Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2021-06-05

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jun 5
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
71 vs last sale 65 75 vs year ago 61 · +123.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
30 vs last sale 27 29 vs year ago 28 · +103.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
20 vs last sale 23 17 vs year ago 26 · +65.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heavier run than last week, greater offering of all classes, especially feeder cattle. Market steady to slightly lower for feeders, steady for slaughter cattle. Small run of dairy calves, $35-$90. Roasting hogs, $130-$140. Heiferettes, $89-$97.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.23/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$108.23
45 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.06
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499118.5059117thin
Medium and Large 2546101.9955628
One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $35 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 sale45 hd
108.23
WV average3 barns · 71 hd
111.29
−3.06
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
BullsAverage1,50188.221,32413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32679.101,0498thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16070.8982211
CowsLean 85-90%High91759.115426thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,495$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,400$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$7851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$7453thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)885$5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)930$4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,650$1,3802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,563$1,2382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,1113thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$1,0703thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1521120.39/cwt118.00–122.006278
BullsMedium and Large 1583123.66/cwt123.00–124.007213
BullsMedium and Large 274590.00/cwt90.00–90.006711
BullsMedium and Large 241897.49/cwt95.00–100.004082
HeifersMedium and Large 2524106.29/cwt75.00–115.0055711
BullsMedium and Large 1617138.32/cwt136.00–140.008533
BullsMedium and Large 1478131.83/cwt121.00–140.006307
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6001,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2830825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5631,237.99/head1,100.00–1,335.001,2382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,111.19/head900.00–1,200.001,1113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2865785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29581,093.21/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2885500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150745.30/head675.00–785.007453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400950.00/head950.00–950.009501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09469.71/cwt67.00–72.007638
Bulls1,41391.81/cwt70.50–109.001,29710
Bulls1,66854.14/cwt40.00–58.009032
Bulls2,050120.50/cwt120.50–120.502,4701
CowsLean 85-90%97963.67/cwt60.00–65.006234
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33574.05/cwt73.75–74.509893
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32679.10/cwt75.50–81.501,0498
CowsLean 85-90%79350.00/cwt50.00–50.003972
HeifersMedium and Large 257098.27/cwt83.00–115.005607
HeifersMedium and Large 2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
BullsMedium and Large 2674105.04/cwt97.50–113.007084
BullsMedium and Large 257889.16/cwt85.00–92.505153
BullsMedium and Large 1738104.91/cwt100.00–115.007743
SteersMedium and Large 2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 2775111.00/cwt111.00–111.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 291084.00/cwt84.00–84.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 247096.94/cwt75.00–105.004564
HeifersMedium and Large 2640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 2300100.00/cwt100.00–100.003001
SteersMedium and Large 1720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 1495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 1270107.00/cwt107.00–107.002891
HeifersMedium and Large 229095.00/cwt95.00–95.002761
HeifersMedium and Large 1375121.23/cwt120.00–122.504552
SteersMedium and Large 2890114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 2400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
SteersMedium and Large 297792.00/cwt92.00–92.008994
SteersMedium and Large 21,29580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0361
HeifersMedium and Large 1445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
HeifersMedium and Large 1583116.65/cwt116.00–118.006803
SteersMedium and Large 1485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
SteersMedium and Large 2560111.00/cwt111.00–111.006221
SteersMedium and Large 1577139.46/cwt133.00–146.008055
SteersMedium and Large 1305132.50/cwt132.50–132.504041
SteersMedium and Large 1665138.18/cwt137.50–139.009193
SteersMedium and Large 2395116.00/cwt116.00–116.004581
SteersMedium and Large 1518131.19/cwt125.00–139.006803
SteersMedium and Large 195096.00/cwt96.00–96.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1645138.00/cwt138.00–138.008901
BullsMedium and Large 1543131.65/cwt123.00–136.007153
BullsMedium and Large 2530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
BullsMedium and Large 1290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
BullsMedium and Large 2478110.94/cwt105.00–115.005303

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.