Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2020-09-26

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 26
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
237 vs last sale 762 47 vs year ago 478 · +9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
92 vs last sale 23 1 vs year ago 116 · 0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
1 vs last sale 64 21 vs year ago 42 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower run this week compared to last, lighter run of feeder cattle but heavier run of slaughter cattle and goats. Demand steady for #1 steers up to #500 to slightly lower in the #500 - #600 weight range. #1 Heifers sold steady, demand increasing for #1 feeder bulls $5-10/cwt . Demand steady for slaughter cows and slightly higher for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.07/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$126.07
191 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$14
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.99
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455133.6560775
Medium and Large 2490121.17593116
One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $14 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 sale191 hd
126.07
WV average5 barns · 542 hd
127.07
−0.99
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
BullsLow1,47188.411,30118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46862.1091218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17259.7570034
CowsLean 85-90%Low99552.2152033

Every lot, as filed

87 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2758107.75/cwt104.00–115.008173
HeifersMedium and Large 2576117.81/cwt111.00–125.0067912
BullsMedium and Large 2435141.42/cwt138.00–145.006152
HeifersMedium and Large 2373128.29/cwt100.00–142.0047917
HeifersMedium and Large 2425127.17/cwt110.00–135.0054018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2903540.44/cwt475.00–600.004,8802
HeifersMedium and Large 2517120.89/cwt116.00–126.0062511
HeifersMedium and Large 2691116.67/cwt112.00–119.008063
HeifersMedium and Large 2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008502
HeifersMedium and Large 2317124.29/cwt105.00–135.003949
BullsMedium and Large 2777104.00/cwt104.00–104.008082
HeifersMedium and Large 2266125.52/cwt122.50–129.003348
BullsMedium and Large 2490125.98/cwt121.00–138.006177
SteersMedium and Large 2768124.63/cwt120.00–127.009573
SteersMedium and Large 2723128.71/cwt115.00–138.009313
SteersMedium and Large 2476137.63/cwt115.00–150.006558
HeifersMedium and Large 2715111.39/cwt108.00–113.007965
SteersMedium and Large 2369146.85/cwt137.00–154.005427
BullsMedium and Large 2713110.51/cwt110.00–111.007882
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added697130.00/cwt130.00–130.009062
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
SteersMedium and Large 2542129.80/cwt129.00–130.007045
SteersMedium and Large 2319142.76/cwt130.00–154.0045510
SteersMedium and Large 2568127.28/cwt125.00–131.007233
HeifersMedium and Large 2478121.53/cwt112.50–126.0058113
BullsMedium and Large 2675120.68/cwt117.00–126.008153
BullsMedium and Large 2313136.02/cwt135.00–138.004263
BullsMedium and Large 2286131.48/cwt112.50–143.003765
HeifersMedium and Large 2620113.73/cwt106.00–119.0070512
BullsMedium and Large 2368131.72/cwt115.00–145.004856
SteersMedium and Large 2623127.31/cwt117.00–133.007936
SteersMedium and Large 1367163.34/cwt155.00–168.005999
HeifersMedium and Large 1572124.06/cwt120.00–127.007109
BullsMedium and Large 1581129.43/cwt128.00–135.007525
BullsMedium and Large 2579121.83/cwt109.00–126.007059
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2898450.21/cwt425.00–475.004,0432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125720.57/cwt600.00–800.008,1069
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,328796.14/cwt750.00–850.0010,5733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,153785.15/cwt550.00–1,000.009,05313
CowsLean 85-90%87041.02/cwt37.50–44.503577
BullsMedium and Large 2233140.00/cwt140.00–140.003262
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22966.79/cwt64.00–69.008216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05952.36/cwt50.50–54.005545
Bulls1,54379.80/cwt79.50–80.001,2312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40261.42/cwt58.50–64.5086110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60664.01/cwt63.00–65.001,0287
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,135.86/cwt1,085.00–1,175.0012,8692
CowsLean 85-90%1,05852.67/cwt44.00–62.0055721
CowsLean 85-90%90865.95/cwt58.50–76.005995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18259.52/cwt54.50–65.0070423
Bulls1,44488.12/cwt84.00–97.001,27215
Bulls1,735110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9091
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,16055.50/cwt55.50–55.506441
BullsMedium and Large 1670122.66/cwt122.00–124.008223
SteersMedium and Large 1577138.85/cwt134.00–143.0080116
BullsMedium and Large 1414150.08/cwt141.00–160.006219
HeifersMedium and Large 1519126.18/cwt120.00–131.0065512
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,020805.51/cwt675.00–925.008,2162
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009122
BullsMedium and Large 1600130.67/cwt128.00–132.007843
SteersMedium and Large 1428154.88/cwt140.00–169.0066320
BullsMedium and Large 1381154.16/cwt141.00–168.0058711
HeifersMedium and Large 1423139.46/cwt130.00–153.0059021
HeifersMedium and Large 1379139.62/cwt128.00–151.0052910
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added465163.49/cwt163.00–164.007604
SteersMedium and Large 1519144.19/cwt137.00–152.0074810
HeifersMedium and Large 1472129.92/cwt126.00–136.0061311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added370153.00/cwt153.00–153.005661
BullsMedium and Large 1713116.47/cwt115.00–118.008302
SteersMedium and Large 1875115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007024
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added441165.00/cwt165.00–165.007285
HeifersMedium and Large 1331138.03/cwt132.50–145.004577
SteersMedium and Large 1805121.01/cwt120.00–122.009742
BullsMedium and Large 1340156.07/cwt151.00–159.005314
SteersMedium and Large 1478151.23/cwt145.00–160.007236
SteersMedium and Large 1323156.73/cwt155.00–158.005063
SteersMedium and Large 1675125.18/cwt124.00–130.008455
BullsMedium and Large 2515121.16/cwt112.00–127.506245
BullsMedium and Large 1479144.08/cwt136.00–150.0069015
BullsMedium and Large 2634116.40/cwt109.00–124.007384
BullsMedium and Large 1522130.00/cwt125.00–135.006793
SteersMedium and Large 1285142.37/cwt140.00–147.004063
SteersMedium and Large 1631136.96/cwt128.00–140.008646
HeifersMedium and Large 2815102.52/cwt99.00–106.008362
BullsMedium and Large 182894.38/cwt89.00–97.007813
SteersMedium and Large 2427139.47/cwt127.50–153.005965

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.