Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.54/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$116.54

63 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$18.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	117.98	616	58
Medium and Large 2	515	99.84	514	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about $102 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 sale63 hd

116.54

—

WV average3 barns · 84 hd

113.78

+2.76

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	1,737	73.31	1,273	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,259	53.80	677	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	47.97	638	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	39.53	458	13

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	781.85/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,015	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	145.58/cwt	140.00–151.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,205	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	134.34/cwt	131.00–138.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.52/cwt	138.00–152.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	120.92/cwt	111.00–128.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	139.92/cwt	130.00–146.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	124.72/cwt	119.00–129.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.26/cwt	127.00–143.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	129.88/cwt	128.00–132.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	116.77/cwt	113.00–122.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	73.31/cwt	67.00–80.00	1,273	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	47.97/cwt	45.00–52.00	638	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	39.53/cwt	34.00–45.00	458	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	53.80/cwt	51.00–57.00	677	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	961.04/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	891.40/cwt	825.00–975.00	12,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	107.10/cwt	102.00–112.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	117.95/cwt	113.00–123.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	93.06/cwt	91.00–95.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	988.41/cwt	435.00–1,600.00	10,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	648.03/cwt	500.00–800.00	5,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	110.98/cwt	103.00–116.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	113.49/cwt	110.00–121.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.63/cwt	129.00–141.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.38/cwt	110.00–125.00	630	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	770	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	865.18/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	753.88/cwt	625.00–975.00	9,220	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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