Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Bred heifer sale next Friday night 11/18/22 6 pm

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.03/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$139.03

200 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$13.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	144.45	752	118
Medium and Large 2	475	131.22	623	82

One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $129 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 sale200 hd

139.03

—

WV average4 barns · 236 hd

135.93

+3.10

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	1,755	95.22	1,671	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	71.50	1,073	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	71.19	869	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	50.28	501	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	920	68.07	626	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,685	83.50	1,407	1thin

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)	1,217	$944	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$845	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$624	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$563	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$971	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	833	$890	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$560	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,735	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.98/cwt	136.00–141.00	785	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.86/cwt	112.00–134.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	135.43/cwt	122.50–142.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	139.35/cwt	137.00–140.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.93/cwt	134.00–143.00	910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.45/cwt	127.50–143.00	379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.64/cwt	125.00–153.00	835	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.04/cwt	120.00–142.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	101.15/cwt	95.00–113.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.37/cwt	110.00–125.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.77/cwt	120.00–138.00	696	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	140.38/cwt	134.00–148.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.33/cwt	139.00–175.00	815	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	138.40/cwt	123.00–154.00	938	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	137.80/cwt	124.00–151.00	850	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	180.68/cwt	152.00–200.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	127.37/cwt	110.00–139.00	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	166.13/cwt	140.00–174.00	796	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.42/cwt	116.00–131.00	898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	176.95/cwt	152.50–185.00	745	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,735	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	800.10/head	750.00–850.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	944.49/head	825.00–1,075.00	944	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	562.68/head	550.00–575.00	563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	623.99/head	585.00–660.00	624	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	890.05/head	725.00–1,085.00	890	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	67.54/cwt	56.00–78.00	736	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	491	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	844.80/head	750.00–985.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	193.67/cwt	183.00–199.00	641	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	971.26/head	950.00–985.00	971	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	69.29/cwt	62.00–78.00	847	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	69.58/cwt	55.00–81.00	860	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	168.34/cwt	140.00–185.00	623	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	643	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	137.42/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	169.05/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,028	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	178.37/cwt	170.00–185.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.46/cwt	171.00–181.00	905	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	144.76/cwt	133.00–157.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	158.99/cwt	155.00–163.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	172.35/cwt	170.00–178.00	982	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	179.31/cwt	170.00–186.00	828	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	149.14/cwt	140.00–160.00	852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	119.57/cwt	107.00–126.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.85/cwt	143.00–159.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	158.45/cwt	145.00–167.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	192.79/cwt	187.00–198.00	740	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	145.35/cwt	140.00–147.50	465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	592	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	145.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	188.22/cwt	185.00–189.50	998	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,067	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	152.42/cwt	151.00–154.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	160.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	670	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	142.10/cwt	130.00–148.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,685	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	62.05/cwt	60.00–64.50	679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	845	1
Heifers	Select	—	920	68.07/cwt	65.00–71.00	626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,016	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	41.45/cwt	30.00–47.50	382	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	77.91/cwt	75.00–82.00	984	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	66.75/cwt	64.50–69.50	758	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	93.16/cwt	87.50–96.50	1,756	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	101.99/cwt	88.50–117.00	1,834	9
Bulls	—	—	1,298	68.91/cwt	60.00–78.00	894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	65.32/cwt	41.00–75.50	725	2

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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