Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-08-05

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 5
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
515 head
383 vs last sale 132 371 vs year ago 144 · +257.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
55 vs last sale 40 55 vs year ago 40 · +137.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
24 vs last sale 36 32 vs year ago 28 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 810.00/cwt slaughter cow deleted

Video Auction Results- 65 Steers base 735 $2.62; 64 Steers base 800 $2.54; 62 Steers base 825 $2.48; 20 Steers base 830 $2.45; 62 Steers base 835 $2.50; 61 Steers base 835 $2.50; 62 Steers base 835 $2.48; 60 Steers base 885 $2.40; 58 Steers base 885 $2.43; 58 Steers base 885 $2.44; 58 Steers base 925 $2.37; 59 Steers base 930 $2.34; 54 Steers base 935 $2.36; 55 Steers base 950 $2.40; 52 Steers base 965 $2.41; 67 Heifers base 760 $2.39; 67 Heifers base 775 $2.37; 65 Heifers base 775 $2.37; 125 Heifers base 800 $2.25; 66 Heifers base 825 $2.24; 60 Heifers base 850 $2.28; 59 Heifers base 870 $2.24.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $262.88/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$262.88
146 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,258
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.29
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481268.091,289128
Medium and Large 2461225.841,04118thin
One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about $248 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 sale146 hd
262.88
WV average5 barns · 167 hd
255.60
+7.29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,491132.201,97127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,193114.921,37132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,047103.411,08226
CowsLean 85-90%Average91481.557458thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,1601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$9735
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$9022thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)930$8332thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)680$4101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$1,3574thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)930$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$9251thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385263.32/cwt262.00–264.001,0143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428243.04/cwt215.00–260.001,0403
BullsMedium and Large 1-2666182.11/cwt178.00–190.001,2133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280285.00/cwt285.00–285.007982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2771160.66/cwt154.00–165.001,2395
SteersMedium and Large 1344258.04/cwt242.00–264.008886
SteersMedium and Large 2550224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2323
SteersMedium and Large 2483222.21/cwt200.00–228.001,0736
SteersMedium and Large 2410224.14/cwt215.00–237.009193
SteersMedium and Large 1288228.65/cwt200.00–242.006593
SteersMedium and Large 1758240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8193
SteersMedium and Large 1630255.33/cwt255.00–256.001,6093
SteersMedium and Large 2515232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1951
SteersMedium and Large 2625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
SteersMedium and Large 2358241.84/cwt230.00–255.008663
SteersMedium and Large 1424271.40/cwt240.00–277.001,15123
SteersMedium and Large 1527278.46/cwt235.00–286.001,46759
SteersMedium and Large 1364263.34/cwt255.00–270.009599
HeifersMedium and Large 1581224.39/cwt220.00–228.001,3048
HeifersMedium and Large 1482229.99/cwt211.00–240.001,10924
HeifersMedium and Large 1222231.20/cwt210.00–240.005139
SteersMedium and Large 1483254.06/cwt232.00–265.001,22718
SteersMedium and Large 1242250.00/cwt250.00–250.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 1730210.90/cwt207.00–214.001,5408
HeifersMedium and Large 2375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1282225.65/cwt222.00–230.006363
HeifersMedium and Large 1533224.73/cwt215.00–238.001,19818
SteersMedium and Large 2305205.00/cwt205.00–205.006251
CowsLean 85-90%91481.55/cwt75.00–86.007458
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,193114.92/cwt104.00–123.001,37132
Bulls1,491132.20/cwt117.00–143.001,97127
CowsBoner 80-85%1,061102.67/cwt84.00–120.001,08925
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29551,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930833.06/head750.00–900.008332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2680410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4481,405.93/head1,225.00–1,585.001,4062
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,070925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2838972.73/head385.00–1,475.009735
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960901.56/head800.00–1,000.009022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,309.06/head1,175.00–1,410.001,3092
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1362231.52/cwt225.00–236.008385
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300265.00/cwt265.00–265.007952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 2536187.52/cwt176.00–210.001,0053
HeifersMedium and Large 2635218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 1660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 1770193.48/cwt186.00–208.001,4903
HeifersMedium and Large 1421228.41/cwt220.00–241.009629
HeifersMedium and Large 2425224.00/cwt224.00–224.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 2325217.00/cwt217.00–217.007051
HeifersMedium and Large 1333231.86/cwt222.00–240.007726
HeifersMedium and Large 1618216.06/cwt207.00–220.001,33511
SteersMedium and Large 1585240.59/cwt230.00–251.001,4072

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.