Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-01-21

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Jan 21
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 136▼ 6 vs year ago 227 · −2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 45▲ 29 vs year ago 11 · +263.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 43▲ 31 vs year ago 9 · +344.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

165 Square bales brought 5.25 each and 100 square bales brought 4.25 each

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.52/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$163.52
98 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.88
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483164.4879435
Medium and Large 2455162.9974163
One grade step is worth $1.49/cwt here — about $53 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 sale98 hd
163.52
—
WV average2 barns · 105 hd
162.64
+0.88
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
Bulls—Average1,79996.331,7333thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28280.011,02610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62379.121,2844thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06954.6058427

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,0222thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$7351thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)832$6583thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,450$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)882$7273thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$9802thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—91084.05/cwt75.00–93.007652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—825147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575166.70/cwt162.00–175.009593
HeifersMedium and Large 1—659145.34/cwt144.00–152.009586
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478158.41/cwt153.00–164.007578
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—475169.50/cwt169.50–169.508053
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—532175.23/cwt174.00–178.0093212
SteersMedium and Large 2—428160.63/cwt152.00–170.006872
SteersMedium and Large 1—470196.00/cwt196.00–196.009211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—506149.37/cwt140.00–162.007564
HeifersMedium and Large 2—340145.11/cwt137.50–152.504932
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424163.67/cwt140.00–170.0069412
SteersMedium and Large 2—470167.45/cwt163.00–172.007872
SteersMedium and Large 2—610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429171.18/cwt170.00–173.007346
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522167.33/cwt164.00–174.008735
HeifersMedium and Large 1—387171.37/cwt165.00–176.006635
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469171.74/cwt169.00–174.008054
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—412187.50/cwt187.50–187.507732
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—552183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0102
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—700132.00/cwt132.00–132.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—402181.00/cwt181.00–181.007285
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720133.00/cwt133.00–133.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—297171.00/cwt171.00–171.005084
SteersMedium and Large 2—520166.37/cwt163.00–170.008652
SteersMedium and Large 1—619178.33/cwt172.00–190.001,1048
SteersMedium and Large 2—578171.09/cwt167.00–175.009892
SteersMedium and Large 2—367173.00/cwt173.00–173.006352
SteersMedium and Large 1—522187.25/cwt178.00–196.009777
SteersMedium and Large 2—820146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1971
SteersMedium and Large 1—571192.13/cwt187.00–193.001,0977
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,015133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1—385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
SteersMedium and Large 1—445195.00/cwt195.00–195.008681
SteersMedium and Large 1—653178.66/cwt176.00–180.001,1673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—488185.14/cwt175.00–192.009035
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—679134.99/cwt134.00–137.009174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—640162.68/cwt158.00–165.001,0413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—523178.96/cwt151.00–193.009363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—385174.00/cwt174.00–174.006701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—205172.50/cwt172.50–172.503541
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,79078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,4051
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59376.23/cwt76.00–76.501,2142
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26879.18/cwt74.50–84.001,0049
CowsLean 85-90%—92037.18/cwt1.00–52.0034211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,41087.50/cwt87.50–87.501,2341
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51585.50/cwt85.50–85.501,2951
Bulls——1,700110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8701
Bulls——1,84889.50/cwt89.00–90.001,6542
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06561.94/cwt60.00–63.006607
CowsLean 85-90%—1,25470.18/cwt67.00–73.008809
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,36081.10/cwt72.00–85.001,1034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2451,022.23/head875.00–1,135.001,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375150.45/cwt144.00–157.005643
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573147.90/cwt142.00–158.008473
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615152.00/cwt152.00–152.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 2—291140.00/cwt140.00–140.004073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—313170.17/cwt163.00–177.005332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—98588.00/cwt88.00–88.008671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—413168.87/cwt162.00–176.006972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,13094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—367174.00/cwt174.00–174.006396
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,03587.00/cwt87.00–87.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,115900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—730549.66/head525.00–575.005502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2401,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,055900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—95564.49/cwt63.00–66.006162
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,35058.00/cwt58.00–58.007831
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,4501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—810577.41/head550.00–610.005772
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,19564.00/cwt64.00–64.007651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,37889.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,100735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,035875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.