Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Low receipts due to inclement weather*

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.50/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −59.40 against this barn's trailing median of $198.90.

Average price

$139.50

7 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Small and Medium 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.97

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	260	150.00	390	1thin
Medium 2	210	142.50	299	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	493	139.50	687	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	265	126.00	334	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $56 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

8 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.82, low $195.18, median $198.90 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

139.50

—

WV average2 barns · 20 hd

107.53

+31.97

This barn, trailing median8 sales

198.90

−59.40

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	1,805	90.10	1,626	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	78.72	1,087	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,261	66.59	840	9thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	210	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	299	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	205	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	179	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	257	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	141	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	305	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	244	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	255	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	223	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	280	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	585	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	19,329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,539	74.21/cwt	66.00–85.00	1,142	6
Bulls	—	—	1,899	94.62/cwt	85.00–106.50	1,797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,150	84.17/cwt	76.00–100.00	968	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	66.59/cwt	61.00–83.00	840	9

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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