Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2026-11-07

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 7
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
← Oct 31Nov 7latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 361▼ 168 vs year ago 718 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 29▼ 10 vs year ago 46 · −21.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 67▲ 10 vs year ago 36 · +27.8%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.54/cwt on 51 head, down $32.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −73.33 against this barn's trailing median of $367.87.
Average price
$294.54
▼ 32.55 vs prior sale
51 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WV average
−66.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546302.711,65238
Medium and Large 2537270.641,45413thin
One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale51 hd
294.54
—
WV average1 barns · 51 hd
294.54
+0.00
National average187 barns · 20,226 hd
360.91
−66.37
This barn, trailing median27 sales
367.87
−73.33
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

27 sales
437385333281median 367.8703/0704/2507/1109/1211/07
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.01, low $294.54, median $367.87 across 27 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—Average1,714163.122,79612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,243124.681,5503thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,159111.671,29412

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$2,2823thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,289$1,8757
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,7373thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$1,5992thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,4752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,348$2,2682thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2276415.08/cwt360.00–510.001,1464
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278460.96/cwt435.00–500.001,2813
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322403.27/cwt350.00–430.001,2997
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324506.20/cwt485.00–530.001,6404
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378451.44/cwt430.00–475.001,7065
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385388.41/cwt362.50–415.001,4952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421395.10/cwt375.00–412.501,66310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426363.64/cwt347.50–385.001,5497
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472312.49/cwt270.00–355.001,47518
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477369.42/cwt350.00–397.501,76223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518306.61/cwt280.00–335.001,5883
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528368.93/cwt364.00–374.001,94816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563308.64/cwt282.50–332.001,7385
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569352.30/cwt332.50–375.002,00530
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612336.42/cwt312.50–355.002,05912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618290.12/cwt280.00–300.001,7932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664325.59/cwt310.00–336.002,1626
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669285.66/cwt280.00–295.001,9115
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731304.56/cwt301.00–312.002,2263
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758305.97/cwt274.00–315.002,3195
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy800262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,1001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4591
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,4571
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,4251
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5503
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278414.37/cwt405.00–425.001,1522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319382.97/cwt310.00–415.001,22213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325427.42/cwt410.00–460.001,38910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375336.89/cwt300.00–360.001,2637
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379389.50/cwt370.00–402.001,47617
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added405359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,4542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416361.74/cwt350.00–372.501,50517
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430342.87/cwt305.00–357.501,47418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468332.43/cwt320.00–345.001,55613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475318.43/cwt300.00–335.001,51313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518312.74/cwt300.00–321.001,62018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520274.69/cwt266.00–290.001,4288
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565264.17/cwt247.50–276.001,4935
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571293.68/cwt270.00–310.001,67720
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618289.65/cwt270.00–300.001,7906
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620244.69/cwt225.00–260.001,5174
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added625274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,7132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667254.28/cwt250.00–260.001,6964
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758252.13/cwt240.00–257.501,9116
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2292485.23/cwt465.00–525.001,4173
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323507.64/cwt505.00–510.001,6402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368449.23/cwt395.00–480.001,65311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417338.26/cwt325.00–350.001,4113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428388.60/cwt355.00–412.501,66314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468329.00/cwt290.00–355.001,54010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470363.25/cwt355.00–375.001,70711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518330.87/cwt310.00–350.001,71418
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521294.93/cwt265.00–315.001,5375
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573324.37/cwt312.00–342.501,85910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576276.34/cwt257.50–325.001,5927
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620299.05/cwt290.00–305.001,8545
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623256.04/cwt215.00–272.501,5958
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676288.52/cwt270.00–312.501,9504
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685212.54/cwt210.00–215.001,4562
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715285.00/cwt265.00–305.002,0382
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730213.79/cwt207.50–220.001,5612
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833226.33/cwt217.50–235.001,8852
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9131
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930166.25/cwt165.00–167.501,5462
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,714163.12/cwt145.50–180.002,79612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed865210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159107.43/cwt103.00–115.001,2458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243124.68/cwt119.00–135.001,5503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25590.20/cwt81.00–95.001,1323
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3482,268.09/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,737.30/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,282.45/head1,075.00–3,200.002,2823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2891,875.18/head1,400.00–2,400.001,8757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,4231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,599.36/head1,575.00–1,625.001,5992
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2986162.46/cwt135.00–185.001,6026
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138107.89/cwt102.00–115.001,2282
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,18387.79/cwt86.00–90.001,0392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,306118.27/cwt96.00–139.001,54510

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.