Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-02-25

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Feb 25
● Final159 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
825 head
788 vs last sale 37 359 vs year ago 466 · +77.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
7 vs last sale 37 26 vs year ago 56 · 46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
17 vs last sale 9 7 vs year ago 19 · +36.8%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $193.37/cwt on 475 head.
Average price
$193.37
475 head · 592 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$726
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$97.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.50
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594197.771,176432
Medium and Large 2553165.7391718thin
Large 1465165.007671thin
Large 1-2584148.508675thin
Small and Medium 1-2505146.257392thin
Medium and Large 2-3645138.6389411thin
Small and Medium 2445125.005562thin
Large 2503120.006032thin
Small and Medium 2-3475117.505581thin
Large 2-3450100.004501thin
One grade step is worth $97.77/cwt here — about $726 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 sale475 hd
193.37
WV average3 barns · 483 hd
192.88
+0.50
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
BullsAverage1,52799.141,51311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51085.001,2841thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28184.751,0864thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average90478.7171212
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,365126.001,7201thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,07591.009781thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,525$1,3851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,405$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,415$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,139$1,1085
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,0512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,0332thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$8101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)760$7622thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)645$6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)778$1,0182thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$9751thin

Every lot, as filed

159 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added410187.00/cwt187.00–187.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005403
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640142.50/cwt142.50–142.509122
SteersMedium and Large 2625170.54/cwt169.00–172.001,0662
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578134.97/cwt128.00–142.007802
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3475117.50/cwt117.50–117.505581
HeifersLarge 1-2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
HeifersLarge 1-2785124.00/cwt124.00–124.009731
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2673149.33/cwt142.50–156.001,0052
SteersMedium and Large 2690162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1211
SteersMedium and Large 2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006391
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2180170.00/cwt170.00–170.003062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,05715
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2535132.50/cwt132.50–132.507091
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2825134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1061
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430124.50/cwt119.00–130.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added327231.00/cwt231.00–231.007552
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2350152.50/cwt152.50–152.505341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523168.43/cwt163.00–176.0088112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384177.58/cwt160.00–185.0068214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432174.57/cwt162.00–180.0075416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added360190.00/cwt190.00–190.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added503196.67/cwt181.00–200.0098925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2980140.01/cwt139.00–141.001,3722
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2632123.00/cwt123.00–123.007772
HeifersLarge 1-2530153.00/cwt153.00–153.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718152.49/cwt149.00–156.001,0952
HeifersSmall and Medium 2430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2609161.00/cwt157.50–162.009809
HeifersSmall and Medium 2676128.58/cwt122.50–135.008694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560174.58/cwt165.00–175.5097847
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474179.96/cwt171.00–186.0085324
HeifersMedium and Large 2432150.22/cwt144.00–165.006496
HeifersMedium and Large 2705126.50/cwt123.00–130.008922
HeifersMedium and Large 2379161.65/cwt150.00–165.006136
HeifersMedium and Large 2638160.73/cwt158.00–162.001,02511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2271178.48/cwt172.50–180.004848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328182.70/cwt172.50–195.0059911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3368145.00/cwt145.00–145.005342
HeifersSmall and Medium 2520127.40/cwt122.50–132.506622
HeifersLarge 2-3245112.50/cwt112.50–112.502761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,285975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,051.23/head900.00–1,150.001,0512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1391,107.55/head850.00–1,300.001,1085
Bulls1,54297.83/cwt87.00–120.001,5096
Bulls1,605113.39/cwt102.00–123.501,8204
Bulls1,12050.00/cwt50.00–50.005601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22381.00/cwt75.00–85.009913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3971
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed797103.60/cwt100.00–108.008263
CowsLean 85-90%94171.79/cwt65.50–77.006766
CowsLean 85-90%95530.00/cwt30.00–30.002871
CowsLean 85-90%92886.50/cwt81.00–93.008032
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2841
SteersChoice1,07591.00/cwt91.00–91.009781
SteersChoice and Prime1,365126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2237222.50/cwt222.50–222.505272
