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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 27

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jun 20Jun 27Jul 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 152▲ 5 vs year ago 112 · +4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 21▲ 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 45▼ 9 vs year ago 29 · −31.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1 bull weighed 165 pounds brought $735 per cwt

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 $389.97/cwt on 9 head, down $15.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +12.82 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$389.97

▼ 15.30 vs prior sale

9 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs WV average

−25.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	402.20	2,116	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	374.67	1,985	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $132 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 sale9 hd

389.97

—

WV average3 barns · 17 hd

392.07

−2.10

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−25.86

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

+12.82

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	—	Low	1,637	203.89	3,338	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	177.55	2,271	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	161.00	2,737	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	151.02	1,534	7thin

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)	1,325	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,457	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,450	1thin

Every lot

66 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	427.50/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,774	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	453.28/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,085	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	441.83/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,275	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	445.50/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,544	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	293.67/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,991	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	720	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,880	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,627	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,814	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	807	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,986	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,957	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	392.86/cwt	330.00–450.00	1,238	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	453.39/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,668	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	404.63/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,687	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	435.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,853	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	423.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,971	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,089	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	371.23/cwt	330.00–402.50	1,942	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,226	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	295.96/cwt	272.50–330.00	1,814	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,983	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	276.13/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,891	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	308.96/cwt	306.00–312.00	2,509	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,401	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	433.35/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,660	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,692	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	434.51/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,873	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	434.82/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,061	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,838	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	394.95/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,184	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	383.16/cwt	350.00–402.50	2,360	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	172.96/cwt	167.50–179.00	2,421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,716	214.20/cwt	189.00–231.00	3,676	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,040	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,966	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	160.78/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,830	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	174.46/cwt	163.00–184.00	2,181	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,750	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,737	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	2,456.98/head	1,650.00–2,775.00	2,457	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,712	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	208.63/cwt	180.00–277.50	2,445	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	171.63/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,211	5

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 152Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 45Year ago 29

1 bull weighed 165 pounds brought $735 per cwt

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	460	440.00–465.00	453.28
3	500–550	515	405.00–460.00	441.83
5	550–600	571	442.50–447.50	445.50
1	700–750	740	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	795	354.00	354.00
2	850–900	857	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	400.00	400.00
2	800–850	807	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	415	425.00–430.00	427.50
2	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	678	272.50–315.00	293.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	368	450.00–460.00	453.39
4	400–450	426	430.00–440.00	435.07
4	450–500	465	415.00–430.00	423.82
4	500–550	519	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	555	401.00	401.00
1	600–650	615	322.50	322.50
4	800–850	812	306.00–312.00	308.96
1	850–900	880	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	920	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	315	330.00–450.00	392.86
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	417	380.00–417.50	404.63
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	523	330.00–402.50	371.23
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	613	272.50–330.00	295.96
4	650–700	685	250.00–312.50	276.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	383	430.00–440.00	433.35
3	400–450	431	425.00–455.00	434.51
7	450–500	474	415.00–445.00	434.82
1	500–550	500	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	553	385.00–405.00	394.95
6	600–650	616	350.00–402.50	383.16
1	650–700	690	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	400.00	400.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	1	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,351	1,650.00–2,775.00	2,456.98

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	—	1,050	163.00	163.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	180.00–277.50	208.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,288	161.00–178.00	171.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,138	140.00–170.00	160.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,250	163.00–184.00	174.46
1	—	1,425	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	167.50–179.00	172.96
6	—	1,716	189.00–231.00	214.20

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.