Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2020-08-15

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 15
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
142 vs last sale 350 320 vs year ago 528 · 60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
2 vs last sale 42 44 vs year ago 88 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
11 vs last sale 20 8 vs year ago 39 · 20.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter run of all head compared to last reported, lighter run of feeders but similar offering of slaughter and replacement cattle as well as sheep and goats. Slightly stronger demand this week for feeders roughly $5/cwt for steers and $2/cwt on heifers. Demand remained steady for slaughter cattle. Higher than average rainfall and pasture reported for the season in the Ohio valley.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.81/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$131.81
80 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.88
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507133.1367546
Medium and Large 2476130.0361934
One grade step is worth $3.10/cwt here — about $56 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 sale80 hd
131.81
WV average4 barns · 145 hd
127.93
+3.88
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,64085.391,40114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08965.8971713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35160.078125thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02755.9357512

Every lot, as filed

53 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1343164.65/cwt158.00–169.005653
SteersMedium and Large 2525137.23/cwt125.00–149.007202
SteersMedium and Large 1380168.53/cwt166.00–171.006402
SteersMedium and Large 1557154.51/cwt152.00–156.008614
SteersMedium and Large 1470162.95/cwt158.00–168.007664
SteersMedium and Large 2569138.00/cwt123.00–148.007854
SteersLarge 344571.00/cwt71.00–71.003161
SteersMedium and Large 1284167.42/cwt157.00–172.004754
SteersMedium and Large 2475151.05/cwt135.00–167.007173
SteersMedium and Large 1625149.01/cwt147.00–150.009313
SteersMedium and Large 2412131.18/cwt116.00–151.005403
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725118.99/cwt118.00–120.008632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,0001
Bulls1,65790.00/cwt85.00–94.001,49110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565125.50/cwt117.00–134.007092
BullsMedium and Large 11,2531,153.39/cwt975.00–1,300.0014,4522
Bulls1,59873.88/cwt60.00–83.001,1814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523128.01/cwt126.00–130.006692
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2906954.34/cwt775.00–1,075.008,6464
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200880.04/cwt875.00–885.0010,5602
CowsLean 85-90%98956.84/cwt55.50–59.005626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,333812.85/cwt650.00–1,000.0010,8354
CowsLean 85-90%1,08160.43/cwt56.00–63.006534
CowsLean 85-90%1,03544.17/cwt35.00–53.004572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128804.65/cwt600.00–950.009,0765
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35160.07/cwt55.00–63.508125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275836.03/cwt625.00–1,000.0010,6592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07763.96/cwt62.00–66.006897
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,315735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,6651
HeifersMedium and Large 1536134.22/cwt133.00–135.0071910
HeifersMedium and Large 2514125.18/cwt119.00–129.006435
HeifersMedium and Large 1429137.03/cwt123.00–141.005889
HeifersMedium and Large 2462128.82/cwt119.00–139.005955
HeifersMedium and Large 1569126.98/cwt124.00–130.007235
HeifersMedium and Large 2331131.11/cwt117.50–142.504345
HeifersMedium and Large 1330143.03/cwt131.00–149.004725
HeifersMedium and Large 2582125.98/cwt115.00–129.507334
HeifersMedium and Large 1388141.98/cwt131.00–149.005513
HeifersMedium and Large 2278134.86/cwt130.00–140.003752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,033879.19/cwt800.00–900.009,0824
SteersMedium and Large 1428167.31/cwt166.00–168.007163
SteersMedium and Large 2388121.86/cwt118.00–127.504733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10268.14/cwt66.00–72.007516
HeifersMedium and Large 2429140.26/cwt131.00–145.006027
HeifersMedium and Large 1465135.13/cwt129.00–141.006282
HeifersMedium and Large 1625125.20/cwt120.00–136.0078312
HeifersMedium and Large 2626123.34/cwt122.00–127.007726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470151.28/cwt141.00–162.007112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,184.21/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0011,9963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410142.25/cwt142.00–142.505832
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0021,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285166.09/cwt161.00–171.004732
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,185962.76/cwt950.00–975.0011,4092

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.