Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.56/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$117.56

132 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$7.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.40

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	118.92	600	109
Medium and Large 2	439	111.13	488	23

One grade step is worth $7.78/cwt here — about $112 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 sale132 hd

117.56

—

WV average4 barns · 190 hd

113.16

+4.40

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	1,717	70.64	1,213	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,294	54.25	702	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	48.63	636	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	41.41	453	27

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	138.62/cwt	129.00–155.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	130.55/cwt	125.00–136.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	127.42/cwt	119.00–134.00	590	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	115.49/cwt	105.00–122.00	601	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	124.03/cwt	117.00–127.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	122.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	131.46/cwt	120.00–138.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	125.57/cwt	115.00–129.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.03/cwt	141.00–147.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	111.08/cwt	106.00–121.00	629	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	147.16/cwt	124.00–170.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	125.85/cwt	113.00–135.00	529	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.68/cwt	118.00–128.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.20/cwt	138.00–145.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	138.55/cwt	130.00–149.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	109.00/cwt	106.00–111.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.08/cwt	121.00–127.00	771	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	624.86/cwt	475.00–685.00	7,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	122.67/cwt	121.00–124.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	120.30/cwt	116.00–126.00	451	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	589.26/cwt	450.00–735.00	7,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	123.22/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,023	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	109.56/cwt	104.00–111.00	735	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	797.56/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,598	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	692.01/cwt	500.00–950.00	7,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	70.64/cwt	60.00–80.00	1,213	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	41.41/cwt	33.00–48.00	453	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.53/cwt	112.00–129.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	111.00/cwt	107.00–115.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.52/cwt	107.00–129.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	115.12/cwt	106.00–125.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.91/cwt	115.00–130.00	403	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	105.95/cwt	99.00–112.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.29/cwt	118.00–158.00	575	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	871.61/cwt	780.00–975.00	12,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	607.42/cwt	400.00–835.00	7,368	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	48.63/cwt	43.00–52.00	636	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	54.25/cwt	50.00–57.00	702	7

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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