Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Pre-Vac feeder calf sale. Cattle noted as value added are weaned and double vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.67/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$122.67

298 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$39.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	124.56	625	279
Medium and Large 2	475	98.23	466	11thin
Medium 1-2	751	97.00	728	3thin
Large 1-2	493	89.00	438	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	402	84.83	341	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.73/cwt here — about $284 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 sale298 hd

122.67

—

WV average4 barns · 336 hd

121.09

+1.58

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	1,533	58.73	900	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	49.67	713	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	46.32	573	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	37.30	401	29

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2	—	501	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	109.92/cwt	97.50–125.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	114.91/cwt	109.00–121.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	102.32/cwt	95.00–110.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	111.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	380	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	133.68/cwt	128.00–137.50	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.41/cwt	91.00–127.00	611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	119.09/cwt	105.00–127.00	445	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	121.28/cwt	110.00–132.50	518	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	518	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.91/cwt	120.00–155.50	625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.03/cwt	114.00–136.00	647	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.28/cwt	126.00–146.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.73/cwt	125.00–128.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	139.74/cwt	135.00–141.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.37/cwt	106.00–154.00	641	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,745	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	17,886	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	741.53/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	522.16/cwt	350.00–675.00	4,830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,597	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	990	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,673	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	955	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,403	665.81/cwt	630.00–700.00	9,341	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,060	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	4,028	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,640	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	11,972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,700	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	12,495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	804.22/cwt	750.00–850.00	11,203	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	17,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	549	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	402	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	422	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	113.11/cwt	107.00–119.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	26.35/cwt	20.00–39.00	264	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	40.79/cwt	22.00–63.50	448	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	46.32/cwt	38.50–52.50	573	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	49.67/cwt	47.00–52.00	713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,621	61.22/cwt	53.00–68.50	992	5
Bulls	—	—	1,215	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	142.66/cwt	132.00–155.00	679	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	141.64/cwt	141.50–142.00	806	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	143.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	559	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	143.50/cwt	130.00–149.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	127.38/cwt	121.00–129.00	683	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	134.43/cwt	134.00–138.00	910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	312	127.66/cwt	123.00–131.00	398	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	141.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	871	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	133.27/cwt	111.00–134.75	808	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	137.98/cwt	133.00–145.00	716	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Value Added	—	751	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	121.72/cwt	120.00–123.00	449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	120.86/cwt	111.00–128.00	575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	116.03/cwt	112.50–122.00	658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	126.16/cwt	117.00–130.00	524	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	101.17/cwt	92.50–110.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.95/cwt	125.00–134.00	787	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.47/cwt	110.00–137.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	137.33/cwt	131.00–142.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	133.22/cwt	100.00–148.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	131.37/cwt	119.00–140.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	129.47/cwt	122.00–143.00	616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	475	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	127.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	118.00/cwt	110.00–131.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	118.28/cwt	105.00–125.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	86.34/cwt	85.00–87.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	87.25/cwt	87.00–87.50	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	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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