Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull 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 | 1,908 | 91.43 | 1,745 | 3thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,299 | 62.73 | 815 | 57 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,568 | 60.14 | 943 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,111 | 58.69 | 652 | 31 |
Every lot, as filed
9 lots · USDA AMS · Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WVNothing 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 | — | — | 1,900 | 84.40/cwt | 83.00–85.50 | 1,604 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,925 | 105.50/cwt | 105.50–105.50 | 2,031 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,297 | 62.01/cwt | 50.50–69.50 | 804 | 51 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,504 | 71.06/cwt | 70.00–73.00 | 1,069 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,568 | 60.14/cwt | 55.00–66.00 | 943 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,139 | 58.18/cwt | 48.00–67.00 | 663 | 26 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,190 | 50.18/cwt | 46.00–53.00 | 597 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 943 | 64.56/cwt | 62.00–67.00 | 609 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 820 | 68.78/cwt | 65.00–74.00 | 564 | 3 |
How this sale compares
West Virginia weighted averagesOne 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.