Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-09-30

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 30
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
195 vs last sale 997 187 vs year ago 615 · +30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
13 vs last sale 112 43 vs year ago 82 · +52.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
33 vs last sale 37 2 vs year ago 68 · +2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's run lighter by 175 head with Feeders dropping by nigh 200 head with the difference made up by an increase Slaughter Cattle and double the Replacements from last week. Moderate to fair attendance today with firm buying support throughout the sale although lowering trends can be noted. Feeder Steers on the lighter end of the run sold lower by $10-$12 per cwt, however the heavier end of the run sold steady to $4 higher. Heifers followed an inverse trend, a modest increase by $3 per cwt on the light end while selling $8.50-$10 per cwt lower on the heavy side. Feeder Bulls also saw lower trends this week of roughly $16 to $22 per cwt. It can be noted that lighter Bulls sold closest to similar quality Steers, trailing them by $6-$10 per cwt and this gap widening to $20-$30 per cwt lower in four to five hundred pound weight breaks. Slaughter Cows followed the regional and national trend of the past week hovering at $15 per cwt lower, however, this trend hasn't hit the higher dressing types as hard. Inversely, Slaughter Bulls sold steady to $1 higher. Baby Calves up to $325 per head. Heiferettes, $110-$121 per cwt. Market Hogs, $32.50 to $52 per cwt, Shoats, $12.50 to $40.00. This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.41/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$213.41
187 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.53
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478216.701,035121
Medium and Large 2435207.3690166
One grade step is worth $9.34/cwt here — about $134 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 sale187 hd
213.41
WV average8 barns · 878 hd
212.88
+0.53
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
BullsHigh1,612116.161,87321
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33295.971,27813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16885.681,00146
CowsLean 85-90%Low96465.0062739

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$1,3892thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$1,1217
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)887$1,1023thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,06011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$1,0292thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$1,00510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$9714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,133$8626
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,0673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,2233thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
SteersMedium and Large 1470254.67/cwt229.00–265.001,19712
SteersMedium and Large 1578246.01/cwt229.00–260.001,42225
SteersMedium and Large 1715194.51/cwt160.00–230.001,3912
SteersMedium and Large 1387250.00/cwt250.00–250.009682
SteersMedium and Large 1525241.58/cwt230.00–265.001,26823
SteersMedium and Large 1420256.60/cwt245.00–265.001,07816
SteersMedium and Large 1621242.07/cwt233.00–261.001,50313
BullsMedium and Large 1718170.23/cwt168.00–171.001,2224
BullsMedium and Large 1783163.23/cwt157.50–169.001,2782
BullsMedium and Large 1470220.38/cwt190.00–240.001,03610
BullsMedium and Large 1375239.76/cwt200.00–270.008999
BullsMedium and Large 1424239.52/cwt220.00–251.001,0168
BullsMedium and Large 2450187.50/cwt187.50–187.508442
CowsLean 85-90%91256.98/cwt50.00–63.0052011
CowsLean 85-90%85187.59/cwt77.00–96.007456
CowsLean 85-90%86028.38/cwt20.00–45.002443
CowsLean 85-90%1,04768.30/cwt63.00–81.0071519
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,288100.75/cwt99.00–102.001,2982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34095.10/cwt89.00–101.001,27411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14277.62/cwt70.00–82.0088613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17795.96/cwt92.00–101.001,12912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17984.79/cwt81.00–90.001,00021
Bulls1,824127.24/cwt123.00–138.002,3215
Bulls1,577118.75/cwt108.00–124.001,87313
Bulls1,41386.45/cwt68.00–105.001,2223
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28701,066.95/head800.00–1,400.001,0673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133861.64/head625.00–1,175.008626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,389.34/head1,225.00–1,550.001,3892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,076970.73/head600.00–1,525.009714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0571,121.25/head775.00–1,500.001,1217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28871,101.79/head850.00–1,400.001,1023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,060.33/head550.00–1,475.001,06011
HeifersMedium and Large 1423224.68/cwt210.00–238.0095028
SteersMedium and Large 2526237.50/cwt230.00–253.001,2493
HeifersMedium and Large 2608182.39/cwt170.00–190.001,1094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0761,004.77/head600.00–1,360.001,00510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,028.80/head650.00–1,285.001,0292
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,223.22/head900.00–1,425.001,2233
BullsMedium and Large 1508221.26/cwt211.00–230.001,1243
BullsMedium and Large 1580213.49/cwt180.00–265.001,2385
BullsMedium and Large 2508175.97/cwt157.50–182.508944
BullsMedium and Large 2723154.95/cwt150.00–160.001,1202
BullsMedium and Large 1270286.00/cwt271.00–301.007722
BullsMedium and Large 1317255.45/cwt240.00–265.008103
HeifersMedium and Large 2418217.91/cwt200.00–242.5091115
HeifersMedium and Large 2380213.17/cwt197.50–230.0081012
BullsMedium and Large 2424201.96/cwt160.00–220.008565
BullsMedium and Large 2390200.81/cwt160.00–242.507835
BullsMedium and Large 2321225.48/cwt185.00–260.007245
BullsMedium and Large 1666166.73/cwt164.00–174.001,1104
HeifersMedium and Large 2551189.03/cwt170.00–208.001,0425
HeifersMedium and Large 2720178.97/cwt178.00–180.001,2892
HeifersMedium and Large 2660182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2052
HeifersMedium and Large 1373219.47/cwt210.00–230.0081914
HeifersMedium and Large 2282218.58/cwt190.00–225.006168
HeifersMedium and Large 2321218.93/cwt215.00–226.007037
HeifersMedium and Large 1609191.76/cwt182.50–203.001,16810
HeifersMedium and Large 1525216.30/cwt201.00–227.001,13632
HeifersMedium and Large 2510196.94/cwt173.00–208.001,0046
HeifersMedium and Large 1331232.76/cwt224.00–250.007708
HeifersMedium and Large 2470199.74/cwt185.00–210.009395
HeifersMedium and Large 1475219.34/cwt200.00–253.001,04219
HeifersMedium and Large 1572207.58/cwt205.00–210.001,1875
HeifersMedium and Large 1652191.75/cwt188.00–193.001,2504
HeifersMedium and Large 1710184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3061
SteersMedium and Large 1685239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6371
SteersMedium and Large 2385248.33/cwt205.00–264.0095610
SteersMedium and Large 2431241.56/cwt185.00–262.001,0417
SteersMedium and Large 2473230.05/cwt210.00–251.001,0883
SteersMedium and Large 2284264.87/cwt255.00–275.007524
SteersMedium and Large 2682184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2552
SteersMedium and Large 2320256.51/cwt242.50–270.008213
SteersMedium and Large 1329261.94/cwt250.00–285.008624
SteersMedium and Large 1272277.72/cwt261.00–302.507553

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.