Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Removed replacement cattle record with incorrect weight

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.96/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$127.96

178 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$34.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	132.21	702	140
Medium and Large 1-2	605	119.00	720	2thin
Medium and Large 2	509	115.28	586	29
Medium and Large 3	511	98.14	502	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.07/cwt here — about $200 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 sale178 hd

127.96

—

WV average6 barns · 878 hd

131.88

−3.92

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	1,499	74.92	1,123	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,111	59.09	656	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,070	48.85	523	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	23.25	199	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	142.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	131.41/cwt	125.00–148.00	491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	134.93/cwt	130.00–144.00	443	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	121.39/cwt	118.00–123.50	1,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	123.70/cwt	107.50–130.00	768	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	135.26/cwt	132.00–137.00	621	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.35/cwt	126.00–140.00	705	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.36/cwt	110.00–125.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	121.74/cwt	121.00–123.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	130.01/cwt	128.00–133.00	411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	99.82/cwt	90.00–117.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	5
Bulls	—	—	1,037	60.29/cwt	60.00–61.00	625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	72.85/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,037	9
Bulls	—	—	1,658	79.72/cwt	76.50–82.50	1,322	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	750	31.59/cwt	31.00–32.00	237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	956	43.83/cwt	30.00–48.50	419	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	51.73/cwt	49.00–54.50	587	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,111	59.09/cwt	55.00–64.50	656	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	26.50/cwt	25.00–28.00	216	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	179	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	715.95/cwt	660.00–760.00	8,577	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	520.67/cwt	460.00–630.00	6,061	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	554.99/cwt	510.00–585.00	6,044	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	615.67/cwt	330.00–750.00	7,548	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	819.04/cwt	750.00–900.00	10,058	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	663.32/cwt	485.00–850.00	7,423	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	111.76/cwt	111.00–112.50	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	118.35/cwt	98.00–130.00	450	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	97.91/cwt	92.50–114.00	601	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.29/cwt	110.00–143.00	569	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.23/cwt	100.00–121.00	668	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	124.42/cwt	95.00–150.00	546	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	116.22/cwt	94.00–132.00	603	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	117.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	111.63/cwt	105.00–119.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	116.86/cwt	114.00–125.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	120.33/cwt	114.00–127.00	562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	128.75/cwt	115.00–138.00	543	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	124.20/cwt	107.50–132.00	457	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	111.65/cwt	110.00–112.50	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	109.09/cwt	107.50–110.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	214	98.74/cwt	96.00–100.00	211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	96.36/cwt	95.00–99.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	62.78/cwt	52.00–118.00	397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2

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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