Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2026-05-23

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, May 23

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 235▲ 109 vs year ago 169 · +64.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 25▲ 1 vs year ago 35 · +2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 45▲ 9 vs year ago 5 · +180.0%

View

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 $399.15/cwt on 27 head, down $13.06 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +22.00 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$399.15

▼ 13.06 vs prior sale

27 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$36.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs WV average

−19.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	412.55	2,245	17thin
Medium and Large 2	566	376.37	2,129	10thin

One grade step is worth $36.18/cwt here — about $116 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 sale27 hd

399.15

—

WV average4 barns · 54 hd

397.80

+1.35

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−19.11

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

+22.00

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	1,763	205.32	3,619	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	185.61	2,306	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	158.32	1,597	20

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)	1,210	$2,375	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,344	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,940	$4,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$4,300	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	491.02/cwt	470.00–507.50	1,841	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	459.81/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,862	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	466.74/cwt	452.50–485.00	2,007	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	469.83/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,232	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	450.43/cwt	437.50–457.50	2,374	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	425.88/cwt	400.00–434.00	2,462	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	375.46/cwt	330.00–401.00	2,211	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	622	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,538	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	411.21/cwt	397.50–413.00	2,582	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	381.84/cwt	371.00–387.50	2,558	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	234	533.21/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,248	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	446.77/cwt	407.50–485.00	1,255	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	484.28/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,550	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	447.73/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,616	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	464.51/cwt	460.00–466.00	1,844	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	433.84/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,844	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	375.06/cwt	305.00–425.00	1,594	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	434.59/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,003	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	406.43/cwt	375.00–422.50	1,922	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,015	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	405.73/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,122	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	418.62/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,357	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	373.59/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,156	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,321	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,217	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	320.00/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,163	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,273	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,385	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	525.22/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,371	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	505.76/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,598	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,810	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	450.25/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,891	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	446.94/cwt	435.00–457.50	2,051	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	414.12/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,000	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	429.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,261	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	408.83/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,363	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	363.65/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,320	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	326.26/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,320	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	284.74/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,207	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,463	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,422	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,099	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	199.42/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,450	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,148	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	950	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,351	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	123.38/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,238	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	153.40/cwt	137.50–167.00	1,542	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	185.52/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,991	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	177.92/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,162	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	196.38/cwt	188.00–205.00	2,516	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,940	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	2,343.88/head	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,344	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,375.07/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,375	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,289	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 235Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 25Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 45Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	470.00–507.50	491.02
13	400–450	430	452.50–485.00	466.74
8	450–500	475	465.00–472.50	469.83
7	500–550	527	437.50–457.50	450.43
11	550–600	578	400.00–434.00	425.88
13	600–650	628	397.50–413.00	411.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	325	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	405	445.00–485.00	459.81
1	500–550	545	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	589	330.00–401.00	375.46
3	650–700	670	371.00–387.50	381.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
2	600–650	622	408.00	408.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	483	400.00–430.00	414.12
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	775	275.00–295.00	284.74
1	950–1000	965	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	650.00	650.00
4	250–300	261	510.00–530.00	525.22
7	300–350	316	500.00–530.00	505.76
8	350–400	381	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	420	435.00–475.00	450.25
14	450–500	459	435.00–457.50	446.94
6	500–550	527	410.00–450.00	429.00
4	550–600	578	400.00–425.00	408.83
3	600–650	638	355.00–375.00	363.65
4	700–750	711	320.00–335.00	326.26
3	800–850	821	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	500.00–545.00	533.21
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
14	300–350	320	480.00–485.00	484.28
4	350–400	397	460.00–466.00	464.51
5	400–450	425	415.00–450.00	433.84
11	450–500	461	422.50–437.50	434.59
8	500–550	523	390.00–425.00	405.73
9	550–600	563	400.00–421.00	418.62
7	600–650	629	369.00	369.00
2	650–700	657	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	407.50–485.00	446.77
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	361	410.00–470.00	447.73
4	400–450	425	305.00–425.00	375.06
4	450–500	473	375.00–422.50	406.43
2	500–550	520	387.50	387.50
8	550–600	577	350.00–385.00	373.59
1	600–650	640	302.50	302.50
4	650–700	676	315.00–327.50	320.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	223.00	223.00
3	—	1,730	190.00–210.00	199.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	188.00–205.00	196.38
7	—	1,215	173.00–186.00	177.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	185.00–186.00	185.52
15	—	1,005	137.50–167.00	153.40
2	—	1,003	115.00–131.00	123.38

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,375.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,127	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,343.88

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	1	—	1,445	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,940	4,175.00	4,175.00

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	1	—	825	277.50	277.50

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.