Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

130hd steers base 775 bring $254.50; 65hd steers base 785 bring $253.50; 60hd steers base 850 bring $240.0; 57hd steers base 885 bring $239.0; 102hd steers base 985 bring $235.0; 69hd heifers base 735 bring $239.75; 68hd heifers base 745 bring $235.0; 60hd heifers base 850 bring $225.75.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.65/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$256.65

194 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$44.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.80

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	258.03	1,327	188
Medium and Large 2	474	213.17	1,010	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.86/cwt here — about $317 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 sale194 hd

256.65

—

WV average3 barns · 260 hd

247.84

+8.80

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	1,644	136.69	2,247	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,292	122.19	1,579	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,037	100.50	1,042	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	68.83	591	10

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)	1,340	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$1,184	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,082	$1,178	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	925	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,164	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	931	$1,136	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,111	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,061	$974	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$763	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,597	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,575	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,597.41/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	209.84/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	240.87/cwt	220.00–250.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	220.67/cwt	212.00–225.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	211.03/cwt	210.00–212.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	239.46/cwt	224.00–260.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	235.36/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	233.13/cwt	225.00–240.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	212.63/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	223.66/cwt	195.00–234.00	1,431	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	170.78/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	176.88/cwt	162.00–192.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	225.45/cwt	210.00–235.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	216.72/cwt	212.00–225.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	225.76/cwt	207.00–234.00	1,208	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	230.81/cwt	200.00–243.00	1,108	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	263.23/cwt	225.00–282.00	1,119	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	228.55/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,671	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	259.00/cwt	210.00–273.00	1,365	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	214.68/cwt	210.00–217.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	248.69/cwt	215.00–300.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	264.81/cwt	217.00–276.00	1,613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	259.79/cwt	222.00–277.00	1,489	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	267.25/cwt	235.00–279.00	1,269	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	238.62/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	235.56/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	264.98/cwt	237.00–282.00	996	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	164.64/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	261.86/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	228.98/cwt	210.00–247.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	99.21/cwt	82.00–130.00	1,100	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	68.83/cwt	55.00–89.00	591	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	122.19/cwt	100.00–146.00	1,579	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	791	104.87/cwt	90.00–122.00	830	5
Bulls	—	—	1,644	136.69/cwt	110.00–148.00	2,247	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,178.45/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,178	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	1,135.88/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,136	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,111.29/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,111	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	1,184.31/head	900.00–1,475.00	1,184	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	974.20/head	750.00–1,200.00	974	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	763.47/head	500.00–985.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,163.64/head	850.00–1,600.00	1,164	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1

How this sale compares

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