Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Video Sale located on Jackson County Board Sale

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.66/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$179.66

93 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$10.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	183.63	879	59
Medium and Large 2	493	172.78	852	34

One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $28 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 sale93 hd

179.66

—

WV average4 barns · 162 hd

176.95

+2.71

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	1,531	108.88	1,667	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	92.19	1,215	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	90.87	1,522	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	65.33	655	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$934	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$918	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	989	$906	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$810	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,034	$747	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	904	$953	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,082	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$888	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$1,217	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	680	$450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	1,150	918.07/head	885.00–950.00	918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	112.69/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,018	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	467	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,105.16/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,105	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	858	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,335.85/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,336	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,178.64/head	925.00–1,425.00	1,179	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,186.09/head	910.00–1,410.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	167.88/cwt	167.50–168.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	220.50/cwt	210.00–231.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	183.51/cwt	180.00–187.50	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	173.97/cwt	160.00–179.00	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	173.95/cwt	141.00–186.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	934	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	933.89/head	750.00–1,075.00	934	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,124.81/head	800.00–1,350.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	577.55/head	500.00–650.00	578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,059.18/head	935.00–1,175.00	1,059	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	113.32/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,831	10
Bulls	—	—	1,108	86.66/cwt	81.00–92.00	960	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	84.56/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,045	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	94.96/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,269	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	72.53/cwt	70.00–78.00	786	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	86.43/cwt	81.00–90.50	1,417	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	94.21/cwt	90.50–99.00	1,591	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	524	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	169.20/cwt	154.00–174.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	185.09/cwt	153.00–210.00	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	214.29/cwt	197.50–235.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	210.54/cwt	202.50–217.50	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.33/cwt	127.50–137.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	238.21/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.18/cwt	232.00–245.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	183.57/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	165.66/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	193.57/cwt	177.50–210.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	183.75/cwt	182.50–185.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	370	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	407	198.21/cwt	191.00–200.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	188.81/cwt	187.50–190.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	188.41/cwt	183.00–200.00	716	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	173.90/cwt	165.00–180.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	183.83/cwt	183.00–184.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	186.19/cwt	186.00–187.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	190.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	780	11

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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