Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Video sale on Jackson Conty board sale

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.98/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$193.98

183 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	195.85	1,046	96
Medium and Large 2	443	191.92	851	87

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about $195 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 sale183 hd

193.98

—

WV average5 barns · 281 hd

185.36

+8.61

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	1,654	110.87	1,834	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	102.61	1,247	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	95.00	1,442	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	62.83	584	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	932	99.66	929	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$937	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$838	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$785	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$987	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,630	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	210.27/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	210.01/cwt	209.00–211.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	327	213.60/cwt	205.00–215.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	179.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,540	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	207.48/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	190.39/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	205.38/cwt	195.00–209.00	789	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	186.09/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	196.05/cwt	182.50–204.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	204.76/cwt	203.00–208.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	184.54/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,225	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	224	245.59/cwt	240.00–247.50	550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	208.56/cwt	202.50–215.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	183.54/cwt	170.00–197.50	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	187.83/cwt	180.00–198.00	997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	522	204.09/cwt	196.00–207.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	206.73/cwt	205.00–211.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	370	208.84/cwt	203.00–212.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	201.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	203.87/cwt	198.50–207.00	1,066	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	204.48/cwt	203.00–205.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	162.13/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	221.70/cwt	220.00–222.50	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	219.40/cwt	215.00–225.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	179.30/cwt	172.50–186.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	237.15/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,240	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	220.28/cwt	217.50–221.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	231.26/cwt	221.00–238.00	851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	187.25/cwt	182.00–193.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	184.25/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,400	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	187.50/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	220.90/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,065	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	550	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	239.08/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	245.99/cwt	232.50–252.00	1,070	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	337	237.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	801	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	276	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.50	319	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	217	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	185.88/cwt	165.00–193.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	198.83/cwt	182.50–219.00	956	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	186.18/cwt	174.00–192.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	238.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	223.58/cwt	217.50–231.00	821	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	932	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	929	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	708	38.05/cwt	25.00–51.00	269	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	66.38/cwt	60.00–70.00	629	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	105.82/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,353	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	96.19/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,048	4
Bulls	—	—	1,718	117.05/cwt	112.50–123.00	2,011	6
Bulls	—	—	1,525	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	870	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,327	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,555	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	106.75/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,631	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,042.84/head	960.00–1,125.00	1,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	774	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,842	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	85.28/cwt	84.00–87.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	71.03/cwt	62.00–79.00	646	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	850	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	561	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	344	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	101.71/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,043	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,180.31/head	1,150.00–1,210.00	1,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	675.38/head	625.00–750.00	675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.04/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	202.77/cwt	197.00–210.00	975	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	188.82/cwt	170.00–212.00	984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	143.61/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	201.32/cwt	190.00–215.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	185.99/cwt	175.00–210.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	187.24/cwt	186.00–190.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	188.76/cwt	184.00–190.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	183.31/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	165.27/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,492	1

How this sale compares

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