Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-08-12

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Aug 12
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
730 head
215 vs last sale 515 208 vs year ago 522 · +39.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
17 vs last sale 95 13 vs year ago 65 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
27 vs last sale 60 42 vs year ago 75 · 56.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.59/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$229.59
299 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.69
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495235.511,165181
Medium and Large 2506220.501,115118
One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $50 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 sale299 hd
229.59
WV average3 barns · 309 hd
227.89
+1.69
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
BullsAverage1,410124.471,75518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,637106.711,7463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,215106.431,29324
CowsLean 85-90%Low93284.8979221
Dairy HeifersStandardLow66030.001981thin
HeifersStandardAverage705122.508641thin
SteersSelectAverage1,450118.001,7111thin
SteersStandardAverage1,015115.001,1671thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,1453thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,0072thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$9864thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)860$6251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,055$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)725$8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)490$3502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)460$3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,047$1,2873thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225112.52/cwt107.00–120.001,37811
CowsLean 85-90%82577.40/cwt73.00–80.006393
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight56037.50/cwt37.50–37.502101
Bulls1,09298.95/cwt97.00–100.001,0813
Bulls1,308125.16/cwt114.00–129.001,6377
Bulls1,618133.44/cwt131.00–140.002,1598
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490350.00/head350.00–350.003502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2860625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,144.62/head500.00–1,400.001,1453
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,038985.97/head325.00–1,225.009864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11092.66/cwt64.00–111.001,0294
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-367050.00/cwt50.00–50.003351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-365375.63/cwt40.00–100.004942
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0551
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,006.93/head900.00–1,100.001,0072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,288106.49/cwt100.50–111.001,3722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39001,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
BullsMedium and Large 2328228.53/cwt190.00–255.007503
BullsMedium and Large 2790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2641
BullsMedium and Large 2440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
BullsMedium and Large 2566203.45/cwt180.00–225.001,1527
BullsMedium and Large 1875105.00/cwt105.00–105.009191
BullsMedium and Large 1980110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0781
HeifersStandard705122.50/cwt122.50–122.508641
SteersStandard1,015115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1671
SteersSelect1,450118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7111
Dairy HeifersStandard66030.00/cwt30.00–30.001981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,630104.06/cwt101.00–107.001,6962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,650112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,8481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207101.27/cwt95.00–107.001,22213
CowsLean 85-90%1,04498.34/cwt93.00–104.001,0278
CowsLean 85-90%94986.64/cwt80.00–91.008227
CowsLean 85-90%77559.92/cwt58.00–62.004642
BullsMedium and Large 1535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
BullsMedium and Large 1487245.99/cwt242.00–248.001,1983
BullsMedium and Large 1900105.00/cwt105.00–105.009451
BullsMedium and Large 1235295.00/cwt295.00–295.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1277265.89/cwt252.50–275.007373
BullsMedium and Large 1621233.33/cwt232.50–235.001,4493
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7154
SteersMedium and Large 1506271.86/cwt262.00–282.001,37619
SteersMedium and Large 1569255.53/cwt240.00–269.001,45412
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1961
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added631271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,7104
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added476276.45/cwt274.00–279.001,31612
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed715251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7952
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added439276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2127
SteersMedium and Large 2374226.74/cwt205.00–255.008488
SteersMedium and Large 1412267.95/cwt260.00–270.001,10416
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added573280.85/cwt270.00–285.001,60910
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added622262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6302
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added403261.51/cwt260.00–263.001,0542
SteersMedium and Large 1664257.70/cwt252.50–262.501,7116
SteersMedium and Large 2438243.15/cwt215.00–250.001,0658
SteersMedium and Large 1479265.88/cwt252.50–270.001,27416
SteersMedium and Large 1340269.93/cwt265.00–275.009182
SteersMedium and Large 1876217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9013
SteersMedium and Large 1286277.96/cwt270.00–287.507955
SteersMedium and Large 2240260.00/cwt260.00–260.006241
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added540262.64/cwt248.00–268.001,4187
SteersMedium and Large 1372270.77/cwt264.00–276.001,00712
SteersMedium and Large 1619260.86/cwt250.00–266.001,61513
SteersMedium and Large 2609246.20/cwt237.50–254.001,4994
SteersMedium and Large 1738248.21/cwt247.00–249.001,8325
SteersMedium and Large 2312228.80/cwt215.00–242.507143
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added676229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5483
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added615223.95/cwt221.00–227.001,3772
SteersMedium and Large 2830205.47/cwt201.00–210.001,7052
SteersMedium and Large 2270263.36/cwt255.00–270.007113
SteersMedium and Large 2180200.00/cwt200.00–200.003601
SteersMedium and Large 2479243.81/cwt217.50–250.001,16812
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added684257.70/cwt250.00–269.001,76312
HeifersMedium and Large 1565229.91/cwt218.00–242.001,29919
BullsMedium and Large 2625201.32/cwt180.00–225.001,2584
BullsMedium and Large 2373230.17/cwt225.00–235.008592
BullsMedium and Large 2481220.52/cwt207.50–227.001,0613
BullsMedium and Large 1420255.53/cwt240.00–270.001,07318
BullsMedium and Large 1363265.93/cwt262.50–269.009654
BullsMedium and Large 2529207.82/cwt185.00–227.501,09913
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added472242.15/cwt240.00–245.001,1436
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added426237.92/cwt234.00–242.001,0146
HeifersMedium and Large 2183176.64/cwt165.00–190.003232
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy805189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5212
BullsMedium and Large 2670192.61/cwt185.00–210.001,2905
BullsMedium and Large 1308270.58/cwt252.50–285.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 2562213.91/cwt187.00–229.001,20215
HeifersMedium and Large 2666208.92/cwt187.50–217.001,3915
HeifersMedium and Large 2780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
HeifersMedium and Large 2232220.43/cwt190.00–235.005113
HeifersMedium and Large 2520220.61/cwt200.00–228.001,14715
HeifersMedium and Large 2343205.30/cwt185.00–225.007045
HeifersMedium and Large 2463206.40/cwt182.50–235.0095611
HeifersMedium and Large 1516237.38/cwt228.00–245.001,22514
HeifersMedium and Large 1428240.15/cwt230.00–250.001,02827
HeifersMedium and Large 2728202.25/cwt192.00–213.001,4722
HeifersMedium and Large 1684223.17/cwt221.00–225.001,52610
HeifersMedium and Large 1629223.69/cwt218.00–233.001,4079
HeifersMedium and Large 1933179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6703
HeifersMedium and Large 2423206.16/cwt190.00–227.008728
HeifersMedium and Large 1266247.74/cwt235.00–255.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 2613205.55/cwt184.00–218.001,2606
HeifersMedium and Large 1473241.24/cwt221.00–249.501,14137
HeifersMedium and Large 1714216.62/cwt214.00–218.001,5476
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added542243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,31717
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added622230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4314
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added563231.60/cwt224.00–236.001,30410
HeifersMedium and Large 1383242.56/cwt230.00–252.5092930
HeifersMedium and Large 2372222.09/cwt217.50–225.008263
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added355236.00/cwt236.00–236.008381
SteersMedium and Large 2925139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2861
SteersMedium and Large 2564241.19/cwt225.00–251.001,3604
SteersMedium and Large 2526233.98/cwt210.00–254.001,2318
HeifersMedium and Large 1333245.31/cwt235.00–253.0081712

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.