Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.79/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$185.79

60 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$3.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.88

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	187.90	947	21
Medium and Large 2	463	184.65	854	39

One grade step is worth $3.25/cwt here — about $93 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 sale60 hd

185.79

—

WV average5 barns · 118 hd

171.91

+13.88

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	1,661	118.07	1,961	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	104.28	1,731	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	100.61	1,297	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	66.95	679	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	947	113.63	1,076	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)	1,300	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,318	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,109	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,625	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,540	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	265	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	212.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	165.26/cwt	146.00–171.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	171.31/cwt	162.00–182.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	178.42/cwt	172.50–182.50	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	193.02/cwt	190.00–197.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	174.67/cwt	171.00–180.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	191.52/cwt	191.00–192.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	384	201.60/cwt	198.00–205.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	199.26/cwt	193.00–207.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	421	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	442	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	171.50/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	439	214.90/cwt	193.00–220.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	550	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	388	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	188.66/cwt	186.00–194.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	211.49/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	197.57/cwt	181.00–210.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	210.32/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	227.56/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	218.77/cwt	215.00–222.50	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	189.52/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	191.21/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	203.80/cwt	202.50–205.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	188.95/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	216.38/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,030	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	504	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	188.11/cwt	182.50–192.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	204.54/cwt	165.00–224.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	102.54/cwt	95.00–110.00	887	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	947	113.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,076	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	47.07/cwt	19.00–65.00	432	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	88.76/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,007	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	82.02/cwt	81.00–83.00	864	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	104.28/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,731	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	90.51/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,115	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	104.74/cwt	94.50–115.00	1,320	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	97.15/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,462	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	115.08/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,849	5
Bulls	—	—	1,930	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,567	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,109.10/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,109	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,317.50/head	1,300.00–1,335.00	1,318	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,200.48/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,116	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	96.68/cwt	74.00–110.00	1,112	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	940	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	94.34/cwt	63.00–114.00	942	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	185.48/cwt	150.00–207.00	883	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	223.62/cwt	217.50–230.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	170.92/cwt	157.50–186.00	990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	108.95/cwt	94.00–124.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	320	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	467	202.43/cwt	184.00–212.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	166.01/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,081	3

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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