Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2022-04-30

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 30
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
436 vs last sale 694 84 vs year ago 174 · +48.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
26 vs last sale 97 1 vs year ago 70 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
38 vs last sale 24 25 vs year ago 87 · 28.7%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.87/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$146.87
101 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$29.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2451151.6968378
Medium and Large 2483132.7764215thin
Large 1-2401127.005103thin
Medium and Large 3466126.755914thin
Medium 2635122.007751thin
One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale101 hd
146.87
WV average4 barns · 170 hd
145.48
+1.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,494102.391,53013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25279.5899732
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03265.2567328

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,535$1,1851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$8616
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,097$8533thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$8412thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$7751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$1,0851thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)715$8101thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,198$2,5168
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,0851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,287$1,2096
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,1622thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2525148.00/cwt148.00–148.007771
HeifersLarge 1-2327127.50/cwt127.50–127.504172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,095118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220192.50/cwt192.50–192.504241
HeifersMedium and Large 2318143.42/cwt140.00–147.004562
HeifersMedium and Large 2630139.00/cwt139.00–139.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 2413138.02/cwt125.00–155.005704
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371154.80/cwt140.00–165.0057417
HeifersMedium and Large 3470117.00/cwt117.00–117.005501
HeifersLarge 1-2550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 3355121.00/cwt121.00–121.004301
HeifersMedium and Large 3270163.00/cwt163.00–163.004401
HeifersMedium and Large 3770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610135.08/cwt120.00–140.008244
BullsLarge 1-2422150.45/cwt148.00–154.006355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562149.66/cwt145.00–153.0084110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295178.00/cwt178.00–178.005251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2338183.22/cwt175.00–191.0061910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471163.51/cwt145.00–180.0077011
BullsLarge 1-2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280187.00/cwt187.00–187.005241
BullsLarge 1-2475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2556160.23/cwt150.00–170.008914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630142.07/cwt130.00–146.008957
BullsLarge 1-2600117.50/cwt117.50–117.507051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428178.73/cwt150.00–192.0076516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 2565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
HeifersMedium 2635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 2677122.00/cwt122.00–122.008262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517148.33/cwt144.00–153.007679
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585165.50/cwt162.00–169.009682
SteersMedium and Large 2670149.00/cwt149.00–149.009981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477147.57/cwt140.00–157.007049
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2337157.66/cwt142.50–168.005318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418152.81/cwt141.00–163.0063918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478164.79/cwt152.00–175.007883
SteersLarge 1-2665148.00/cwt148.00–148.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 2483128.72/cwt122.00–148.006225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0701
SteersLarge 1-2417163.00/cwt163.00–163.006802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383188.23/cwt185.00–192.007213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428185.60/cwt183.00–188.007942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610141.00/cwt141.00–141.008601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620163.32/cwt163.00–164.001,0133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381180.96/cwt157.50–193.006897
BullsMedium and Large 2365133.40/cwt127.50–140.004874
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519165.64/cwt154.00–176.008608
BullsMedium and Large 2473148.57/cwt135.00–162.007032
BullsMedium and Large 3540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
BullsMedium and Large 2285187.50/cwt187.50–187.505341
CowsLean 85-90%87550.03/cwt40.00–57.004386
CowsLean 85-90%86020.00/cwt20.00–20.001721
CowsLean 85-90%1,07670.06/cwt60.00–76.0075417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16550.00/cwt50.00–50.005831
CowsBoner 80-85%Non-Traditional1,06093.00/cwt93.00–93.009861
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26477.22/cwt70.00–85.0097621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25686.88/cwt83.00–91.001,0919
CowsLean 85-90%1,12078.94/cwt75.00–82.508844
Bulls1,706111.55/cwt109.50–114.501,9033
BullsLarge 1-2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
BullsMedium 1-2555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
BullsMedium and Large 2410156.10/cwt150.00–162.506402
BullsMedium and Large 2545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007851
BullsMedium and Large 2571139.85/cwt135.00–144.007996
BullsLarge 2435122.00/cwt122.00–122.005311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 11,1932,475.58/head2,200.00–2,900.002,4767
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,2451,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0431,183.93/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5351,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4851,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2Broken Mouth1,002775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,240775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145891.43/head775.00–1,000.008912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,096832.33/head700.00–950.008324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed975825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2935840.91/head800.00–875.008412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,162.11/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4171,236.18/head1,025.00–1,335.001,2363
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0051,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
BullsReturn to Feed1,045121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,2701
Bulls1,47397.21/cwt80.50–105.501,4329

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.