Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.80/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$122.80

112 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$14.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	125.54	604	91
Medium and Large 2	459	110.94	509	21

One grade step is worth $14.60/cwt here — about $94 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 sale112 hd

122.80

—

WV average8 barns · 2,287 hd

130.27

−7.47

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	1,473	74.26	1,094	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	55.58	648	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	55.43	764	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	46.37	449	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.67/cwt	106.00–127.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.62/cwt	117.00–148.00	708	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	151.44/cwt	136.00–159.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	139.91/cwt	130.00–150.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	118.81/cwt	114.00–126.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.66/cwt	137.00–160.00	770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.92/cwt	139.00–158.00	718	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	157.60/cwt	153.00–162.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.16/cwt	125.00–138.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	132.05/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	118.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.99/cwt	132.00–165.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	122.76/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.82/cwt	154.00–170.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	90.96/cwt	80.00–105.00	732	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	46.37/cwt	43.00–49.00	449	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	55.43/cwt	54.00–58.00	764	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.58/cwt	50.00–63.00	648	21
Bulls	—	—	1,473	74.26/cwt	61.00–85.00	1,094	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	702.67/cwt	410.00–950.00	9,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	574.44/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,752	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	690.58/cwt	575.00–825.00	8,487	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	737.89/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	121.13/cwt	117.00–125.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	106.16/cwt	102.00–110.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	112.98/cwt	103.00–122.00	382	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	107.43/cwt	100.00–115.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	127.33/cwt	118.00–141.00	609	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.64/cwt	114.00–130.00	633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	118.23/cwt	112.00–125.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.97/cwt	138.00–152.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	113.66/cwt	113.00–115.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	113.41/cwt	100.00–125.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	114.11/cwt	110.00–123.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.69/cwt	120.00–148.00	557	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	137.95/cwt	132.00–146.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	135.71/cwt	121.00–144.00	520	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.34/cwt	108.00–125.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	132.46/cwt	128.00–137.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	2

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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