SteersMedium and Large 2463164.86/cwt160.00–170.007632
SteersMedium and Large 2545151.00/cwt151.00–151.008231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3818144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1783
SteersMedium and Large 21,070127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 2905121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0951
SteersLarge 2-3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
SteersMedium and Large 2340182.50/cwt182.50–182.506211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added490190.00/cwt190.00–190.009313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added358216.99/cwt215.00–219.007772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added497215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460188.96/cwt185.00–193.008692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2588183.98/cwt180.00–188.001,0822
SteersLarge 1-2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added482218.91/cwt212.00–222.001,05517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added373220.09/cwt218.00–224.008213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628207.35/cwt202.50–207.501,30270
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added679191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,30012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added276218.00/cwt218.00–218.006025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added730181.25/cwt181.25–181.251,32380
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added568217.87/cwt216.00–219.001,23817
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added475182.50/cwt182.50–182.508671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2465137.50/cwt137.50–137.506391
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2282203.34/cwt190.00–215.005736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added890216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9225
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008141
SteersLarge 1-2670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
SteersLarge 1465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2616192.15/cwt180.00–202.001,18418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719173.05/cwt161.00–179.001,24415
SteersLarge 1-2745132.50/cwt132.50–132.509871
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582205.79/cwt192.50–210.001,19832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323222.97/cwt217.50–226.0072011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460190.00/cwt183.50–222.5087437
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378206.85/cwt195.00–222.007827
SteersLarge 1-2505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767170.06/cwt160.00–175.001,30424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674173.75/cwt171.00–181.001,1719
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,085145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5732
SteersLarge 2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
SteersMedium and Large 2580165.94/cwt157.50–170.009623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2960147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520204.12/cwt192.50–218.001,06130
SteersSmall and Medium 2355117.50/cwt117.50–117.504171
SteersSmall and Medium 2535132.50/cwt132.50–132.507091
SteersMedium and Large 2432164.00/cwt164.00–164.007082
SteersLarge 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428221.59/cwt216.00–227.5094829
HeifersMedium and Large 2476158.85/cwt150.00–165.007566
HeifersSmall and Medium 2595119.50/cwt110.00–129.007112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1482
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623132.08/cwt130.00–135.008237
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added592186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1018
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438126.60/cwt125.00–130.005553
HeifersMedium 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 2283160.13/cwt155.00–165.004532
HeifersLarge 2585132.00/cwt132.00–132.007721
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2628149.39/cwt144.00–155.009382
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2420137.50/cwt137.50–137.505781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578131.51/cwt120.00–137.007603
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525137.50/cwt137.50–137.507221
HeifersMedium and Large 2536148.47/cwt140.00–157.0079612
HeifersMedium and Large 2666155.82/cwt151.00–158.001,03811
BullsMedium and Large 2630144.00/cwt144.00–144.009071
BullsMedium and Large 2731145.45/cwt140.00–148.001,0633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618173.63/cwt171.00–175.001,0733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3669132.56/cwt130.00–139.008875
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495122.50/cwt122.50–122.506061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378196.13/cwt190.00–202.507412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750112.50/cwt112.50–112.508441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720122.50/cwt122.50–122.508821
BullsMedium and Large 2-390090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
BullsMedium and Large 2575167.50/cwt167.50–167.509631
BullsMedium and Large 2483155.48/cwt151.00–160.007512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
BullsMedium and Large 2-3345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518175.37/cwt170.00–181.009082
BullsMedium and Large 2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
BullsMedium and Large 2650142.00/cwt142.00–142.009231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675169.45/cwt162.00–174.501,1445
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2865975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2Legible Bangs6701,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2885875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2745810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,032.85/head810.00–1,225.001,0332
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2940925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5251,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760761.68/head610.00–900.007622

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.