Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week cattle under 500# sold slightly lower, but still had an active trade. Cattle weighing 500# and up sold mostly steady. Not enough slaughter cows this week to establish a trend

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.94/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$118.94

57 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$33.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

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	500	123.38	616	42
Medium and Large 2	466	111.09	518	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	98.00	517	2thin
Medium and Large 3	253	90.00	227	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $389 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 sale57 hd

118.94

—

WV average2 barns · 80 hd

112.27

+6.67

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	1,291	68.80	889	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	56.91	698	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	51.77	548	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.21/cwt	140.00–168.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	103.03/cwt	99.00–107.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.85/cwt	112.00–128.00	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	112.23/cwt	103.00–121.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.80/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.86/cwt	112.00–138.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	162.70/cwt	157.00–167.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	131.72/cwt	117.50–139.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	127.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,203	64.50/cwt	52.50–77.50	776	8
Bulls	—	—	1,645	86.01/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	150.49/cwt	144.00–166.00	686	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	57.28/cwt	46.00–64.00	740	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	61.08/cwt	58.00–63.00	679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	51.77/cwt	47.00–54.50	548	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	153.62/cwt	135.00–163.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	175.41/cwt	174.00–178.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	905.82/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,598	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.40/cwt	142.00–160.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.05/cwt	140.00–169.00	759	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	147.01/cwt	132.00–154.00	850	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,967	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.06/cwt	122.50–132.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	124.89/cwt	119.00–131.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	126.50/cwt	111.00–131.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	119.41/cwt	105.00–125.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.03/cwt	116.00–119.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	113.39/cwt	110.00–117.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	323	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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