Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.47/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$124.47

35 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$31.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	352	126.77	446	7thin
Medium and Large 1	466	126.74	591	25
Medium and Large 3	310	109.00	338	1thin
Small 1	338	95.75	323	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.02/cwt here — about $123 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 sale35 hd

124.47

—

WV average3 barns · 86 hd

130.75

−6.28

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	66.80	961	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	60.16	708	28

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	518	151.97/cwt	151.00–154.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	124.82/cwt	119.00–126.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	127.97/cwt	119.00–133.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	124.74/cwt	124.00–125.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	115.30/cwt	110.00–121.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.86/cwt	129.00–155.00	688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	338	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	70.22/cwt	69.50–71.00	1,264	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	65.66/cwt	63.50–69.00	865	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	52.11/cwt	50.00–53.50	582	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	58.20/cwt	56.00–65.50	699	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	64.29/cwt	59.50–67.00	766	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	89.99/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.77/cwt	122.50–145.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.16/cwt	111.00–144.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.96/cwt	125.00–141.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	115.56/cwt	113.00–118.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	852	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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