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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 18

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

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Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 358 vs last sale 505▼ 327 vs year ago 474 · −69.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 30▼ 24 vs year ago 53 · −45.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 35▲ 25 vs year ago 28 · +89.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

118 hd steers base 865 lbs stop 895 lbs 90% number 1s flesh 5 95% black brought $349.5 per cwt

1 fair steer weighed 1275 lbs brought $282

1 fair steer weighed 1370 lbs brought $280

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 $367.44/cwt on 21 head, down $51.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −14.62 against this barn's trailing median of $382.07.

Average price

$367.44

▼ 51.61 vs prior sale

21 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$41.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs WV average

−28.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	375.44	2,068	17thin
Medium and Large 2	564	333.47	1,879	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.97/cwt here — about $188 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 sale21 hd

367.44

—

WV average3 barns · 33 hd

364.59

+2.85

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−28.61

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.07

−14.62

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, median $382.07 across 25 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	1,675	202.77	3,396	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	183.80	2,509	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,168	159.25	1,861	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,125	154.00	3,273	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,277	226.49	2,892	3thin

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)	1,345	$3,143	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,891	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,542	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,288	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,970	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$1,700	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,088	$2,303	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$3,293	3thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	430.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,591	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	474.93/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,795	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	399.65/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,699	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	448.96/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,088	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	389.62/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,901	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	426.25/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,195	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	399.94/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,308	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,402	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,746	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	460.07/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,532	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,500	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,707	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	442.77/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,851	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,668	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	431.67/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,943	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	378.23/cwt	367.50–425.00	1,846	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	384.03/cwt	375.00–386.00	2,005	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	331.29/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,898	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	365.77/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,132	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	342.18/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,108	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	302.19/cwt	275.00–330.00	2,034	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	469.92/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,471	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	390.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,030	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	325.88/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,727	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	340.00/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,955	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,784	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,079	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,058	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,080	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,970	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,277	226.49/cwt	225.00–229.00	2,892	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	205.72/cwt	196.00–217.00	3,405	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,337	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,140	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,252	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	155.90/cwt	137.50–168.00	1,874	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	181.06/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,553	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,125	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,273	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,303.45/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,303	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	195.94/cwt	178.00–235.00	2,095	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,807	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	170.90/cwt	135.00–180.00	2,056	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	3,089.47/head	2,300.00–3,800.00	3,089	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,970.00/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,970	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,542.39/head	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,542	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,890.77/head	1,700.00–4,000.00	2,891	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,142.94/head	2,400.00–3,950.00	3,143	3

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.

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