Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Feeder Cattle Sale next week March 11*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.95/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$164.95

25 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 2

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	361	172.00	621	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	166.32	894	18thin
Small and Medium 2	320	140.00	448	1thin
Large 2	555	130.00	722	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale25 hd

164.95

—

WV average5 barns · 84 hd

162.31

+2.64

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	—	High	1,472	107.37	1,581	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	91.12	1,109	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	85.81	916	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$1,138	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,170	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,490	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	590	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	675	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,168	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	883	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	440	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	609	1
Steers	Small 3	—	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	175.36/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,096	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	103.11/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,335	2
Bulls	—	—	2,082	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,519	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	80.11/cwt	55.00–90.00	880	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	87.89/cwt	79.00–99.00	1,086	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	910	114.31/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	842	1
Bulls	—	—	1,396	105.67/cwt	87.00–117.00	1,475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	805	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,138.49/head	1,030.00–1,200.00	1,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	171.01/cwt	169.00–173.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	603	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	422	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	176.49/cwt	175.00–178.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,070	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	175.11/cwt	153.00–184.00	746	7

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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