Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Jackson County Board sale for results of 2 loads of field/video cattle*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.98/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$113.98

19 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	399	120.72	482	7thin
Medium and Large 2	458	118.00	540	4thin
Medium and Large 3-4	195	115.00	224	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	410	111.70	458	5thin
Medium and Large 3	402	87.50	352	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $130 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 sale19 hd

113.98

—

WV average2 barns · 28 hd

111.95

+2.03

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	2,035	90.50	1,842	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	64.00	1,027	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	59.47	777	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	49.33	576	7thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls	—	—	2,035	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	195	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	402	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	49.33/cwt	42.00–65.00	576	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	121.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3-4	—	210	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	268	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	59.47/cwt	53.00–65.50	777	4

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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