Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.01/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$184.01

63 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$56.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

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	502	195.32	981	46
Medium and Large 2	468	175.50	820	2thin
Large 1-2	365	165.25	603	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	468	155.50	728	3thin
Medium 1-2	557	148.33	826	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	514	145.99	750	6thin
Large 2-3	470	139.00	653	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.32/cwt here — about $328 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 sale63 hd

184.01

—

WV average5 barns · 101 hd

175.87

+8.14

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	1,721	113.53	1,954	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	95.52	1,512	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	95.08	1,269	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	89.61	853	21

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,037	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	849	$934	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,057	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,360	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$1,338	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	645	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,351.14/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,324.81/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	197.45/cwt	190.00–205.00	707	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	204.28/cwt	197.00–212.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	203.92/cwt	194.00–209.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	181.41/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	198.77/cwt	197.50–200.00	656	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	190	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	173.10/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	201.33/cwt	192.00–212.00	743	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,624	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	184.16/cwt	180.00–187.50	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	205.65/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	227.28/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	167.98/cwt	165.00–171.00	727	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	222.74/cwt	205.00–235.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	234.15/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,093	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	207.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	859	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	640	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	520	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	191.51/cwt	170.00–207.50	634	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	425	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	669	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	837	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	245.92/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	355	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	69.39/cwt	64.00–73.00	723	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	703	643.95/head	550.00–750.00	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	103.74/cwt	97.00–109.50	1,679	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	85.84/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,055	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	98.61/cwt	90.50–105.00	1,329	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.50	2,100	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	889	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,002	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	94.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	888	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	81.76/cwt	77.00–89.00	761	4

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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