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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 11

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jun 27Jul 11Jul 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

505 head

▲ 388 vs last sale 117▲ 88 vs year ago 417 · +21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 24▲ 6 vs year ago 24 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 25 vs year ago 60 · −41.7%

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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 $464.51/cwt on 48 head, up $41.18 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +51.77 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$464.51

▲ 41.18 vs prior sale

48 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$43.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs WV average

+5.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	466.33	2,642	46
Medium and Large 2	510	422.50	2,155	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.83/cwt here — about $487 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale48 hd

464.51

—

WV average2 barns · 52 hd

464.35

+0.15

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+5.03

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

+51.77

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	1,681	205.97	3,462	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	177.00	2,463	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	172.84	2,899	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	141.91	1,428	16

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)	1,230	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$2,557	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$2,277	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,218	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,133	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,743	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$2,205	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,573	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$800	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	353	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,765	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,802	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	439.90/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,628	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	427.33/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,765	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	493.24/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,106	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	490.28/cwt	472.50–497.50	2,319	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	409.31/cwt	320.00–480.00	1,973	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,155	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	457.96/cwt	437.50–470.00	2,459	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	467.59/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,670	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,157	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	437.87/cwt	433.00–455.00	2,745	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	419.42/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,798	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	712	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,834	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	369.28/cwt	355.00–393.00	2,644	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	363.01/cwt	362.00–366.00	2,875	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,886	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	368.75/cwt	368.75–368.75	3,079	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,045	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,322	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,105	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	418.77/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,152	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	481.55/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,512	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	440.38/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,462	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	413.18/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,549	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	477.51/cwt	460.00–484.00	1,805	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	385	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,742	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	436.08/cwt	385.00–463.00	1,832	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	452.78/cwt	445.00–459.00	1,929	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	452.16/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,094	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	414.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,942	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	473	465.55/cwt	435.00–472.00	2,202	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	430.36/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,285	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	415.21/cwt	382.50–430.00	2,383	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	584	405.38/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,367	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	380.30/cwt	350.00–401.00	2,312	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	361.07/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,462	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,267	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	331.99/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,390	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	302.56/cwt	270.00–313.00	2,369	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	275.23/cwt	267.50–283.00	2,623	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,085	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,523	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	490.47/cwt	440.00–540.00	1,314	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	484.72/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,745	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	455.90/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,910	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	371.25/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,652	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	439.24/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,091	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	437.53/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,245	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,073	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,212	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	423.35/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,392	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	358.97/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,222	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	287.94/cwt	260.00–315.00	2,255	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,709	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,681	205.97/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,462	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	113.25/cwt	100.00–125.00	992	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	875	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	154.50/cwt	139.00–171.00	1,656	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,155	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,345	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,344	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	169.40/cwt	160.00–174.50	2,488	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	172.84/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,899	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,204.78/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,205	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,742.67/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,743	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	159.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,953	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,132.83/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,133	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,556.69/head	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,557	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,217.52/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,218	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,152	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	2,277.41/head	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,277	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,123	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	174.97/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,890	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	162.17/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,962	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,572.70/head	1,650.00–3,300.00	2,573	2

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 Jul 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 117Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	163.00	163.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,277.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,217.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,228	154.00–164.00	159.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,742.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,132.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,556.69

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	3	—	1,210	155.00–174.00	162.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	165.00–179.00	174.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	197.50	197.50

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	—	720	155.00	155.00

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	—	1,140	1,650.00–3,300.00	2,572.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,085	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,204.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	370	425.00–455.00	439.90
3	400–450	413	417.50–445.00	427.33
3	450–500	482	320.00–480.00	409.31
2	500–550	510	422.50	422.50
2	600–650	612	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	800–850	835	368.75	368.75
54	950–1000	963	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	507.50	507.50
6	400–450	427	470.00–505.00	493.24
13	450–500	473	472.50–497.50	490.28
6	500–550	537	437.50–470.00	457.96
40	550–600	571	440.00–475.00	467.59
16	600–650	627	433.00–455.00	437.87
22	650–700	667	355.00–430.00	419.42
4	700–750	716	355.00–393.00	369.28
8	750–800	792	362.00–366.00	363.01
2	800–850	827	349.00	349.00
3	850–900	870	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	353	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	435	495.00	495.00
2	700–750	712	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	268	440.00–540.00	490.47
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	445	365.00–377.50	371.25
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	515	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	560	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	465.00–505.00	484.72
5	400–450	419	435.00–465.00	455.90
7	450–500	476	410.00–455.00	439.24
3	500–550	513	427.50–442.50	437.53
4	550–600	565	390.00–435.00	423.35
4	600–650	619	330.00–370.00	358.97
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
2	750–800	783	260.00–315.00	287.94
1	950–1000	985	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	450.00–505.00	481.55
6	350–400	378	460.00–484.00	477.51
5	400–450	426	445.00–459.00	452.78
2	450–500	463	440.00–465.00	452.16
34	500–550	531	370.00–440.00	430.36
23	550–600	574	382.50–430.00	415.21
7	600–650	608	350.00–401.00	380.30
4	650–700	682	357.50–372.50	361.07
6	700–750	720	315.00–340.00	331.99
4	750–800	783	270.00–313.00	302.56
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	953	267.50–283.00	275.23
1	1050–1100	1,085	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	275	417.50–420.00	418.77
5	300–350	332	415.00–465.00	440.38
3	350–400	375	395.00–425.00	413.18
5	400–450	420	385.00–463.00	436.08
3	450–500	468	410.00–420.00	414.95
1	500–550	500	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	452.50	452.50
6	450–500	473	435.00–472.00	465.55
13	550–600	584	405.00–410.00	405.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	189.00	189.00
5	—	1,469	160.00–174.50	169.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	170.00–174.00	172.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,072	139.00–171.00	154.50
1	—	1,060	82.50	82.50
4	—	876	100.00–125.00	113.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,681	200.00–214.00	205.97

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.