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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 15

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

162 head

▼ 309 vs last sale 471▼ 158 vs year ago 320 · −49.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 48▼ 12 vs year ago 38 · −31.6%

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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 $350.99/cwt on 19 head, down $21.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 24 comparable sales and sits −26.16 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$350.99

▼ 21.25 vs prior sale

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$47.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs WV average

−15.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	361.01	1,979	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	313.39	1,717	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.63/cwt here — about $263 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 sale19 hd

350.99

—

WV average2 barns · 24 hd

348.87

+2.12

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−15.66

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−26.16

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	1,775	186.80	3,315	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,388	164.96	2,290	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	155.00	2,558	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	140.88	1,585	9thin

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)	1,045	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,151	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,937	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,483	$3,268	3thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	458.22/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,741	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,396	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	458.64/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,954	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	411.63/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,943	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,790	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	405.78/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,114	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	367.97/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,112	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,245	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,661	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,248	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	395.59/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,258	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	342.75/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,217	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	418.30/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,585	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	342.28/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,479	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,751	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	395.91/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,817	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	322.85/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,543	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	363.45/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,894	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	311.18/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,655	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	358.88/cwt	330.00–369.00	2,053	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,906	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	317.65/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,176	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	306.76/cwt	260.00–330.00	2,555	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	475.63/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,370	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,292	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,304	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	450.25/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,679	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	392.10/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,639	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	446.82/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,921	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,541	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	374.78/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,990	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	344.16/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,123	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,208	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	185.33/cwt	177.00–199.00	3,267	9
Bulls	—	—	1,880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	142.27/cwt	129.00–180.00	1,629	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,475	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,119	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	161.95/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,253	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,558	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,936.69/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,150.78/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,151	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,483	3,268.03/head	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,268	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	157.07/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,001	5

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 471Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 48Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	418	370.00–415.00	392.10
2	450–500	467	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	895	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	460.00–510.00	475.63
6	350–400	373	420.00–465.00	450.25
7	400–450	430	425.00–465.00	446.82
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
7	500–550	531	357.50–377.50	374.78
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	617	332.50–355.00	344.16
2	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	370.00–420.00	395.59
2	350–400	355	325.00–360.00	342.75
3	400–450	432	310.00–400.00	342.28
2	450–500	478	300.00–345.00	322.85
3	500–550	532	295.00–335.00	311.18
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
11	350–400	379	380.00–432.50	418.30
2	400–450	435	402.50	402.50
12	450–500	459	375.00–405.00	395.91
7	500–550	521	357.50–372.50	363.45
8	550–600	572	330.00–369.00	358.88
1	600–650	630	302.50	302.50
3	650–700	685	317.00–319.00	317.65
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	833	260.00–330.00	306.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	385	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	500	358.00	358.00
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	380	450.00–462.50	458.22
7	400–450	426	450.00–470.00	458.64
3	450–500	472	400.00–417.50	411.63
5	500–550	521	395.00–415.00	405.78
5	550–600	574	360.00–380.00	367.97
1	600–650	605	371.00	371.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	247.50	247.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,936.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.78

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	3	—	1,483	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,268.03

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	5	—	1,274	155.00–159.00	157.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	153.00	153.00
7	—	1,145	129.00–180.00	142.27
1	—	725	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,391	152.00–169.00	161.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,763	177.00–199.00	185.33
1	—	1,880	200.00	200.00

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.