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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 12

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Aug 29Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

506 head

▲ 506 vs last sale 0▼ 313 vs year ago 819 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 56 · −26.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 0▼ 38 vs year ago 72 · −52.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

CALF POOL RESULTS

25 hd steers based 400 stop 425 $486

50 hd steers based 460 stop 485 $460

97 hd steers based 515 stop 540 $447

86 hd steers based 580 stop 605 $430

80 hd steers based 630 stop 655 $412

73 hd steers based 690 stop 715 $389

65 hd steers based 775 stop 800 $349

28 hd heifers based 425 stop 450 $419

95 hd heifers based 510 stop 535 $379

85 hd heifers based 570 stop 595 $363

72 hd heifers based 675 stop 700 $338.5

YEARLING GRASS CATTLE

56 hd steers based 915 stop 945 85% number 1s 85% black flesh 5 $314.75

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 $369.90/cwt on 55 head, up $26.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −44.84 against this barn's trailing median of $414.74.

Average price

$369.90

▲ 26.24 vs prior sale

55 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.83

vs WV average

−20.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	377.83	2,072	39
Medium and Large 2	549	350.56	1,925	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $147 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 sale55 hd

369.90

—

WV average3 barns · 63 hd

365.06

+4.83

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−20.69

This barn, trailing median20 sales

414.74

−44.84

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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $414.74 across 20 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	1,739	178.01	3,096	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	141.76	1,769	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	135.00	2,221	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	114.75	1,280	21

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)	1,135	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,842	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,008	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	441.95/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,414	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	379.69/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,215	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	435.58/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,651	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	389.30/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,483	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	420.20/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,815	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	368.05/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,590	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	398.91/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,895	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	335.97/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,609	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	387.63/cwt	361.00–412.00	2,004	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	333.42/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,727	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	368.52/cwt	352.00–374.00	2,130	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	343.67/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,986	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	591	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,110	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	357.34/cwt	330.00–372.00	2,208	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	357.80/cwt	344.00–362.50	2,340	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	655	349.15/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,287	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	283.92/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,897	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,182	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	717	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,402	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	301.64/cwt	245.00–330.50	2,308	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	342.07/cwt	333.00–346.50	2,665	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,668	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,837	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,766	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,822	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,095	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	412.53/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,159	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,256	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	426.53/cwt	397.50–440.00	1,390	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	395.63/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,298	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	363	413.05/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,499	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	394.49/cwt	385.00–409.00	1,475	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	347.33/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,313	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	354.85/cwt	300.00–391.00	1,508	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	380.20/cwt	360.00–401.00	1,639	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	469	351.24/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,647	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	366.48/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,722	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.86/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,555	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	352.91/cwt	335.00–371.00	1,810	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	321.23/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,712	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	335.14/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,900	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	318.20/cwt	309.00–327.00	1,823	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	275.55/cwt	255.00–317.00	1,675	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	319.44/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,977	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	286.54/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,923	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	310.55/cwt	295.00–326.00	2,276	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,431	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	438.80/cwt	405.00–452.50	1,255	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	396.76/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,270	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	330.67/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,207	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	430.94/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,659	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	354.41/cwt	315.00–382.00	1,513	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	402.74/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,728	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	368.39/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,761	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	372.49/cwt	354.00–385.00	1,799	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	327.95/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,712	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	361.71/cwt	354.00–370.00	1,924	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	537	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,922	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	334.79/cwt	307.50–349.00	1,908	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	348.22/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,013	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	325.76/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,016	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	329.13/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,169	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,067	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,944	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,739	178.01/cwt	157.00–198.00	3,096	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	114.36/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,197	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	83.25/cwt	70.00–100.00	981	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	126.09/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,569	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	141.76/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,769	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,221	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,666.81/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,667	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,841.54/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,842	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	182.66/cwt	150.00–210.00	1,485	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	131.15/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,542	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	136.35/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,617	10

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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