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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 1

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 133▲ 36 vs year ago 182 · +19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 23▲ 10 vs year ago 29 · +34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 37▼ 52 vs year ago 78 · −66.7%

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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 $359.01/cwt on 17 head, down $8.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 24 comparable sales and sits −18.14 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$359.01

▼ 8.43 vs prior sale

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$46.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.80

vs WV average

−1.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	361.76	1,955	16thin
Medium and Large 2	590	315.00	1,859	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.76/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale17 hd

359.01

—

WV average2 barns · 59 hd

343.22

+15.80

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−1.51

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−18.14

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	—	Average	1,556	198.46	3,088	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	176.25	2,398	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	170.00	2,627	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	152.93	1,689	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,331	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,257	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	708	$1,783	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,453	$3,316	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	499.97/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,600	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	457.53/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,853	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,711	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	438.68/cwt	425.00–452.50	2,053	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	419.02/cwt	407.50–432.00	2,191	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	416.95/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,347	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,252	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	399.91/cwt	378.00–420.00	2,507	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	335.53/cwt	320.00–356.00	2,231	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	391.44/cwt	387.00–394.00	2,638	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	355.77/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,554	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,821	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	185	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	759	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	426.09/cwt	400.00–450.00	980	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	466.04/cwt	462.50–470.00	1,258	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	395.53/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,119	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	451.72/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,450	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	398.13/cwt	350.00–424.00	1,282	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	404.33/cwt	395.00–423.00	1,468	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	449.04/cwt	442.50–460.00	1,684	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	374.17/cwt	317.50–407.50	1,545	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	416.53/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,770	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	418.78/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,918	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,778	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	367.44/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,907	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	354.46/cwt	327.00–372.00	2,013	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	334.37/cwt	328.00–342.50	2,060	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	322.10/cwt	317.50–331.00	1,984	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	229.04/cwt	200.00–312.50	1,530	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	286.25/cwt	265.00–307.50	2,118	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	175	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	840	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	195	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	848	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	474.76/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,225	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	453.33/cwt	452.50–455.00	1,564	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	411.55/cwt	392.50–420.00	1,749	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	396.79/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,853	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	359.25/cwt	310.00–412.50	1,728	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	373.90/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,933	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	354.35/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,864	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	424.11/cwt	367.50–575.00	2,362	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,711	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	349.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,180	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	315.16/cwt	295.00–342.50	1,989	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,343	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	286.20/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,204	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,556	198.46/cwt	171.00–217.00	3,088	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	153.92/cwt	130.00–179.00	1,724	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,294	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	174.56/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,323	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,708	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,627	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	1,783.00/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,783	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,257.37/head	1,550.00–2,600.00	2,257	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,331.28/head	1,725.00–2,750.00	2,331	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,216	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	166.79/cwt	145.00–179.50	1,781	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,965	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	3,316.40/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,316	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV

Sat Aug 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 133Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 23Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	345	452.50–455.00	453.33
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	425	392.50–420.00	411.55
4	450–500	481	310.00–412.50	359.25
4	500–550	526	345.00–362.50	354.35
1	550–600	585	292.50	292.50
4	600–650	631	295.00–342.50	315.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	480.00	480.00
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	258	450.00–500.00	474.76
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	350	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	467	390.00–400.00	396.79
3	500–550	517	362.50–380.00	373.90
4	550–600	557	367.50–575.00	424.11
7	600–650	623	335.00–360.00	349.91
1	700–750	730	321.00	321.00
2	750–800	770	282.50–290.00	286.20
1	900–950	935	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	462.50–470.00	466.04
3	300–350	321	450.00–452.50	451.72
6	350–400	375	442.50–460.00	449.04
5	400–450	425	407.50–422.50	416.53
5	450–500	458	410.00–422.50	418.78
9	500–550	519	330.00–380.00	367.44
7	550–600	568	327.00–372.00	354.46
5	600–650	616	328.00–342.50	334.37
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	740	265.00–307.50	286.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	410.00	410.00
2	200–250	230	400.00–450.00	426.09
2	250–300	283	380.00–412.50	395.53
7	300–350	322	350.00–424.00	398.13
4	350–400	363	395.00–423.00	404.33
3	400–450	413	317.50–407.50	374.17
2	450–500	468	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	616	317.50–331.00	322.10
4	650–700	668	200.00–312.50	229.04
2	750–800	760	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	422.50	422.50
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	585	380.00–390.00	385.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	665	320.00–356.00	335.53
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	320	490.00–510.00	499.97
2	400–450	405	455.00–460.00	457.53
2	450–500	468	425.00–452.50	438.68
7	500–550	523	407.50–432.00	419.02
3	550–600	563	414.00–420.00	416.95
14	600–650	627	378.00–420.00	399.91
10	650–700	674	387.00–394.00	391.44
4	700–750	718	350.00–362.50	355.77
1	850–900	860	328.00	328.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	708	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,783.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	1,550.00–2,600.00	2,257.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,353	1,725.00–2,750.00	2,331.28

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	4	—	1,068	145.00–179.50	166.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	177.00	177.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	177.50	177.50

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	1	—	1,055	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,453	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,316.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	115.00	115.00
1	—	915	180.00	180.00
11	—	1,120	130.00–179.00	153.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	168.00–177.00	174.56
1	—	1,480	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,556	171.00–217.00	198.46

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.