Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf special next Saturday 4/22/23. Equipment sale next Sunday 4/23/23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.38/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$182.38

135 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$75.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.64

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	192.84	943	81
Medium and Large 2	463	169.60	785	51
Medium and Large 3	703	117.00	823	3thin

One grade step is worth $75.84/cwt here — about $120 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 sale135 hd

182.38

—

WV average4 barns · 1,318 hd

192.02

−9.64

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	—	Average	1,651	111.95	1,848	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	98.26	1,523	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	96.34	1,176	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	65.37	653	46
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	150.00	2,123	1thin

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)	1,221	$1,030	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$969	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$680	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$985	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	758	$963	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$1,601	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,158	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$895	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	840	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	199.39/cwt	130.00–224.00	841	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	770	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	568	181.95/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	320	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Guaranteed Open	—	703	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	161.60/cwt	147.50–172.50	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	174.42/cwt	152.50–187.50	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	203.60/cwt	190.00–210.00	863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	176.11/cwt	165.00–185.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	150.73/cwt	135.00–166.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	186.27/cwt	172.50–195.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	204.64/cwt	190.00–214.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	205.72/cwt	200.00–214.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	417	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	225.70/cwt	222.50–230.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	186.67/cwt	180.00–194.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	171.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	186.55/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	230.37/cwt	220.00–240.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	151.95/cwt	130.00–175.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	223.87/cwt	220.00–227.50	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	233.46/cwt	220.00–260.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	233.82/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	360	254.63/cwt	252.00–260.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	241.67/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	229.69/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	229.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	207.99/cwt	180.00–235.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	193.94/cwt	162.00–210.00	1,012	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	183.23/cwt	162.00–212.50	1,059	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	111.18/cwt	102.50–120.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,123	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	104.00/cwt	101.50–106.50	1,591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	94.59/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,143	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	85.32/cwt	81.50–89.00	996	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	63.13/cwt	60.00–67.50	627	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	73.73/cwt	70.00–78.00	808	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	83.31/cwt	81.00–87.00	902	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	92.52/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,453	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	106.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,360	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	40.46/cwt	17.50–58.00	317	11
Bulls	—	—	1,775	112.76/cwt	107.00–116.50	2,001	6
Bulls	—	—	1,260	74.60/cwt	65.00–85.00	940	2
Bulls	—	—	1,657	123.58/cwt	121.00–129.50	2,048	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,101.61/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,102	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	99.91/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	217.79/cwt	175.00–237.50	817	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	207.91/cwt	192.50–223.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	612	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	200.12/cwt	180.00–230.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	154.90/cwt	130.00–192.00	962	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	117.02/cwt	95.00–126.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.69/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,600.60/head	1,000.00–2,050.00	1,601	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	833	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,030.10/head	850.00–1,285.00	1,030	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	969.33/head	810.00–1,100.00	969	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	87.82/cwt	73.00–115.00	768	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	996	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	962.87/head	950.00–975.00	963	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	676	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	555	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	64.45/cwt	64.00–65.00	593	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	81.14/cwt	75.00–86.50	976	2

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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