Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

VIDEO SALE CATTLE

63 hd strs. based at 815# 93% blk 90% #1s brought 248.85 cwt

59 hd strs. based at 840# 70-75% blk 90% #1s brought 245.1 cwt

52 hd strs based at 950# 85-90% blk 90-95% # 1s brought 229 cwt

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.69/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$218.69

152 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	222.02	1,191	105
Medium and Large 2	476	211.23	1,005	47

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $186 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 sale152 hd

218.69

—

WV average3 barns · 177 hd

215.20

+3.49

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	1,623	125.73	2,041	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	106.50	1,608	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	106.12	1,269	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	87.18	861	12

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)	1,463	$1,454	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,283	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,014	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$935	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$1,369	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,360	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,020	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,585	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,420	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$1,392	3thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	688	218.30/cwt	212.00–219.50	1,502	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	191.25/cwt	185.00–195.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	203.28/cwt	187.50–212.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	225.75/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,194	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	230.81/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	227.66/cwt	220.00–232.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	240.27/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	229.92/cwt	220.00–238.00	993	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	230.56/cwt	222.50–237.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	469	234.97/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	227.88/cwt	225.00–230.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	207.52/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	195.44/cwt	185.00–217.50	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	211.13/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,311	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	442	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	221.33/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	218.59/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	257.55/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	345	250.03/cwt	245.00–252.50	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	237.96/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	250.82/cwt	237.50–265.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	244.59/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	381	228.30/cwt	221.00–235.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	207.43/cwt	192.50–222.50	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	247.10/cwt	230.00–265.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	183.61/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,326	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	241.08/cwt	238.00–247.50	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	258.34/cwt	247.50–270.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	232.39/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.75/cwt	175.00–206.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	223.41/cwt	210.00–250.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	232.66/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	206.74/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	216.60/cwt	200.00–227.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,575.61/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,576	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,618.08/head	1,485.00–1,690.00	1,618	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,454.35/head	1,435.00–1,475.00	1,454	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,369.27/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,369	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,118.69/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,119	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	107.28/cwt	93.00–116.00	1,227	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	105.22/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,210	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	104.60/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,029	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	105.70/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,342	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,282.68/head	1,000.00–1,340.00	1,283	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	104.29/cwt	96.50–112.00	1,313	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	90.50/cwt	85.00–95.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	260.49/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	257.69/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,348	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	256.60/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,206	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	213.91/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	245.52/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	268.13/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	258.76/cwt	252.50–267.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	248.74/cwt	225.00–266.00	1,567	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	265.65/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	250	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,585	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	680	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	425	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	123.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	453	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	250.07/cwt	242.50–262.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	310	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,014.42/head	950.00–1,060.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	102.65/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,310	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	102.37/cwt	96.00–107.50	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	2,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	107.86/cwt	100.00–114.50	1,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,561	119.45/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,865	5
Bulls	—	—	1,681	130.04/cwt	124.00–139.00	2,186	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	102.20/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,235	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,024	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	81.03/cwt	78.00–84.00	713	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	110.03/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,303	8

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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