Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.91/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$139.91

68 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$5.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	141.20	788	53
Medium and Large 2	428	135.37	579	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.83/cwt here — about $209 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 sale68 hd

139.91

—

WV average4 barns · 91 hd

139.84

+0.07

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	1,422	105.31	1,497	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	91.05	1,149	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	87.87	1,334	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	70.22	749	6thin

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)	1,293	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$986	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$985	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$802	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,184	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	78.51/cwt	76.50–80.50	850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	111.91/cwt	101.00–117.50	1,673	6
Bulls	—	—	1,170	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	84.55/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,076	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	155.95/cwt	145.00–168.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.82/cwt	122.50–155.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	151.68/cwt	145.00–158.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,153	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	161.24/cwt	157.00–167.00	940	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	71.09/cwt	69.00–73.50	786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	87.87/cwt	85.50–90.50	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	97.54/cwt	91.00–103.50	1,220	7
Bulls	—	—	1,235	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,136	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	984.82/head	925.00–1,085.00	985	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	985.91/head	835.00–1,310.00	986	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,087.72/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	801.82/head	775.00–825.00	802	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	70.22/cwt	66.00–78.00	652	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.49/cwt	138.00–143.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	147.59/cwt	140.00–152.50	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.02/cwt	116.00–130.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.10/cwt	138.00–148.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	897	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.84/cwt	141.00–150.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	145.85/cwt	137.50–152.50	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	146.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.08/cwt	143.00–149.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.71/cwt	158.00–172.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.05/cwt	128.00–137.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,040	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	158.28/cwt	152.50–165.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.55/cwt	150.00–153.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	697	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	1

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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