Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$130.00

57 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	134.11	728	45
Medium and Large 2	534	114.61	612	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $115 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 sale57 hd

130.00

—

WV average3 barns · 89 hd

122.98

+7.02

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	1,849	81.49	1,507	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	61.22	727	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	56.20	836	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	41.65	392	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$987	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$844	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,254	$829	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	907	$727	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,101	$676	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	938	$490	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,165	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,480	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,193	$835	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	536	143.37/cwt	100.00–159.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.57/cwt	122.00–131.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	163.93/cwt	157.00–170.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.63/cwt	153.00–167.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.23/cwt	117.00–155.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.69/cwt	110.00–132.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.21/cwt	160.00–172.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.94/cwt	129.00–140.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	131.09/cwt	128.00–140.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.81/cwt	140.00–172.00	717	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	41.65/cwt	33.00–50.00	392	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	56.20/cwt	55.00–57.00	836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	61.22/cwt	51.00–75.00	727	19
Bulls	—	—	1,849	81.49/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,507	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	828.96/head	500.00–1,075.00	829	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	844.13/head	800.00–890.00	844	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	675.81/head	475.00–900.00	676	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	986.89/head	640.00–1,310.00	987	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	726.57/head	600.00–835.00	727	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	489.60/head	400.00–550.00	490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	117.34/cwt	107.00–125.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	144.22/cwt	137.00–156.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.77/cwt	130.00–143.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.36/cwt	125.00–152.00	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	481	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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