Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.26/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$229.26

31 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$621

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

$57.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.10

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	240.47	1,281	25
Medium and Large 2	362	182.52	660	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.96/cwt here — about $621 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 sale31 hd

229.26

—

WV average4 barns · 67 hd

216.15

+13.10

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	1,608	136.80	2,200	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,257	115.02	1,446	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	107.72	1,157	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	86.76	779	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,090	200.00	2,180	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	191.00	2,645	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$1,174	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,015	$983	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$1,760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,248	$1,403	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,402	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,608	136.80/cwt	127.00–146.00	2,200	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	983.31/head	850.00–1,110.00	983	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,174.09/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,353.69/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,354	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	115.02/cwt	94.00–125.00	1,446	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	107.72/cwt	85.00–128.00	1,157	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,403.40/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	216.47/cwt	202.00–230.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	214.39/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	205.50/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	191.50/cwt	153.00–230.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	249.91/cwt	238.00–268.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	248.95/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	207.33/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	187.01/cwt	165.00–205.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	223.03/cwt	201.00–235.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	187.58/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	177.03/cwt	170.00–185.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	254.49/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	259.49/cwt	231.00–275.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	263.61/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	201.76/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	252.09/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	188.33/cwt	172.00–205.00	923	2
Steers	Select	—	1,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	86.76/cwt	76.00–99.00	779	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,385	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,645	1

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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