Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Special today yielded a higher run than last week's regular sale with the offering of in barn Feeders higher by 270 head, gains in Replacements by 45 head and Slaughter Cattle also increased by 60 head. Moderate buyer attendance with slower trade activity following national trends of lowering prices in Live Cattle and Futures. Should also be noted that we are in the usual late October cycle of the market slowing down and many local producers already having filled their Winter feeding programs.

Feeder Steers gave up the smallest market demand with 4 weights lowering $4.50-$10.50 per cwt while 5 weights lower $18.25-$22.75 per cwt and the trend rallying slightly to $15.75 per cwt lower on the heavier end of the run. Heifers started on a similar note with the lighter end of the run lower by $3.75-$7.75 before lowering $11.75-$32.75 per cwt on the heavier end. Feeder Bulls underscore the decrease in return to farm interest, lower by $22 per cwt on 4 weights and $29.50 lower on the heavier end of the run. Value Added Feeders with a guaranteed health program and long weaning hedged against these trends selling $8-$14 per cwt higher than comparable weights, light Value Added Steers sold $9 higher than compared to the same weight last week, for example.

Demand trends for Slaughter Cattle seeing less downturn than Feeders but continue the slight but consistent market depression of the last month. Higher quality grade Cows holding better, Breakers lower by a narrow 20 cents per cwt, Boners down $3.75 and Lean averaging $14 lower. Higher carcass dressing types had been more immune to these trends but lowered $5.25-$7 better quality and $13.75 per cwt lower for Lean Cows today. Slaughter Bulls continue to be unaffected by this slant, selling steady at $123 per cwt yet again.

Baby Calves, $125-$310 per head. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $47.50-$86 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.33/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$201.33

141 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$18.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	206.31	958	102
Medium and Large 2	471	188.29	887	39

One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $72 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 sale141 hd

201.33

—

WV average6 barns · 619 hd

197.50

+3.83

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	—	Low	1,443	109.48	1,579	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	95.59	1,335	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	89.60	1,114	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	963	65.13	627	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,100	120.21	1,322	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,297	141.03	1,829	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$1,252	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,026	$1,241	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,204	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$1,190	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$1,103	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	986	$1,043	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	164.10/cwt	151.00–183.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	191.16/cwt	183.00–199.00	986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	197.25/cwt	142.50–220.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	188.77/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	136.24/cwt	114.00–172.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	752	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	175.56/cwt	150.00–217.50	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	197.89/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	173.20/cwt	132.50–211.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	156.36/cwt	142.50–177.50	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.54/cwt	160.00–200.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	185.91/cwt	130.00–215.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	169.43/cwt	142.50–202.50	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,102.81/head	750.00–1,250.00	1,103	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,203.90/head	700.00–1,750.00	1,204	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,251.74/head	850.00–1,600.00	1,252	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,240.68/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,241	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,043.44/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,043	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,190.15/head	900.00–1,385.00	1,190	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,139	97.36/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,109	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	89.32/cwt	83.50–96.00	1,093	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	95.00/cwt	86.00–106.00	1,341	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	104.34/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	123.11/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,196	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,100	120.21/cwt	112.50–130.00	1,322	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,297	141.03/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,829	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	48.25/cwt	40.00–51.00	387	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	83.25/cwt	80.00–87.00	891	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	59.30/cwt	58.00–60.00	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	80.34/cwt	74.50–83.00	983	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	99.67/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,316	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	72.84/cwt	68.50–76.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	240.51/cwt	240.00–241.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	254.63/cwt	240.00–262.50	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	255.86/cwt	245.00–267.50	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	220.33/cwt	210.00–231.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	221.21/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	240.22/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	199.07/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	232.25/cwt	222.50–240.00	982	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	266.77/cwt	262.50–277.50	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	205.76/cwt	185.00–217.50	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	234.23/cwt	225.00–259.00	906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	221.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	204.67/cwt	190.00–220.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	221.64/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	184.37/cwt	161.00–201.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	182.87/cwt	174.00–192.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	212.90/cwt	202.50–217.50	999	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	208.51/cwt	190.00–220.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	165.70/cwt	140.00–174.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	217.80/cwt	210.00–235.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	215.70/cwt	208.00–221.00	928	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	176.11/cwt	170.00–182.50	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	207.03/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	212.44/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	185.17/cwt	145.00–210.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	141.01/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	225.45/cwt	211.00–236.00	1,197	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	238.44/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	226.57/cwt	212.50–240.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	222.55/cwt	215.00–224.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,016	4

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.

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