Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Board and Pre-Lotted Sales along with regular sale. *Board Sale* report can be found under Jackson County Regional -Board Sale. *Pre-Lotted* Wirt Co. pool test found below under Steers - Medium and Large 1-2 and Heifers - Medium and Large 1-2. All other classes regular weekly sale test.

Ample demand and larger offering than last week with larger run of quality feeder cattle. Stronger demand across the board for feeders; 4 weight steers higher $13-$18, 5 weights by $3-$8, 6 weights $18-35. Feeder heifers: 4 weights higher $2-$7, 5 weights higher $8-$10, 6 weights higher $7. Feeder bulls higher: 4 weights $10-$24, 5 weights $2-$4, and 6 weights $3-$4. Slaughter cattle: breakers and boners steady, lean higher by $4.50, bulls higher $3. Heiferettes, $70. Feeder pigs up to $45, slaughter hogs, $47.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.36/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$139.36

283 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	141.14	809	114
Medium and Large 1-2	600	140.85	846	129
Medium and Large 2	503	129.45	651	40

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $158 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 sale283 hd

139.36

—

WV average3 barns · 307 hd

137.88

+1.48

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	1,725	81.29	1,402	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	57.35	698	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	56.45	896	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	46.41	502	22

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	123.24/cwt	117.50–133.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.15/cwt	110.00–121.00	660	7
Bulls	—	—	1,737	80.13/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,392	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	56.45/cwt	50.00–65.00	896	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	56.33/cwt	51.50–62.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.44/cwt	114.00–121.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	118.14/cwt	110.00–126.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.75/cwt	122.00–133.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	161.47/cwt	158.00–166.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.15/cwt	123.00–144.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	112.80/cwt	105.00–120.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	143.91/cwt	134.00–154.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	148.83/cwt	120.00–159.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	773	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.54/cwt	110.00–121.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	123.25/cwt	118.00–129.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	108.30/cwt	101.00–112.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.58/cwt	108.00–127.00	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.13/cwt	124.00–145.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	110.61/cwt	101.00–113.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.46/cwt	110.00–121.00	605	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	782	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	117.66/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	932	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	728	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	660	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	135.57/cwt	129.00–142.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.58/cwt	134.00–157.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	137.92/cwt	131.00–143.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	146.72/cwt	146.00–147.50	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	109.65/cwt	100.00–115.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	938	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	126.80/cwt	122.00–128.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	633	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	9,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,472	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	783.79/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,343	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	601.04/cwt	575.00–625.00	6,022	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	734.53/cwt	525.00–1,085.00	8,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	137.31/cwt	129.00–143.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.91/cwt	132.00–145.00	746	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	120.85/cwt	115.00–138.00	637	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	881.76/cwt	525.00–1,150.00	10,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	133.67/cwt	126.00–141.00	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	131.98/cwt	130.00–132.50	944	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	671.48/cwt	500.00–1,010.00	6,802	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	17,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	109.21/cwt	98.50–120.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	127.22/cwt	115.00–133.00	534	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	118.95/cwt	116.00–125.00	668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	151.04/cwt	142.00–164.00	588	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	379.75/cwt	310.00–450.00	2,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	108.27/cwt	100.00–114.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	579	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.83/cwt	107.50–126.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	910.98/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	9,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	36.64/cwt	32.00–41.00	357	5
Bulls	—	—	1,215	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	89.33/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,742	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	52.67/cwt	48.50–55.50	608	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	60.07/cwt	56.50–62.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	125.29/cwt	117.00–130.00	704	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.57/cwt	116.00–123.00	631	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	45.46/cwt	42.00–49.00	485	8

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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