Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.17/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$142.17

103 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$4.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.35

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	512	142.31	729	100
Medium 1-2	423	137.33	581	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about $148 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 sale103 hd

142.17

—

WV average5 barns · 225 hd

126.81

+15.35

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	1,453	76.81	1,116	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	66.54	790	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	64.48	1,051	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	54.13	516	27

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.08/cwt	123.00–137.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.46/cwt	137.50–174.00	505	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	116.60/cwt	112.50–124.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.50/cwt	107.50–117.50	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	108.55/cwt	95.00–123.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	115.37/cwt	102.50–130.00	553	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	120.88/cwt	116.00–127.00	655	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.04/cwt	125.00–132.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	125.13/cwt	109.00–136.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	123.19/cwt	118.00–130.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.34/cwt	107.50–127.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	115.86/cwt	110.00–122.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	368	113.04/cwt	100.00–127.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	561	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.39/cwt	107.50–132.50	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	138.40/cwt	130.00–144.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	126.42/cwt	126.00–127.50	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.57/cwt	110.00–138.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	134.56/cwt	127.50–138.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	128.47/cwt	120.00–132.50	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	247	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	154.49/cwt	150.00–163.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.90/cwt	118.00–143.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.06/cwt	121.00–143.00	808	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	144.62/cwt	135.00–149.00	704	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	153.01/cwt	124.00–177.00	632	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,619	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,104	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,759	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	834.86/cwt	735.00–925.00	11,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	76.81/cwt	60.00–84.50	1,116	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	66.54/cwt	49.00–78.50	790	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	64.48/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,051	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	55.06/cwt	37.00–72.00	529	26

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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