Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.05/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$176.05

55 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.76

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	176.05	808	55

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale55 hd

176.05

—

WV average4 barns · 124 hd

165.29

+10.76

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	1,473	114.29	1,683	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	93.21	1,256	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	84.76	960	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	70.03	687	9thin

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)	1,385	$1,331	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$560	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	239.01/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	214.86/cwt	195.00–225.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	223.44/cwt	200.00–235.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	214.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.26/cwt	165.00–185.00	747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	230.18/cwt	225.00–235.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	213.58/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	219.75/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	228.70/cwt	210.00–237.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	161.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	218.68/cwt	208.00–233.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	181.29/cwt	175.00–190.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.42/cwt	177.00–184.00	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.23/cwt	142.00–189.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	206.65/cwt	190.00–220.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	175.98/cwt	140.00–192.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	177.28/cwt	150.00–200.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	217.12/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	184.42/cwt	167.00–220.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	148.95/cwt	145.00–152.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	224.68/cwt	210.00–239.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,331.30/head	1,030.00–1,550.00	1,331	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	114.29/cwt	86.00–130.00	1,683	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	84.76/cwt	75.00–99.00	960	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	70.03/cwt	60.00–75.00	687	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	93.21/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,256	19

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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