Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2026-07-25

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jul 25
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 147▼ 89 vs year ago 222 · −40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 29▼ 12 vs year ago 35 · −34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 53▼ 11 vs year ago 48 · −22.9%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $392.50/cwt on 4 head, up $48.00 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 21 comparable sales and sits +11.30 against this barn's trailing median of $381.20.
Average price
$392.50
▲ 48.00 vs prior sale
4 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,040
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+21.78
vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520392.502,0404thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
392.50
—
WV average2 barns · 7 hd
370.71
+21.78
This barn, trailing median21 sales
381.20
+11.30
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

21 sales
465410354299median 381.2002/2804/0405/2308/2210/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.27, low $312.58, median $381.20 across 21 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,890209.523,9604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238171.962,1292thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,708168.522,8782thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,088157.491,7133thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,304223.932,9205thin
SteersSelectAverage1,140210.002,3941thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,7612thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,0923thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$1,8243thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,9182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,3905
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,8812thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added342507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,7362
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added370423.17/cwt400.00–435.001,5663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0472
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,0821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608364.35/cwt360.25–372.502,2153
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4981
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5811
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225458.00/cwt415.00–475.001,0314
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366388.16/cwt350.00–407.501,4214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405365.00/cwt330.00–400.001,4782
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408428.28/cwt425.00–435.001,7476
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458355.16/cwt325.00–385.001,6272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470415.16/cwt405.00–425.001,9514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505352.50/cwt337.50–367.501,7802
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520362.72/cwt355.00–370.001,8862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0181
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626318.09/cwt316.00–322.501,9913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717304.20/cwt301.00–307.502,1814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325487.19/cwt480.00–500.001,5834
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365478.60/cwt460.00–500.001,7475
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414353.72/cwt305.00–410.001,4644
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415433.41/cwt430.00–440.001,7993
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added422425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7942
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480362.19/cwt352.50–375.001,7393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488416.66/cwt400.00–430.002,0333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503401.66/cwt400.00–405.002,0203
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613331.28/cwt325.00–337.502,0312
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675333.15/cwt325.00–350.002,2493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7131
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770277.47/cwt275.00–280.002,1372
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860255.03/cwt250.00–260.002,1932
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2970190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8431
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,160215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,140210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3941
Steers—Choice1,304223.93/cwt220.00–232.502,9205
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,890209.52/cwt201.00–221.003,9604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088157.49/cwt135.00–169.001,7133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238171.96/cwt171.00–173.002,1292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,708168.52/cwt168.00–169.002,8782
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825264.33/cwt255.00–275.002,1812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118174.47/cwt170.00–180.001,9513
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,278167.14/cwt155.00–176.002,1363
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,3911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,092.30/head1,900.00–2,475.002,0923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0621,824.10/head1,500.00–2,200.001,8243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,760.69/head2,000.00–3,200.002,7612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0083,391.19/head3,150.00–3,600.003,3912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1783,389.53/head3,000.00–3,750.003,3903
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,881.36/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28101,918.01/head1,835.00–2,000.001,9182

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.