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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 20

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 285▼ 14 vs year ago 166 · −8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 37▼ 2 vs year ago 23 · −8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 38▼ 10 vs year ago 55 · −18.2%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.33/cwt on 12 head, up $6.58 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 19 comparable sales and sits +10.59 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$423.33

▲ 6.58 vs prior sale

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$30.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs WV average

−35.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	428.49	2,291	10thin
Medium and Large 2	563	397.50	2,236	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale12 hd

423.33

—

WV average3 barns · 17 hd

423.81

−0.49

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−35.73

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

+10.59

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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $412.74 across 19 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	1,670	216.13	3,609	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	179.85	2,124	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	163.79	1,753	10

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)	1,095	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,560	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,366	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$3,799	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,423	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	503.23/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,872	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	467.97/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,026	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	405.20/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,775	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	456.63/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,137	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	434.17/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,236	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	419.97/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,369	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	401.84/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,463	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	396.73/cwt	394.00–405.00	2,595	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,745	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	368.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,873	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,516	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	877	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,478	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	299.51/cwt	255.00–322.50	2,770	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,436	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,490	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	479.96/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,622	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	459.59/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,700	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	420.87/cwt	402.50–440.00	1,570	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	440.75/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,878	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	439.51/cwt	437.50–442.50	2,013	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	418.95/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,982	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	397.69/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,068	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,302	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,168	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,898	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,278	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	275.55/cwt	250.00–307.50	1,992	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	827	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,336	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,496	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	411.14/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,534	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,966	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	398.74/cwt	375.00–422.50	2,069	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,955	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	391.78/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,280	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	389.08/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,397	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	358.25/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,422	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,672	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	264.95/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,008	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	211.20/cwt	208.00–214.00	3,284	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	163.79/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,753	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	174.45/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,011	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	187.06/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,278	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,634	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,365.95/head	1,550.00–2,700.00	2,366	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,949.68/head	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,559.60/head	1,650.00–3,000.00	2,560	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,653	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	292.23/cwt	255.00–320.00	2,238	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,803	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	173.17/cwt	155.00–183.00	2,068	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,423.30/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	3,799.49/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,799	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 Jun 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 285Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 37Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 38Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	438	370.00–440.00	405.20
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	322.50	322.50
2	750–800	780	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	845	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	877	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	500.00–505.00	503.23
5	400–450	433	460.00–500.00	467.97
6	450–500	468	450.00–462.50	456.63
6	500–550	515	425.00–445.00	434.17
4	550–600	564	415.00–435.00	419.97
3	600–650	613	390.00–408.00	401.84
4	650–700	654	394.00–405.00	396.73
3	700–750	746	368.00	368.00
3	750–800	780	365.00–370.00	368.30
3	900–950	925	255.00–322.50	299.51
1	1000–1050	1,015	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	500–550	540	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	373	390.00–435.00	411.14
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	532	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	758	250.00–280.00	264.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	425	462.50	462.50
1	450–500	485	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	519	375.00–422.50	398.74
4	550–600	582	375.00–407.50	391.78
5	600–650	616	380.00–400.00	389.08
3	650–700	676	345.00–365.00	358.25
2	700–750	727	367.50	367.50
1	900–950	905	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	331	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	373	402.50–440.00	420.87
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	473	418.00–420.00	418.95
2	600–650	630	300.00–302.50	301.24
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	723	250.00–307.50	275.55
2	800–850	827	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	885	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	475.00–485.00	479.96
3	350–400	370	445.00–475.00	459.59
6	400–450	426	430.00–450.00	440.75
5	450–500	458	437.50–442.50	439.51
4	500–550	520	375.00–425.00	397.69
2	550–600	565	405.00–410.00	407.50
3	600–650	615	350.00–355.00	352.44
1	650–700	675	337.50	337.50
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	942	265.00	265.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,550.00–2,700.00	2,365.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,570	169.00	169.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	1,650.00–3,000.00	2,559.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,949.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	152.00	152.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,194	155.00–183.00	173.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	766	255.00–320.00	292.23

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	2	—	1,458	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,799.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,423.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	226.00	226.00
2	—	1,555	208.00–214.00	211.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	166.00–178.00	174.45
3	—	1,218	185.00–190.00	187.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,070	155.00–174.00	163.79

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.