Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2022-10-22

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 22
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
671 head
121 vs last sale 550 102 vs year ago 773 · 13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
91 vs last sale 200 21 vs year ago 88 · +23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week lower run of total head while a larger offering of feeder cattle by over 100 head. Four and six weight feeder steers sold steady while five weights sold $9-10 per cwt higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to $3-$6 per cwt higher in five and six weights. No market test on feeder bulls. Small offering of slaughter hogs, $62.50-$75.00 average weight of 234-365 lbs. This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.08/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$137.08
170 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,142
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$70.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.86
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2963166.001,5993thin
Medium and Large 1475140.91670107
Medium and Large 2387136.3752849
Medium and Large 348095.1045611thin
One grade step is worth $70.90/cwt here — about $1,142 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 sale170 hd
137.08
WV average5 barns · 775 hd
135.22
+1.86
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
BullsAverage1,570100.111,57218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17661.3472156
CowsLean 85-90%Average85247.504057thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1557140.41/cwt136.00–142.007825
HeifersMedium and Large 2421130.46/cwt121.00–145.005497
HeifersMedium and Large 2289128.16/cwt117.50–140.003707
HeifersMedium and Large 2533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 367590.00/cwt90.00–90.006082
HeifersMedium and Large 2470142.02/cwt137.00–145.006676
HeifersMedium and Large 2324146.36/cwt138.00–153.0047410
HeifersMedium and Large 2610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006772
HeifersMedium and Large 1370145.30/cwt132.50–155.0053810
HeifersMedium and Large 1668131.91/cwt121.00–138.008814
HeifersMedium and Large 1780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009362
HeifersMedium and Large 1328146.71/cwt140.00–158.004816
HeifersMedium and Large 1637131.43/cwt118.00–140.008375
HeifersMedium and Large 1521138.81/cwt134.00–144.0072324
SteersMedium and Large 1728151.20/cwt150.00–156.001,1015
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added441177.00/cwt177.00–177.007814
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed456148.00/cwt148.00–148.006754
HeifersMedium and Large 1290142.50/cwt142.00–143.004132
HeifersMedium and Large 1425141.75/cwt135.00–151.0060225
HeifersMedium and Large 1471143.76/cwt138.00–151.0067721
SteersMedium and Large 2376171.80/cwt143.00–185.006469
SteersMedium and Large 2321165.54/cwt152.00–180.005316
SteersMedium and Large 2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008602
SteersMedium and Large 2517155.94/cwt141.00–167.008065
SteersMedium 1638119.72/cwt112.50–127.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1389174.26/cwt160.00–180.006786
SteersMedium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004202
SteersMedium and Large 1519173.67/cwt163.00–177.0090110
SteersMedium and Large 2486166.05/cwt161.00–171.008075
SteersMedium and Large 2585162.01/cwt160.00–166.009484
SteersMedium and Large 1331191.30/cwt181.00–202.0063310
SteersMedium and Large 2427153.92/cwt141.00–171.0065712
SteersMedium and Large 1683159.85/cwt157.50–165.001,09210
SteersMedium 1370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505642
SteersMedium and Large 1431164.19/cwt148.00–175.0070814
SteersMedium and Large 1483174.73/cwt163.00–179.0084417
SteersMedium and Large 1615161.41/cwt151.00–165.009935
SteersMedium and Large 1282183.95/cwt175.00–195.005193
SteersMedium and Large 1575167.69/cwt150.00–177.5096411
BullsMedium and Large 2519129.71/cwt110.00–143.006735
BullsMedium and Large 1523148.80/cwt136.00–156.007789
BullsMedium and Large 1419154.02/cwt140.00–165.006456
BullsMedium and Large 1661137.24/cwt132.00–139.009074
BullsMedium and Large 1565136.86/cwt121.00–150.007734
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy588151.00/cwt151.00–151.008886
BullsMedium and Large 1365165.07/cwt162.50–167.506032
HeifersMedium and Large 342487.64/cwt80.00–100.003725
HeifersMedium and Large 2378138.26/cwt130.00–146.0052315
HeifersMedium and Large 3375122.78/cwt102.50–142.004602
HeifersMedium and Large 353091.19/cwt85.00–97.504832
BullsMedium and Large 2583122.07/cwt118.00–136.007126
BullsMedium and Large 1473154.33/cwt145.00–165.0073011
BullsMedium and Large 2423129.04/cwt111.00–164.005468
BullsMedium and Large 1613140.64/cwt126.00–148.008623
BullsMedium and Large 2328166.39/cwt160.00–172.505462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open963166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5993
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added461146.00/cwt146.00–146.006733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25066.10/cwt66.10–66.1082642
CowsLean 85-90%85247.50/cwt47.50–47.504057
Bulls1,570100.11/cwt100.11–100.111,57218
CowsBoner 80-85%95247.07/cwt47.07–47.0744814

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.