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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 19

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 506▼ 272 vs year ago 572 · −47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 41▼ 54 vs year ago 84 · −64.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 34▼ 40 vs year ago 44 · −90.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower head run by half compared to last, Regular sale today bookended by Feeder Special sales both last week and next week. Slightly lower than average attendance while trade remained relatively active throughout. Many bawling calves but quite a bit of quality in the Feeder run, prices following national and regional trends with Feeders lower by at least $13 per cwt with Steers holding more market strength than Heifers. Red/white face reported as Medium Frame on this report. Slaughter Cows lower by $4-$8.50 per cwt, Bulls lower by $3 per cwt. Baby Calves, $475 - $850 per head.

Cull Breeding Hogs $10-$36 per cwt; Feeder Pigs, $35 - $52.50 per head. This sale reported on an out-weight basis.

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 $309.23/cwt on 21 head, down $30.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −67.92 against this barn's trailing median of $377.15.

Average price

$309.23

▼ 30.88 vs prior sale

21 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$13.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.57

vs WV average

−45.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	310.80	1,694	16thin
Medium and Large 2	520	308.72	1,605	3thin
Medium 1	575	297.41	1,710	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.39/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale21 hd

309.23

—

WV average4 barns · 181 hd

319.79

−10.57

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−45.08

This barn, trailing median24 sales

377.15

−67.92

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	—	Low	1,603	168.86	2,707	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	130.93	1,561	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	107.03	1,182	8thin

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)	1,210	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,638	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	402.75/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,289	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	428.34/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,525	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	382	336.42/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,285	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	381.69/cwt	381.00–383.00	1,615	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	393.57/cwt	352.50–404.00	1,684	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	387.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,828	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	341.46/cwt	265.00–405.00	1,636	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	374.50/cwt	373.00–379.00	1,854	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	368.40/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,934	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	349.75/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,868	4
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	555	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,843	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	367.06/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,144	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	338.17/cwt	292.50–355.00	1,999	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	311.35/cwt	287.50–335.00	1,877	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,066	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	677	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,329	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	340.47/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,312	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,254	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	279.84/cwt	272.50–287.50	2,015	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	305.51/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,362	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	384.07/cwt	360.00–407.50	1,087	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	388.12/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,261	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	378.82/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,231	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	347.32/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,243	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	375	355.80/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,334	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	350.88/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,323	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	353.16/cwt	335.00–372.00	1,459	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	336.25/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,399	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,588	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	439	294.72/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,294	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,775	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	346.13/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,596	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	353.18/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,642	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	319.68/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,662	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	308.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,605	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	309.29/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,723	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	575	297.41/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,710	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	605	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,585	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	287.30/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,776	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	268.68/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,800	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	259.18/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,765	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	239.27/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,730	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	255.00/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,938	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	395.99/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,473	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	377.78/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,598	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	460	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,415	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	376.15/cwt	355.00–402.50	1,798	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	511	284.86/cwt	235.00–301.00	1,456	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	346.02/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,789	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	318.50/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,803	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	640	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,712	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	303.88/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,066	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	256.18/cwt	210.00–305.00	1,844	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	157.60/cwt	135.00–166.00	2,167	5
Bulls	—	—	1,746	175.89/cwt	167.00–184.00	3,071	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	104.41/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,141	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	117.49/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,338	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	135.92/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,571	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,845	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	114.60/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,436	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,638.19/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,638	2

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 Sep 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 506Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 34Year ago 44

Cull Breeding Hogs $10-$36 per cwt; Feeder Pigs, $35 - $52.50 per head. This sale reported on an out-weight basis.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	375.00–417.00	402.75
3	350–400	356	425.00–430.00	428.34
3	400–450	423	381.00–383.00	381.69
3	450–500	472	380.00–395.00	387.22
4	500–550	534	300.00–370.00	349.75
6	550–600	584	362.00–368.00	367.06
4	650–700	679	330.00–344.00	340.47
1	700–750	700	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
8	500–550	508	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	352.50–404.00	393.57
6	450–500	479	265.00–405.00	341.46
2	500–550	525	365.00–372.00	368.40
6	550–600	591	292.50–355.00	338.17
2	600–650	603	287.50–335.00	311.35
1	650–700	660	313.00	313.00
2	700–750	720	272.50–287.50	279.84
2	750–800	773	301.00–310.00	305.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	373.00–379.00	374.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	382	325.00–340.00	336.42
1	550–600	555	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	677	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	590	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	360.00–407.50	384.07
2	300–350	325	375.00–402.50	388.12
3	350–400	358	332.00–365.00	347.32
2	400–450	413	335.00–372.00	353.16
8	450–500	465	330.00–365.00	353.18
7	500–550	520	300.00–350.00	319.68
7	550–600	557	300.00–316.00	309.29
4	600–650	618	281.00–300.00	287.30
2	650–700	670	260.00–277.50	268.68
2	700–750	723	210.00–270.00	239.27
2	750–800	760	240.00–270.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	681	225.00–270.00	259.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	325.00–385.00	355.80
4	400–450	439	270.00–302.50	294.72
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	575	287.50–307.50	297.41
1	600–650	605	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	355.00–400.00	378.82
7	350–400	377	320.00–385.00	350.88
4	400–450	416	305.00–370.00	336.25
10	450–500	461	332.00–360.00	346.13
3	500–550	520	300.00–315.00	308.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	372	375.00–420.00	395.99
10	400–450	423	350.00–392.50	377.78
7	450–500	478	355.00–402.50	376.15
4	500–550	517	330.00–355.00	346.02
4	550–600	566	270.00–350.00	318.50
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	680	295.00–312.50	303.88
2	700–750	720	210.00–305.00	256.18
1	900–950	900	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	307.50	307.50
4	500–550	511	235.00–301.00	284.86
3	600–650	640	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	101.00–108.00	104.41
5	—	1,139	108.00–130.00	117.49
1	—	950	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,156	129.00–145.00	135.92
3	—	1,253	111.00–119.00	114.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	135.00–166.00	157.60
8	—	1,746	167.00–184.00	175.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,550	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	1	—	1,210	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,638.19

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.