Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2023-10-21

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 21
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
113 vs last sale 742 42 vs year ago 671 · 6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
143 vs last sale 225 27 vs year ago 109 · 24.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
33 vs last sale 51 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter run of in-barn cattle by half today compared to last week, however Feeder offering bolstered by four Board Sale loads: two each of Steers and Heifers. The Board results can be found on this report as Steers / Heifers Medium and Large 1--2. Good buyer attendance with firm interest considering last week was a Feeder Special with much higher offering.

Feeder demand lowered the most for 4 weight Steers by $10-$11 per cwt, easing to $1-$4 lower in the middle of the run before increasing $4.75-$8.50 higher for 6 weights. Heifers followed a similar trend but with demand rising, selling $2.25 higher in the 4 weights and $8 per cwt higher throughout the middle and heavy end of the run. Feeder Bulls $3-$6 per cwt higher for lighter cutting Bulls. The seller should note that Value Added Feeders coming in off a long weaning period and guaranteed health program sold $6-$12 per cwt higher with most hitting the $8 per cwt higher mark.

Finishing up with Slaughter Cattle a slightly lower demand follows the trend of the past three weeks; $1-$2-$3 per cwt lower over the quality breaks from Breaker-Boner-Lean. However, higher dressing types sold steady as well as Bulls selling steady, spot on from last reported.

Baby calves, $112.50-$230 per head. Shoats, $30-$42.50 per head. Slaughter Hogs, $50-$75 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.42/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$207.42
268 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,348
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$482
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$78.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.80
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522215.521,12474
Medium and Large 1-2827211.501,749123
Medium and Large 2479202.9997359
Medium and Large 3467137.3964212thin
One grade step is worth $78.13/cwt here — about $482 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 sale268 hd
207.42
WV average5 barns · 845 hd
215.22
−7.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,474123.821,82523
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,496100.451,50213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27495.941,22314
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05177.5181519
HeifersChoiceAverage1,015131.001,3301thin

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)905$1,4385
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,2405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,2394thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$8751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,035$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,485$1,6351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,505$1,6101thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
CowsLean 85-90%98835.83/cwt30.00–42.003542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25386.43/cwt85.50–87.501,0832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,484106.59/cwt102.50–110.001,5824
BullsMedium and Large 1428241.94/cwt232.50–244.001,0367
BullsMedium and Large 1310257.54/cwt255.00–260.007982
BullsMedium and Large 1618208.83/cwt203.00–215.001,2912
BullsMedium and Large 1775137.50/cwt137.00–138.001,0662
BullsMedium and Large 2527207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0942
BullsMedium and Large 2615175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0762
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added572251.81/cwt249.00–253.001,4407
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added421256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0786
SteersMedium and Large 1476243.44/cwt231.00–252.001,15914
SteersMedium and Large 1416242.73/cwt237.50–245.001,0106
SteersMedium and Large 1750196.50/cwt193.00–200.001,4742
SteersMedium and Large 1670237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5911
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added508251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2753
SteersMedium and Large 1614240.68/cwt233.00–247.001,4785
SteersMedium and Large 1525243.73/cwt235.00–249.001,2808
SteersMedium and Large 1573244.13/cwt240.00–249.001,39910
SteersMedium and Large 2608227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,3832
SteersMedium and Large 2418231.04/cwt220.00–239.009665
SteersMedium and Large 2740144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2960219.75/cwt219.75–219.752,110107
SteersMedium and Large 1380266.07/cwt250.00–283.001,0112
HeifersMedium and Large 1424219.51/cwt217.00–223.009316
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added539230.70/cwt228.00–232.001,2436
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added498226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1253
SteersMedium and Large 2485229.10/cwt227.50–232.501,1113
SteersMedium and Large 2380254.10/cwt245.00–262.509662
SteersMedium and Large 2584229.77/cwt212.50–238.001,3424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2827211.50/cwt210.00–213.001,749123
HeifersMedium and Large 1718178.96/cwt152.00–205.001,2852
HeifersMedium and Large 1522218.89/cwt216.00–231.001,1438
HeifersMedium and Large 1566224.51/cwt218.00–232.001,2719
HeifersMedium and Large 2337219.56/cwt215.00–226.007403
HeifersMedium and Large 1470220.89/cwt214.00–226.001,03810
HeifersMedium and Large 1337221.65/cwt220.00–225.007476
HeifersMedium and Large 2538202.68/cwt191.00–212.001,0905
HeifersMedium and Large 2377213.51/cwt195.00–230.0080510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17592.99/cwt88.00–98.001,0938
HeifersChoice1,015131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3301
CowsLean 85-90%1,08586.65/cwt78.00–93.0094011
CowsLean 85-90%1,13097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,577109.45/cwt108.00–111.001,7265
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44594.82/cwt89.00–101.501,3708
Bulls1,438108.48/cwt103.00–112.501,5603
Bulls1,610139.41/cwt138.00–140.502,2453
Bulls1,456123.78/cwt114.00–133.501,80217
CowsLean 85-90%98770.19/cwt60.00–77.006935
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,239.62/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2405
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29051,438.12/head1,200.00–1,575.001,4385
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5051,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4851,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,239.24/head925.00–1,385.001,2394
BullsMedium and Large 2466220.73/cwt212.50–237.501,0297
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy614207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2715
BullsMedium and Large 2575186.23/cwt181.00–192.501,0718
BullsMedium and Large 1373238.28/cwt227.50–250.008894
BullsMedium and Large 1533227.52/cwt222.50–230.001,2133
BullsMedium and Large 2393226.69/cwt222.50–235.008913
HeifersMedium and Large 2570201.69/cwt170.00–212.501,15010
HeifersMedium and Large 2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2643151.44/cwt137.00–166.009742
HeifersMedium and Large 3476128.47/cwt125.00–137.506124
HeifersMedium and Large 3570165.82/cwt150.00–175.009453
HeifersMedium and Large 2284210.08/cwt202.50–225.005975
HeifersMedium and Large 2474206.23/cwt187.50–215.0097810
HeifersMedium and Large 3325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003743
HeifersMedium and Large 3510146.18/cwt142.50–150.007462
HeifersMedium and Large 2412211.85/cwt194.00–217.008739
HeifersMedium and Large 1763171.49/cwt164.00–183.001,3086
HeifersMedium and Large 1369220.28/cwt216.00–225.008137
HeifersMedium and Large 1610215.78/cwt210.00–220.001,3166
HeifersMedium and Large 2784173.76/cwt173.00–174.001,3624

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.