Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.32/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$138.32

178 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	139.46	777	159
Medium and Large 2	502	129.23	649	18thin
Medium and Large 3	310	120.00	372	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $405 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 sale178 hd

138.32

—

WV average5 barns · 636 hd

138.53

−0.22

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	—	Low	1,620	73.25	1,187	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	53.23	642	12

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	59.34/cwt	58.00–61.00	773	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	46.63/cwt	45.00–50.00	533	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	53.71/cwt	50.00–55.00	628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	740	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	758.73/cwt	675.00–825.00	8,672	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	963.68/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	132.35/cwt	117.50–138.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	132.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	129.47/cwt	128.00–131.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.11/cwt	122.50–152.50	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.76/cwt	122.50–146.00	536	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.46/cwt	130.00–149.00	604	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.41/cwt	125.00–140.00	775	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	129.28/cwt	104.00–140.00	602	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.96/cwt	117.50–130.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	133.21/cwt	121.00–136.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	127.81/cwt	126.00–128.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	128.55/cwt	115.00–133.00	545	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	126.08/cwt	120.00–137.50	477	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.60/cwt	120.00–145.00	656	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	102.08/cwt	95.00–111.00	294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.75/cwt	107.50–125.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.39/cwt	105.00–117.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	114.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	113.14/cwt	112.50–117.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	117.43/cwt	112.00–125.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	111.77/cwt	97.50–125.00	415	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.68/cwt	87.50–106.00	428	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	410	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.32/cwt	132.50–135.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	123.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	145.80/cwt	139.00–151.00	601	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	132.46/cwt	129.00–140.00	820	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	147.89/cwt	139.00–158.50	691	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.77/cwt	128.00–145.00	743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.60/cwt	135.00–152.00	806	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	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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