Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf special next Saturday 1/14/23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.77/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$142.77

55 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$7.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	146.50	729	29
Medium and Large 2	437	138.62	605	26

One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about $124 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 sale55 hd

142.77

—

WV average2 barns · 57 hd

141.55

+1.22

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	1,568	104.61	1,640	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	83.34	1,341	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	79.18	1,009	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,147	59.02	677	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$1,266	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$1,090	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$794	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,760	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,065	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$680	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	376	142.14/cwt	135.00–147.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	154.75/cwt	152.50–157.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	151.48/cwt	150.00–156.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	146.79/cwt	133.00–157.00	846	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	146.76/cwt	145.00–148.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.53/cwt	130.00–149.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.74/cwt	120.00–138.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.55/cwt	139.00–144.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	148.77/cwt	147.00–151.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	161.77/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	166.35/cwt	165.00–167.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	138.72/cwt	120.00–148.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	104.44/cwt	101.00–108.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	151.00/cwt	144.00–158.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	153.30/cwt	145.00–171.00	642	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	45.99/cwt	30.00–55.00	546	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	62.60/cwt	59.00–65.00	700	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	69.93/cwt	66.00–74.00	798	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	85.53/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,368	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	80.05/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,368	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	79.09/cwt	76.00–83.00	982	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	70.83/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	97.22/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,342	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	112.00/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,966	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,265.85/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,266	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,089.80/head	875.00–1,400.00	1,090	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	793.74/head	600.00–1,070.00	794	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	561	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	96.73/cwt	80.50–118.00	1,241	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	76.55/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,760	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 4	—	770	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	132.39/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	140.02/cwt	120.00–150.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	149.63/cwt	126.00–160.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	295	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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