Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.63/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$118.63

87 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$30.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	124.37	573	46
Medium and Large 2	446	113.60	506	38
Medium and Large 3	472	94.33	445	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.04/cwt here — about $128 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 sale87 hd

118.63

—

WV average4 barns · 213 hd

123.10

−4.48

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	—	Low	1,400	78.44	1,098	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,211	64.19	777	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,060	52.88	561	48

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	118.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	126.45/cwt	117.00–136.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	134.60/cwt	118.00–137.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	113.39/cwt	109.00–117.00	640	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.43/cwt	106.00–140.00	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	133.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	105.00–126.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	117.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	127.59/cwt	124.00–134.00	611	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	90.00/cwt	86.00–94.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	111.84/cwt	105.00–125.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.40/cwt	100.00–117.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	120.17/cwt	113.00–129.00	513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	143.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	137.65/cwt	137.00–141.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.72/cwt	136.00–150.00	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	140.76/cwt	123.00–150.00	545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.72/cwt	122.50–132.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	137.32/cwt	120.00–141.00	431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	739.82/cwt	550.00–875.00	8,782	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	733.53/cwt	710.00–775.00	7,885	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,743	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,058	69.26/cwt	63.00–75.00	733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,522	80.99/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	85.06/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,378	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	60.74/cwt	58.50–64.00	685	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	42.56/cwt	30.00–50.00	447	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	54.37/cwt	50.00–64.00	563	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,211	64.19/cwt	61.00–69.00	777	7

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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