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
Bulls—Average1,50188.221,32413
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 1—521120.39/cwt118.00–122.006278
BullsMedium and Large 1—583123.66/cwt123.00–124.007213
BullsMedium and Large 2—74590.00/cwt90.00–90.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2—41897.49/cwt95.00–100.004082
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524106.29/cwt75.00–115.0055711
BullsMedium and Large 1—617138.32/cwt136.00–140.008533
BullsMedium and Large 1—478131.83/cwt121.00–140.006307
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,7001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,125700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6001,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—830825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5631,237.99/head1,100.00–1,335.001,2382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1101,111.19/head900.00–1,200.001,1113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—865785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—930450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9581,093.21/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—885500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,150745.30/head675.00–785.007453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,400950.00/head950.00–950.009501
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09469.71/cwt67.00–72.007638
Bulls——1,41391.81/cwt70.50–109.001,29710
Bulls——1,66854.14/cwt40.00–58.009032
Bulls——2,050120.50/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 2—57098.27/cwt83.00–115.005607
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
BullsMedium and Large 2—674105.04/cwt97.50–113.007084
BullsMedium and Large 2—57889.16/cwt85.00–92.505153
BullsMedium and Large 1—738104.91/cwt100.00–115.007743
SteersMedium and Large 2—750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775111.00/cwt111.00–111.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 2—91084.00/cwt84.00–84.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—47096.94/cwt75.00–105.004564
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—300100.00/cwt100.00–100.003001
SteersMedium and Large 1—720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270107.00/cwt107.00–107.002891
HeifersMedium and Large 2—29095.00/cwt95.00–95.002761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375121.23/cwt120.00–122.504552
SteersMedium and Large 2—890114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 2—400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
SteersMedium and Large 2—97792.00/cwt92.00–92.008994
SteersMedium and Large 2—1,29580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—583116.65/cwt116.00–118.006803
SteersMedium and Large 1—485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
SteersMedium and Large 2—560111.00/cwt111.00–111.006221
SteersMedium and Large 1—577139.46/cwt133.00–146.008055
SteersMedium and Large 1—305132.50/cwt132.50–132.504041
SteersMedium and Large 1—665138.18/cwt137.50–139.009193
SteersMedium and Large 2—395116.00/cwt116.00–116.004581
SteersMedium and Large 1—518131.19/cwt125.00–139.006803
SteersMedium and Large 1—95096.00/cwt96.00–96.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1—645138.00/cwt138.00–138.008901
BullsMedium and Large 1—543131.65/cwt123.00–136.007153
BullsMedium and Large 2—530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1—670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1—430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
BullsMedium and Large 1—290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
BullsMedium and Large 2—478110.94/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.