Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand for lighter cattle very good with active trade for 300- 500# cattle averaging 20-25 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.54/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$126.54

59 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$38.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	446	138.07	615	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	476	131.86	627	33
Medium and Large 2	395	124.71	492	10thin
Large 2	555	101.00	561	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	99.94	563	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.14/cwt here — about $53 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 sale59 hd

126.54

—

WV average5 barns · 110 hd

124.00

+2.54

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	1,793	84.66	1,518	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	61.39	773	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	57.46	967	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	45.89	464	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	—	845	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	646	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	413	138.84/cwt	128.00–144.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.20/cwt	120.00–141.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	151.52/cwt	122.00–180.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	176.20/cwt	161.00–189.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	180.48/cwt	159.00–195.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	177.55/cwt	158.00–194.00	602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,856	83.99/cwt	73.50–88.00	1,559	5
Bulls	—	—	1,480	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	35.58/cwt	21.00–44.00	360	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	639	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	57.46/cwt	56.00–58.50	967	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	61.07/cwt	42.00–69.50	766	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	63.91/cwt	62.50–65.00	828	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	245	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	350	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	320	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	531	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	372	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	48.91/cwt	36.00–57.50	491	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,540	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	11,319	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	930.42/cwt	625.00–1,150.00	12,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	135.43/cwt	130.00–141.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.18/cwt	127.00–179.00	564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,164	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	756.62/cwt	730.00–790.00	9,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	175.31/cwt	160.00–182.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	135.15/cwt	126.00–140.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.78/cwt	142.00–150.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.29/cwt	149.00–155.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	181.41/cwt	177.00–186.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.22/cwt	130.00–146.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	118.75/cwt	115.00–122.50	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	118.65/cwt	113.00–122.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	124.25/cwt	120.00–132.50	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	623	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	111.90/cwt	104.00–120.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	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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