Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.86/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$158.86

65 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$29.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	165.47	930	48
Medium 1-2	440	153.51	675	2thin
Large 1-2	482	143.20	690	5thin
Medium 2	453	136.50	618	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	135.95	741	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.51/cwt here — about $189 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 sale65 hd

158.86

—

WV average3 barns · 117 hd

159.11

−0.24

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	—	High	1,542	84.25	1,299	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	66.14	958	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	65.35	786	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	55.85	594	14

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$792	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$778	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.71/cwt	131.00–143.00	712	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	445	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	695	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	747	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.16/cwt	131.00–141.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	Small 2-3	—	475	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	162.18/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,080	11
Steers	Medium 2Full	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	666	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	162.45/cwt	160.00–168.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	141.07/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	133.25/cwt	132.00–136.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.37/cwt	130.00–141.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	176.05/cwt	166.00–179.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.88/cwt	134.00–142.50	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	456	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	163.76/cwt	163.00–164.00	942	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	440	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	175.74/cwt	174.00–176.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.33/cwt	153.00–160.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.72/cwt	142.00–161.00	794	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	57.32/cwt	50.00–69.00	596	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,156	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	79.62/cwt	70.00–96.50	1,177	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	72.54/cwt	71.50–73.50	1,039	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	66.14/cwt	63.00–69.00	958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	64.86/cwt	53.00–73.00	769	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	887.81/head	875.00–900.00	888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	778.19/head	525.00–1,050.00	778	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,050	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.59/cwt	134.00–154.00	811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	787	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	390	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	601	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	108.70/cwt	107.50–110.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.72/cwt	117.50–136.00	465	4

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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