Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.77/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$115.77

47 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	122.35	609	23
Medium and Large 2	434	110.30	478	23
Small 1	515	90.00	464	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.35/cwt here — about $146 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 sale47 hd

115.77

—

WV average3 barns · 57 hd

113.39

+2.38

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	1,403	77.43	1,086	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	72.86	895	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	71.56	966	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	65.83	725	27

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	670	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.32/cwt	118.00–132.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	116.72/cwt	107.00–125.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	129.12/cwt	120.00–139.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	116.19/cwt	112.50–120.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.00/cwt	111.00–123.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	461	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	579.50/cwt	525.00–625.00	5,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	788	445.49/cwt	410.00–475.00	3,510	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	830	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,943	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.04/cwt	147.00–149.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.00/cwt	124.50–135.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	805	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	77.43/cwt	58.00–98.00	1,086	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	80.17/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,045	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	71.81/cwt	64.00–77.00	867	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	768	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	77.08/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,070	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	70.08/cwt	66.00–73.50	967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	75.76/cwt	73.50–78.00	845	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	55.42/cwt	48.00–62.00	574	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	69.69/cwt	61.00–75.50	794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	132.52/cwt	126.00–136.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	114.94/cwt	112.50–117.50	486	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	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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