Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.25/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$118.25

49 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$26.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	123.04	698	31
Medium and Large 2	476	111.72	532	16thin
Medium and Large 3	358	96.25	344	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.79/cwt here — about $354 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 sale49 hd

118.25

—

WV average4 barns · 107 hd

121.93

−3.68

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	—	High	1,590	77.65	1,235	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	66.47	903	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	61.77	700	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	39.33	352	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.42/cwt	130.00–149.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.19/cwt	115.00–138.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.12/cwt	112.00–136.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.85/cwt	128.00–140.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	39.33/cwt	30.00–44.00	352	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	67.09/cwt	63.50–71.00	901	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	65.98/cwt	62.00–71.00	782	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	59.94/cwt	57.00–63.50	660	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	46.19/cwt	40.00–52.50	451	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	84.92/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,394	5
Bulls	—	—	1,637	78.09/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,190	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	476	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	696.96/cwt	600.00–785.00	8,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.42/cwt	128.00–138.00	689	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	775.23/cwt	750.00–800.00	10,373	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	67.28/cwt	65.00–68.00	329	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	283	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	65.04/cwt	63.00–67.00	537	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	103.31/cwt	96.00–107.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.05/cwt	120.00–132.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	121.93/cwt	116.00–127.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.41/cwt	117.00–128.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.50/cwt	112.00–129.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	103.01/cwt	97.00–106.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	113.29/cwt	111.00–115.00	416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.05/cwt	135.00–142.50	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	145.98/cwt	138.00–150.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.04/cwt	137.50–156.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	147.55/cwt	139.00–153.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	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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