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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 16

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 257▲ 75 vs year ago 160 · +46.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 13 vs year ago 38 · −34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 44▲ 4 vs year ago 41 · +9.8%

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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 $412.21/cwt on 13 head, down $5.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 24 comparable sales and sits +35.06 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$412.21

▼ 5.56 vs prior sale

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$72.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.92

vs WV average

−4.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	417.81	2,249	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	345.00	1,880	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.81/cwt here — about $368 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale13 hd

412.21

—

WV average3 barns · 25 hd

398.28

+13.92

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−4.90

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

+35.06

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	1,657	195.39	3,238	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	176.58	2,296	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	152.76	1,471	8thin

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)	1,425	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,013	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	585	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$3,749	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,222	$4,363	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$3,527	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

87 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	285	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,739	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	336	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,982	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	440.27/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,607	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	555.48/cwt	515.00–600.00	2,044	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	402	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,111	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	517.93/cwt	517.50–520.00	2,155	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,995	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	486.62/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,326	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	474.76/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,412	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	398.17/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,465	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,672	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,755	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,902	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	307	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,596	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	443.13/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,440	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	498.58/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,655	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	461.26/cwt	355.00–495.00	1,720	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	477.28/cwt	460.00–497.50	1,804	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	349.04/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,469	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	467.27/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,977	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	455.34/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,113	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	423.08/cwt	412.50–450.00	2,217	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	410.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,290	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	329.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,045	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	356.10/cwt	337.50–375.00	2,279	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	326.58/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,182	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	327.69/cwt	317.50–333.00	2,376	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,438	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	549.38/cwt	510.00–590.00	1,785	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	475.35/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,687	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,130	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	501.57/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,137	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,927	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	425.29/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,948	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	475.08/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,271	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	445.64/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,326	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	384.14/cwt	325.00–445.00	2,009	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	415.41/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,372	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	365.10/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,293	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,473	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,471	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	240.69/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,740	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	242.75/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,131	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	192.73/cwt	176.00–210.00	3,205	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	152.76/cwt	139.00–163.00	1,471	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	167.38/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,156	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	190.39/cwt	181.00–198.00	2,509	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	3,748.84/head	3,075.00–4,450.00	3,749	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	2,012.67/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,013	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	4,444.76/head	3,800.00–5,100.00	4,445	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	3,527.43/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,527	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	204.54/cwt	180.00–230.00	2,092	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	145.91/cwt	132.00–161.00	1,712	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,797	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 257Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 44Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,663	176.00–210.00	192.73
1	—	1,600	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	181.00–198.00	190.39
3	—	1,288	161.00–179.00	167.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	139.00–163.00	152.76

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	—	1,010	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,012.67

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)	Open	2	—	1,240	3,800.00–5,100.00	4,444.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,413	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,527.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	4,200.00	4,200.00

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	6	—	1,023	180.00–230.00	204.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	184.00	184.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	132.00–161.00	145.91

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	—	1,510	3,075.00–4,450.00	3,748.84

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)	1	—	585	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	2,500.00	2,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	510.00–590.00	549.38
3	350–400	361	590.00	590.00
8	400–450	426	480.00–512.50	501.57
11	450–500	478	460.00–490.00	475.08
7	500–550	522	440.00–455.00	445.64
6	550–600	571	385.00–450.00	415.41
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	650	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	706	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
2	850–900	878	225.00–260.00	242.75
1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	355	450.00–500.00	475.35
4	400–450	443	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	458	380.00–460.00	425.29
2	500–550	523	325.00–445.00	384.14
1	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	628	360.00–372.50	365.10
1	650–700	685	361.00	361.00
2	700–750	723	200.00–280.00	240.69
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
5	300–350	332	450.00–530.00	498.58
13	350–400	378	460.00–497.50	477.28
5	400–450	423	440.00–500.00	467.27
9	450–500	464	440.00–462.50	455.34
7	500–550	524	412.50–450.00	423.08
5	550–600	558	400.00–425.00	410.43
2	600–650	640	337.50–375.00	356.10
3	700–750	725	317.50–333.00	327.69
1	800–850	835	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	995	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	325	430.00–470.00	443.13
10	350–400	373	355.00–495.00	461.26
4	400–450	421	320.00–410.00	349.04
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	620	325.00–335.00	329.84
3	650–700	668	310.00–335.00	326.58
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	805	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	365	420.00–460.00	440.27
3	400–450	420	470.00–480.00	475.00
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	925	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	610.00	610.00
3	300–350	336	590.00	590.00
2	400–450	402	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	368	515.00–600.00	555.48
6	400–450	416	517.50–520.00	517.93
3	450–500	478	465.00–500.00	486.62
5	500–550	508	450.00–495.00	474.76
9	600–650	619	380.00–405.00	398.17
1	700–750	730	366.00	366.00
4	750–800	761	362.00	362.00
1	800–850	835	347.50	347.50

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.