Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Feeder Cattle Specials coming up February 11 & 25; March 11*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.18/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$139.18

61 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$49.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

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	452	151.06	683	30
Medium and Large 2	485	132.33	642	26
Large 2	490	110.00	539	1thin
Medium and Large 3	515	103.00	530	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	312	101.67	317	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.39/cwt here — about $366 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 sale61 hd

139.18

—

WV average5 barns · 78 hd

137.34

+1.85

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	1,629	101.06	1,646	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	78.15	973	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	891	56.77	506	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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$929	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$888	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$959	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3	—	385	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.49/cwt	127.50–141.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	134.04/cwt	133.00–135.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	153.40/cwt	145.00–160.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.45/cwt	129.00–163.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.36/cwt	134.00–153.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	523	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.31/cwt	130.00–148.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.61/cwt	148.00–166.00	592	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	151.83/cwt	131.00–161.00	578	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	157.31/cwt	142.00–165.00	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	201.55/cwt	192.50–210.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	193.49/cwt	191.00–196.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	170.84/cwt	161.00–179.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	171.88/cwt	162.50–187.50	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	193.64/cwt	190.00–197.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	180.68/cwt	179.00–182.50	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	166.81/cwt	152.00–182.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	615	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	400	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	87.91/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,040	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	703	13.42/cwt	1.00–30.00	94	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	66.39/cwt	52.00–77.50	617	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	78.52/cwt	78.00–79.00	785	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	99.07/cwt	79.00–112.00	1,569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.17/cwt	165.00–176.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	820	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	880	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,230	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	944.92/head	885.00–1,000.00	945	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	76.85/cwt	52.00–88.50	963	15
Bulls	—	—	1,985	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,322	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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