Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-21

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	164.48	794	35
Medium and Large 2	455	162.99	741	63

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,799	96.33	1,733	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	80.01	1,026	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	79.12	1,284	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	54.60	584	27

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)	1,245	$1,022	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$735	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	832	$658	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$727	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$980	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	84.05/cwt	75.00–93.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	166.70/cwt	162.00–175.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	145.34/cwt	144.00–152.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	158.41/cwt	153.00–164.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	175.23/cwt	174.00–178.00	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	160.63/cwt	152.00–170.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	149.37/cwt	140.00–162.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	145.11/cwt	137.50–152.50	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	163.67/cwt	140.00–170.00	694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	167.45/cwt	163.00–172.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	171.18/cwt	170.00–173.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	167.33/cwt	164.00–174.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	171.37/cwt	165.00–176.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	171.74/cwt	169.00–174.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	412	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	552	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	402	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	166.37/cwt	163.00–170.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	178.33/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,104	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	171.09/cwt	167.00–175.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	187.25/cwt	178.00–196.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	192.13/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	178.66/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	185.14/cwt	175.00–192.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	162.68/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	178.96/cwt	151.00–193.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	354	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,405	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	76.23/cwt	76.00–76.50	1,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	79.18/cwt	74.50–84.00	1,004	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	37.18/cwt	1.00–52.00	342	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,234	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	61.94/cwt	60.00–63.00	660	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	70.18/cwt	67.00–73.00	880	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	81.10/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,103	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,022.23/head	875.00–1,135.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.45/cwt	144.00–157.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	147.90/cwt	142.00–158.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	170.17/cwt	163.00–177.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	168.87/cwt	162.00–176.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	367	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	549.66/head	525.00–575.00	550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	64.49/cwt	63.00–66.00	616	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	783	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	577.41/head	550.00–610.00	577	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	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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