Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

50 square bales of hay sold for 4 dollars per bale. Special feeder calf sale next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.08/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$129.08

95 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$20.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	137.43	640	57
Medium and Large 2	483	116.56	563	38

One grade step is worth $20.87/cwt here — about $77 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 sale95 hd

129.08

—

WV average4 barns · 141 hd

130.89

−1.81

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	1,593	84.07	1,339	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,284	66.73	857	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	59.62	678	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	46.38	517	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.13/cwt	125.00–140.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	159.93/cwt	150.00–170.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.12/cwt	120.00–147.50	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	164.79/cwt	150.00–171.00	943	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.71/cwt	148.00–157.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.91/cwt	131.00–152.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	142.97/cwt	134.00–151.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.11/cwt	131.00–160.00	597	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.71/cwt	166.00–174.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	156.61/cwt	150.00–162.50	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.56/cwt	102.50–130.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	138.54/cwt	130.00–148.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.59/cwt	132.00–147.00	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.67/cwt	110.00–142.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	135.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	122.16/cwt	113.00–130.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	120.77/cwt	110.00–130.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	86.75/cwt	81.00–92.50	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.73/cwt	107.00–128.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.56/cwt	141.00–152.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	163.68/cwt	157.00–167.00	845	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	60.50/cwt	52.50–69.00	344	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	242	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	78.75/cwt	70.00–87.50	276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	176.90/cwt	160.00–182.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,082	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	415	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	512	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	188	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	69.42/cwt	53.00–85.00	332	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	237	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	197	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	346	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	164	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	303	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	173	80.55/cwt	70.00–87.50	139	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	151.03/cwt	138.00–167.50	479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.36/cwt	122.00–131.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.43/cwt	110.00–135.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.06/cwt	125.00–182.00	702	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	46.38/cwt	39.00–53.00	517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,303	62.23/cwt	58.00–65.00	811	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	66.73/cwt	63.00–72.00	857	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	59.62/cwt	55.00–62.50	678	9
Bulls	—	—	1,651	88.44/cwt	75.00–104.00	1,460	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	606.27/cwt	400.00–775.00	4,796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.05/cwt	167.00–172.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	118.45/cwt	110.00–129.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	141.64/cwt	141.00–143.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	130.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	116.10/cwt	110.00–122.50	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	85.33/cwt	77.50–93.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	147.78/cwt	120.00–163.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	161.87/cwt	145.00–175.00	754	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	127.98/cwt	110.00–145.00	349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	124.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	345	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	638.13/cwt	350.00–785.00	6,586	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,984	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	57.58/cwt	51.00–62.00	586	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	221	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	57.44/cwt	53.00–63.00	675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	811.98/cwt	410.00–1,010.00	9,963	3

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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