Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.66/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$131.66

98 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$21.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	136.74	644	69
Medium and Large 2	428	120.01	513	26
Medium and Large 3	362	115.67	418	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale98 hd

131.66

—

WV average2 barns · 123 hd

130.20

+1.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,444	81.51	1,177	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,156	63.57	735	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,047	55.06	577	53

Every lot, as filed

72 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	123.01/cwt	110.00–130.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	108.50/cwt	97.00–115.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	129.78/cwt	124.00–145.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	142.14/cwt	135.00–150.00	458	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.20/cwt	129.00–142.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	127.36/cwt	126.00–127.50	839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.53/cwt	138.00–147.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	136.12/cwt	134.00–137.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.34/cwt	121.00–122.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	152.72/cwt	115.00–163.00	495	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	135.82/cwt	118.00–147.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	146.40/cwt	138.00–167.51	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	137.28/cwt	110.00–145.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	142.16/cwt	130.00–147.50	334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	64.46/cwt	62.00–67.00	728	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	63.30/cwt	60.50–66.00	729	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	967	43.52/cwt	38.00–53.00	421	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	57.55/cwt	54.00–61.50	577	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	723	31.19/cwt	25.00–35.50	226	3
Bulls	—	—	1,522	82.85/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,261	9
Bulls	—	—	1,498	86.76/cwt	80.50–90.00	1,300	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	86.03/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,381	2
Bulls	—	—	938	63.71/cwt	60.00–68.00	598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	713.17/cwt	610.00–975.00	6,868	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	663.77/cwt	575.00–750.00	7,527	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,732	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	751.71/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,254	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,368	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	867.41/cwt	575.00–1,075.00	10,686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.00/cwt	113.00–143.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.95/cwt	119.00–150.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.35/cwt	135.00–136.50	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	136.33/cwt	120.00–148.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	149.45/cwt	145.00–157.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	159.23/cwt	148.00–165.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	532	1

How this sale compares

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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