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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 26

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

631 head

▲ 331 vs last sale 300▼ 62 vs year ago 693 · −8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 30▼ 14 vs year ago 51 · −27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 4▼ 22 vs year ago 70 · −31.4%

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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 $385.43/cwt on 94 head, up $24.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −27.30 against this barn's trailing median of $412.74.

Average price

$385.43

▲ 24.72 vs prior sale

94 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$46.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs WV average

−19.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	395.25	2,180	74
Medium and Large 2	551	349.12	1,925	20

One grade step is worth $46.13/cwt here — about $256 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 sale94 hd

385.43

—

WV average4 barns · 225 hd

392.35

−6.92

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−19.98

This barn, trailing median19 sales

412.74

−27.30

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	—	Low	1,561	164.92	2,574	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	126.42	1,523	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	958	111.62	1,069	19

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)	1,042	$2,583	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,094	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,796	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,501	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,305	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,101	2thin

Every lot

102 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,163	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	430.46/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,175	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	457.83/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,470	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	431.30/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,415	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	388.01/cwt	340.00–412.50	1,443	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	457.07/cwt	431.00–480.00	1,714	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	376	388.81/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,462	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	411.51/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,728	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	437.85/cwt	423.00–457.00	1,852	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	336.71/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,465	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	363.19/cwt	325.00–377.00	1,700	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	419.81/cwt	382.50–436.00	1,973	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	511	375.45/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,919	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	406.15/cwt	380.00–419.00	2,144	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	333.24/cwt	300.00–353.00	1,809	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	570	360.09/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,053	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	384.92/cwt	360.00–402.00	2,209	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	330.16/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,902	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	349.96/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,173	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	331.75/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,093	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	635	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,165	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	334.95/cwt	328.00–346.00	2,251	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	332.05/cwt	303.00–344.50	2,371	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,313	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	334.48/cwt	307.50–340.50	2,599	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,271	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	315.65/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,629	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,032	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	396.53/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,114	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	404.24/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,298	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	368.41/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,201	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	397.35/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,454	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	365.57/cwt	344.00–380.00	1,396	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	385	387.44/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,492	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	387.69/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,648	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	351.12/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,520	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	463	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,639	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	359.75/cwt	325.00–376.00	1,676	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	314.96/cwt	299.00–347.50	1,487	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	344.24/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,745	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	295.78/cwt	242.50–320.00	1,562	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	346.80/cwt	317.50–365.00	1,959	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	296.76/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,677	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	570	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,841	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	322.56/cwt	295.00–349.00	2,000	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	286.28/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,812	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	273.12/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,800	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	313.21/cwt	291.00–316.50	2,139	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	263.30/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,896	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,102	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	740	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,139	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,204	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	455.00/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,092	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,058	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	434.53/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,230	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,315	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	436.34/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,431	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	362.52/cwt	330.00–417.50	1,345	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	432.05/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,629	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	396.25/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,625	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	425.78/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,793	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	341.06/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,630	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	378.13/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,834	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	364.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,908	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	323.03/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,706	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	349.14/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,980	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	302.66/cwt	292.50–313.00	1,755	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	316.11/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,954	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	257.48/cwt	232.50–290.00	1,833	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,110	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,268	152.03/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,928	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	169.22/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,806	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	690	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	138	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	81.96/cwt	60.00–108.00	729	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	903	201.61/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,821	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	106.44/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,204	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	125.47/cwt	108.00–190.00	1,504	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	161.87/cwt	125.00–250.00	1,405	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	118.11/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,441	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,795.58/head	1,000.00–2,300.00	1,796	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	2,583.20/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,583	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,305.38/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,305	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,093.98/head	950.00–3,200.00	2,094	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,501.42/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,501	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,100.88/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,101	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Sep 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 300Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 30Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 4Year ago 70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,199	108.00–190.00	125.47
1	—	1,250	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	20.00	20.00
8	—	889	60.00–108.00	81.96
6	—	1,131	100.00–114.00	106.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	180.00–235.00	201.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	145.00–157.00	152.03
6	—	1,658	163.00–172.00	169.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	2,725.00	2,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	868	125.00–250.00	161.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	109.00–125.00	118.11

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,583.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,105	950.00–3,200.00	2,093.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,305.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,501.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	890	1,000.00–2,300.00	1,795.58

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	—	1,155	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,100.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	387.50–390.00	388.81
3	400–450	420	405.00–425.00	411.51
4	500–550	511	371.00–380.00	375.45
6	550–600	570	345.00–369.00	360.09
3	600–650	635	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	420.00–440.00	430.46
2	300–350	328	425.00–437.50	431.30
6	350–400	372	340.00–412.50	388.01
5	400–450	435	325.00–362.50	336.71
7	450–500	468	325.00–377.00	363.19
6	500–550	543	300.00–353.00	333.24
4	550–600	576	307.50–345.00	330.16
4	600–650	631	326.00–335.00	331.75
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	740	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	820	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	250	465.00	465.00
7	300–350	321	450.00–480.00	457.83
11	350–400	375	431.00–480.00	457.07
30	400–450	423	423.00–457.00	437.85
49	450–500	470	382.50–436.00	419.81
36	500–550	528	380.00–419.00	406.15
38	550–600	574	360.00–402.00	384.92
17	600–650	621	335.00–365.00	349.96
10	650–700	672	328.00–346.00	334.95
10	700–750	714	303.00–344.50	332.05
13	750–800	777	307.50–340.50	334.48
3	800–850	833	313.00–317.00	315.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	440.00–470.00	455.00
3	250–300	283	405.00–475.00	434.53
2	300–350	328	410.00–460.00	436.34
5	350–400	377	410.00–470.00	432.05
9	400–450	421	400.00–450.00	425.78
4	450–500	485	362.50–390.00	378.13
3	500–550	523	355.00–375.00	364.87
6	550–600	567	325.00–368.00	349.14
6	600–650	618	300.00–335.00	316.11
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	315	417.50	417.50
4	350–400	371	330.00–417.50	362.52
2	400–450	410	377.50–415.00	396.25
2	450–500	478	330.00–352.00	341.06
5	500–550	528	300.00–342.50	323.03
2	550–600	580	292.50–313.00	302.66
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	712	232.50–290.00	257.48
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	850	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	375.00–405.00	396.53
7	300–350	326	350.00–395.00	368.41
10	350–400	382	344.00–380.00	365.57
4	400–450	433	300.00–385.00	351.12
6	450–500	472	299.00–347.50	314.96
12	500–550	528	242.50–320.00	295.78
8	550–600	565	282.50–317.50	296.76
4	600–650	633	265.00–307.50	286.28
4	650–700	659	260.00–282.50	273.12
2	700–750	720	247.50–280.00	263.30
1	750–800	790	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	382.50–397.50	387.44
3	450–500	463	354.00	354.00
5	550–600	570	323.00	323.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	321	380.00–420.00	404.24
11	350–400	366	385.00–420.00	397.35
21	400–450	425	375.00–410.00	387.69
28	450–500	466	325.00–376.00	359.75
14	500–550	507	330.00–360.00	344.24
21	550–600	565	317.50–365.00	346.80
22	600–650	620	295.00–349.00	322.56
23	650–700	683	291.00–316.50	313.21
1	700–750	735	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	585	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.