Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.36/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$126.36

146 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	132.04	676	91
Medium and Large 2	521	116.96	609	55

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $67 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 sale146 hd

126.36

—

WV average3 barns · 157 hd

124.05

+2.31

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	1,626	76.28	1,240	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	53.07	634	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	52.80	720	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	41.87	427	22

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,409	$890	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$866	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$830	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,159	$726	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$636	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,278	$1,118	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,570	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	673	112.17/cwt	100.00–125.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.30/cwt	129.00–135.00	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.59/cwt	132.00–156.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.09/cwt	118.00–147.00	700	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.09/cwt	145.00–181.00	548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.03/cwt	163.00–165.00	541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	866.19/head	760.00–1,000.00	866	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	726.05/head	525.00–825.00	726	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	635.55/head	310.00–800.00	636	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	890.16/head	735.00–975.00	890	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	830.42/head	750.00–900.00	830	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,180	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	76.28/cwt	61.00–86.00	1,240	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	40.28/cwt	35.00–46.00	376	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,198	54.14/cwt	47.00–61.00	649	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	52.84/cwt	46.00–65.00	631	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	52.80/cwt	47.00–56.00	720	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	42.22/cwt	34.00–47.00	439	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.44/cwt	135.00–147.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.26/cwt	138.00–139.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.51/cwt	120.00–137.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	124.67/cwt	120.00–129.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.78/cwt	133.00–158.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.96/cwt	121.00–139.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.37/cwt	124.00–147.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	115.92/cwt	101.00–122.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.41/cwt	120.00–132.00	734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	134.28/cwt	131.00–139.00	653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.54/cwt	130.00–144.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.80/cwt	119.00–125.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	171.24/cwt	159.00–175.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	112.26/cwt	110.00–118.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.49/cwt	107.00–124.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	138.59/cwt	129.00–145.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	138.95/cwt	130.00–148.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.86/cwt	116.00–125.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	161.00/cwt	150.00–168.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	119.20/cwt	112.00–122.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.24/cwt	106.00–124.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.82/cwt	126.00–138.00	689	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	121.95/cwt	118.00–134.00	401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.95/cwt	129.00–157.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.73/cwt	115.00–139.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	117.86/cwt	100.00–126.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	97.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,117.76/head	985.00–1,250.00	1,118	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1

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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