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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 8

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

471 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 218▼ 15 vs year ago 486 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 39▼ 2 vs year ago 26 · −7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 26▼ 2 vs year ago 50 · −4.0%

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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 $412.74/cwt on 70 head, up $3.97 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$412.74

▲ 3.97 vs prior sale

70 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$34.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs WV average

−1.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	421.55	2,336	52
Medium and Large 2	534	387.29	2,069	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about $266 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 sale70 hd

412.74

—

WV average2 barns · 86 hd

412.36

+0.38

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−1.50

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

+0.00

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	1,725	202.20	3,488	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	178.96	2,405	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	145.56	1,637	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)	1,127	$3,099	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,152	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,065	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,033	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,820	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$3,182	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,675	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	498.20/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,569	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	476.12/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,824	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	455.15/cwt	425.00–483.00	1,975	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	377.59/cwt	305.00–440.00	1,778	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	447.86/cwt	412.50–465.00	2,114	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	387.69/cwt	325.00–422.50	1,989	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	437.78/cwt	422.00–460.00	2,276	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	534	417.05/cwt	370.00–437.00	2,227	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,335	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	349.20/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,011	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	409.64/cwt	381.00–421.00	2,372	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	363.70/cwt	337.50–372.50	2,186	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	359.16/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,273	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	304.94/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,000	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	370.14/cwt	357.00–381.00	2,465	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	350.17/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,560	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,299	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	362.48/cwt	330.00–366.50	2,791	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	301.52/cwt	260.00–342.50	2,337	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,544	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,005	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	329.95/cwt	327.50–332.50	3,036	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	466.31/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,315	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	337.78/cwt	305.00–370.00	990	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	415.08/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,308	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	447.29/cwt	417.50–480.00	1,431	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	438.85/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,633	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	422.06/cwt	377.50–440.00	1,785	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	452	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,885	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	402.28/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,887	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	345.69/cwt	320.00–387.00	1,652	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	377.21/cwt	361.00–385.00	2,003	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	377.32/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,158	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	321.13/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,879	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	350.67/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,129	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	316.85/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,949	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	334.16/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,195	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	280.52/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,902	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	268.34/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,954	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	280.23/cwt	277.00–284.00	2,166	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	506.91/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,394	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	411.03/cwt	382.50–440.00	1,348	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	493.67/cwt	482.50–505.00	1,669	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	456.59/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,653	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	387.12/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,579	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	450.25/cwt	410.00–462.50	1,896	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	420.14/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,983	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	364.90/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,868	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	403.15/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,108	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	397.92/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,212	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	312.84/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,821	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	306.59/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,886	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	347.59/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,155	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	336.67/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,232	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	293.87/cwt	282.50–315.00	2,086	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,919	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,045	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,081	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	202.20/cwt	161.00–215.00	3,488	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	118.95/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,047	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,222	156.21/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,909	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	178.96/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,405	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	219.68/cwt	175.00–260.00	1,867	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	155.51/cwt	125.00–173.00	1,644	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	161.90/cwt	142.50–172.00	2,093	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,819.56/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,820	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	3,099.48/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,099	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	2,151.50/head	1,250.00–2,450.00	2,152	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,064.58/head	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,065	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,032.73/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,147.79/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1

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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 218Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 39Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 26Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	490.00–505.00	498.20
3	350–400	383	465.00–500.00	476.12
13	400–450	434	425.00–483.00	455.15
14	450–500	472	412.50–465.00	447.86
22	500–550	520	422.00–460.00	437.78
30	550–600	579	381.00–421.00	409.64
7	600–650	633	355.00–363.00	359.16
20	650–700	666	357.00–381.00	370.14
6	700–750	731	340.00–367.00	350.17
20	750–800	770	330.00–366.50	362.48
5	850–900	876	343.00	343.00
2	900–950	920	327.50–332.50	329.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
7	450–500	471	305.00–440.00	377.59
9	500–550	513	325.00–422.50	387.69
4	550–600	576	340.00–377.50	349.20
4	600–650	601	337.50–372.50	363.70
4	650–700	656	275.00–315.00	304.94
2	750–800	775	260.00–342.50	301.52
1	800–850	805	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	370.00–437.00	417.05
1	550–600	560	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	475.00–540.00	506.91
2	300–350	338	482.50–505.00	493.67
3	350–400	362	440.00–470.00	456.59
12	400–450	421	410.00–462.50	450.25
6	450–500	472	380.00–435.00	420.14
7	500–550	523	375.00–415.00	403.15
6	550–600	556	397.50–400.00	397.92
6	600–650	620	341.00–350.00	347.59
3	650–700	663	335.00–340.00	336.67
4	700–750	710	282.50–315.00	293.87
1	1000–1050	1,015	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	382.50–440.00	411.03
7	400–450	408	350.00–420.00	387.12
3	500–550	512	330.00–385.00	364.90
3	550–600	582	270.00–335.00	312.84
3	600–650	615	280.00–325.00	306.59
3	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	778	245.00–250.00	246.69
1	900–950	940	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	282	450.00–470.00	466.31
2	300–350	320	417.50–480.00	447.29
15	350–400	372	410.00–460.00	438.85
14	400–450	423	377.50–440.00	422.06
15	450–500	469	360.00–425.00	402.28
35	500–550	531	361.00–385.00	377.21
16	550–600	572	370.00–384.00	377.32
6	600–650	607	340.00–363.00	350.67
8	650–700	657	320.00–341.00	334.16
3	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
4	750–800	773	277.00–284.00	280.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	305.00–370.00	337.78
3	300–350	315	375.00–450.00	415.08
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	478	320.00–387.00	345.69
5	550–600	585	315.00–330.00	321.13
3	600–650	615	307.50–325.00	316.85
2	650–700	678	260.00–300.00	280.52
3	700–750	728	265.00–275.00	268.34
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,293	142.50–172.00	161.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	850	175.00–260.00	219.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,057	125.00–173.00	155.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	105.00	105.00

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)	3	—	1,127	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,099.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,233	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,064.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,819.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,032.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,169	1,250.00–2,450.00	2,151.50

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	1	—	1,025	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	1,350	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,147.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,725	161.00–215.00	202.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	111.00–125.00	118.95
5	—	1,222	151.00–160.00	156.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	170.00–184.00	178.96

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.