Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2026-10-24

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 24
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
778 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 498▲ 207 vs year ago 571 · +36.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 50▲ 35 vs year ago 32 · +109.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 63▲ 28 vs year ago 60 · +46.7%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $394.88/cwt on 122 head, up $27.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 21 comparable sales and sits −13.89 against this barn's trailing median of $408.77.
Average price
$394.88
▲ 27.94 vs prior sale
122 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.05
vs WV average
−44.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551402.202,215103
Medium and Large 2538355.171,91019thin
One grade step is worth $47.03/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale122 hd
394.88
—
WV average4 barns · 266 hd
394.93
−0.05
National average185 barns · 33,686 hd
438.89
−44.01
This barn, trailing median21 sales
408.77
−13.89
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

21 sales
501444387330median 408.7703/1405/2308/0109/1210/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $408.77 across 21 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,648166.602,74618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207124.491,5037thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,069113.071,20921

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,321$2,2165
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,053$2,2159
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$2,13618
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,263$1,70014
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,306$1,5024thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,204$2,5764thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,2001thin

Every lot

108 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1262500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3102
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323474.95/cwt440.00–500.001,5346
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367394.63/cwt355.00–432.001,4485
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383431.33/cwt420.00–440.001,6527
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added388470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8245
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422358.80/cwt335.00–402.501,5146
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427423.35/cwt392.50–437.501,80818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467365.87/cwt330.00–407.501,7095
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479417.91/cwt400.00–440.002,00220
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added490422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,0703
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added507401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,0332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507367.31/cwt354.00–380.001,8628
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518417.84/cwt382.50–438.002,16445
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572334.20/cwt300.00–360.001,9129
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576390.07/cwt352.50–418.002,24758
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623364.47/cwt345.00–397.002,27131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625336.38/cwt330.00–345.002,1025
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added641360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3083
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660362.37/cwt341.00–371.002,39219
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681318.36/cwt310.00–321.002,1684
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722329.41/cwt325.00–334.002,3784
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738301.90/cwt272.50–326.002,2283
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,4883
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3291
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,5812
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1958283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,7113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270406.94/cwt365.00–440.001,0998
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323412.78/cwt405.00–420.001,3339
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330373.04/cwt330.00–412.501,2319
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366371.51/cwt330.00–392.501,36013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374402.93/cwt380.00–425.001,50716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419382.54/cwt363.00–404.001,60318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428347.92/cwt307.50–386.001,48923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470359.97/cwt350.00–373.001,69227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474328.25/cwt315.00–345.001,55617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added513347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,7803
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523346.42/cwt320.00–360.001,81230
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524299.37/cwt270.00–330.001,56915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574327.33/cwt310.00–333.001,87919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575294.73/cwt250.00–317.001,6959
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614279.14/cwt270.00–287.501,7145
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622302.66/cwt290.00–316.001,8838
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675266.93/cwt264.00–270.001,8022
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9762
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2734264.38/cwt230.00–290.001,9414
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0442
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773276.06/cwt262.50–285.002,1343
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0341
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880246.25/cwt245.00–250.002,1674
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270419.63/cwt400.00–430.001,1333
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282441.22/cwt430.00–455.001,2444
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328427.21/cwt415.00–440.001,4012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378431.46/cwt422.00–445.001,63112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384386.63/cwt375.00–410.001,48510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418358.96/cwt320.00–385.001,5008
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419413.93/cwt395.00–435.001,7349
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added425410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467402.57/cwt375.00–414.001,88014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467345.24/cwt315.00–367.501,6123
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523399.06/cwt375.00–417.502,08723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529333.99/cwt315.00–362.501,7677
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572340.10/cwt320.00–372.501,94515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578304.14/cwt270.00–335.001,7584
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624321.13/cwt310.00–335.002,0047
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637256.56/cwt200.00–287.501,6343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy642312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676297.36/cwt282.50–305.002,0104
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680285.07/cwt275.00–295.001,9382
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9431
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765270.90/cwt265.00–275.002,0723
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840270.05/cwt262.50–285.002,2683
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2945185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7481
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5462
Bulls——1,711170.55/cwt145.00–185.002,91816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed923166.59/cwt160.00–175.001,5382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06391.21/cwt80.00–100.009703
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075121.03/cwt120.00–122.001,3012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091108.97/cwt95.00–118.001,18914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207124.49/cwt120.00–131.001,5037
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0522,474.07/head1,600.00–3,200.002,4747
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0581,310.17/head1,100.00–1,450.001,3102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2012,136.18/head1,100.00–3,000.002,13618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,700.14/head1,400.00–2,400.001,70014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3212,216.16/head1,650.00–2,700.002,2165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,618.84/head1,150.00–1,975.001,6193
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2911184.39/cwt135.00–255.001,6806
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-396580.00/cwt80.00–80.007721
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,165102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,166108.08/cwt97.50–116.001,2607
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,293122.49/cwt109.00–132.001,5843
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,902.36/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.