570.00	558.06
4	350–400	375	505.00–565.00	528.22
9	400–450	429	470.00–492.50	483.17
3	450–500	468	477.50–500.00	485.11
9	500–550	511	400.00–460.00	431.76
7	550–600	589	365.00–427.50	405.57
2	600–650	625	357.50–387.50	372.98
2	650–700	650	327.50–387.50	357.50
2	700–750	740	317.50–345.00	331.34
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	815	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00
2	950–1000	968	225.00–300.00	261.82
1	1000–1050	1,035	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	325	500.00–515.00	507.73
4	350–400	366	402.50–515.00	473.15
2	400–450	425	405.00–455.00	430.29
3	450–500	493	405.00–435.00	416.71
6	500–550	510	320.00–395.00	354.69
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	515.00–540.00	527.29
6	350–400	373	492.50–537.50	513.04
13	400–450	431	450.00–500.00	475.69
13	450–500	467	435.00–470.00	449.88
14	500–550	524	405.00–445.00	426.97
4	550–600	570	411.00–418.00	413.48
2	600–650	608	360.00–375.00	367.59
1	700–750	710	352.50	352.50
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	405	472.50	472.50
5	450–500	497	441.00	441.00
1	500–550	520	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	575	415.00	415.00
1	700–750	705	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	440.00–510.00	491.05
3	250–300	263	520.00–550.00	533.29
2	300–350	325	495.00–510.00	502.38
5	350–400	382	465.00–490.00	480.96
2	400–450	438	355.00–442.50	399.50
4	450–500	466	400.00–430.00	412.18
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	583	380.00–392.50	386.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	358	540.00–560.00	550.07
4	400–450	421	500.00–550.00	537.83
11	450–500	481	440.00–502.50	477.35
3	500–550	513	457.50–485.00	466.61
9	550–600	563	430.00–470.00	451.64
2	600–650	625	380.00–425.00	402.86
1	650–700	650	390.00	390.00
2	800–850	825	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	412	460.00–477.50	470.79
1	500–550	515	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	608	400.00–411.00	405.52
1	700–750	735	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
6	500–550	535	462.50–467.50	464.09
1	550–600	550	450.00	450.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,211	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,575.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,900.00	3,900.00

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	—	894	220.00–280.00	250.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	174.00–180.00	176.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	147.50	147.50

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	2	—	1,538	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,046.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,352.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,105	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,886.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,337.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,262.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	971	1,200.00–3,700.00	2,984.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	197.50–252.50	215.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,109	141.00–169.00	154.03
2	—	1,175	173.00–176.00	174.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	151.00–172.00	162.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,703	174.00–215.00	200.10
1	—	1,510	224.00	224.00

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.