Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-02-18

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 18
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
37 head
703 vs last sale 740 18 vs year ago 55 · 32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
3 vs last sale 40 12 vs year ago 49 · 24.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
11 vs last sale 20 20 vs year ago 29 · 69.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf special next Saturday 2/25/23. 50 square bales brought $3.75 each and 100 square bales brought $4.00 each.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.75/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$159.75
18 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.13
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2475159.7575818thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
159.75
WV average5 barns · 76 hd
151.62
+8.13
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
BullsAverage1,693113.321,9184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68189.791,5105thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39281.121,12915
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06165.0969011
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,180106.001,2511thin
HeifersStandardAverage93062.005771thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,1772thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$9464thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)680$6601thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-2255162.50/cwt162.50–162.504141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345171.00/cwt171.00–171.005901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510182.00/cwt182.00–182.009281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523187.68/cwt183.00–192.509822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570151.00/cwt151.00–151.008611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2283175.62/cwt167.50–180.004973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425175.76/cwt170.00–181.007472
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330132.50/cwt132.50–132.504371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2603148.52/cwt143.00–154.008962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2645144.00/cwt144.00–144.009291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2875113.00/cwt113.00–113.009891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360153.00/cwt153.00–153.005511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775126.00/cwt126.00–126.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521153.01/cwt143.00–167.007976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465174.00/cwt174.00–174.008091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20581.00/cwt81.00–81.009761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2970900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,176.98/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,123946.24/head810.00–1,060.009464
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bulls1,785114.13/cwt113.00–115.002,0372
Bulls1,44595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3731
Bulls1,755130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2821
CowsLean 85-90%1,15575.00/cwt75.00–75.008662
CowsLean 85-90%97838.17/cwt30.00–45.003732
CowsLean 85-90%1,06571.60/cwt67.00–75.007636
HeifersSelect and Choice1,180106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2511
HeifersStandard93062.00/cwt62.00–62.005771
CowsLean 85-90%1,01060.00/cwt60.00–60.006061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45887.07/cwt84.00–93.501,2695
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67781.96/cwt80.00–84.501,3743
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,688101.53/cwt101.00–102.001,7142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02572.00/cwt72.00–72.007381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39678.83/cwt75.00–81.001,1009

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.