Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.65/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$167.65

68 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	177.37	873	29
Medium and Large 2	524	160.42	840	39

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $33 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 sale68 hd

167.65

—

WV average5 barns · 155 hd

169.66

−2.01

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	1,653	113.21	1,871	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	90.30	1,093	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	86.00	1,441	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	68.68	671	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	665	102.50	682	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	820	90.00	738	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	710	75.00	533	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,024	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$959	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$920	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,117	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,076	$1,078	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,423	$1,399	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,334	$1,391	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,275	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,489	5

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	720	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	170.20/cwt	162.00–176.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	161.22/cwt	152.50–177.50	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	211.58/cwt	175.00–231.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	155.85/cwt	150.00–159.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.63/cwt	162.50–175.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	186.98/cwt	175.00–196.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	239.63/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	170.89/cwt	162.00–173.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	128.89/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	483	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.56/cwt	172.00–184.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	178.99/cwt	175.00–184.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	194.74/cwt	186.00–197.50	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	228.59/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	182.53/cwt	181.00–184.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	205.97/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,281	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	590	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	372	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	450	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	174.13/cwt	164.00–200.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	202.93/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	204.04/cwt	175.00–231.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	180.01/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	189.81/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,000	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	667	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	52.29/cwt	40.00–60.00	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	64.16/cwt	60.00–67.50	533	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	97.03/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,124	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	86.46/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Select	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Standard	—	710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	533	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	665	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	682	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	85.53/cwt	80.00–93.00	870	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	71.74/cwt	69.00–76.00	763	4
Bulls	—	—	1,263	87.79/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,109	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	121.78/cwt	119.00–124.50	2,248	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,338	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,510.89/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,511	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	919.59/head	885.00–950.00	920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,421	1,545.84/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,546	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	169.27/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.21/cwt	118.00–122.50	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	196.75/cwt	175.00–220.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,572.98/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,573	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,023.99/head	800.00–1,210.00	1,024	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,018.51/head	800.00–1,150.00	1,019	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,463	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,116.82/head	1,100.00–1,135.00	1,117	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,077.60/head	800.00–1,275.00	1,078	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	84.40/cwt	75.00–95.00	798	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	78.99/cwt	70.00–97.50	910	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	92.52/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,358	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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