Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Cull Cow & Bull Sale next Saturday December 23,2023*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.98/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$177.98

58 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	439	182.82	803	40
Medium and Large 2	415	167.23	694	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.59/cwt here — about $109 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 sale58 hd

177.98

—

WV average3 barns · 66 hd

173.72

+4.26

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	—	High	1,690	107.46	1,816	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	89.50	1,316	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	84.89	1,146	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	66.65	677	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,568	$1,366	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,397	$1,072	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,072	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$643	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,058	$913	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	615	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	188.02/cwt	178.00–192.50	799	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	224.30/cwt	215.00–237.50	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	220.69/cwt	215.00–242.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	169.03/cwt	150.00–187.50	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	175.46/cwt	167.00–182.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	187.04/cwt	182.00–195.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	182.31/cwt	177.00–185.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	204.49/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	174.42/cwt	167.50–177.50	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.14/cwt	140.00–171.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	221.05/cwt	201.00–228.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	360	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	614	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	455	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	140.27/cwt	137.50–143.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	65.70/cwt	55.00–74.50	700	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	94.44/cwt	91.50–100.00	1,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	82.03/cwt	70.00–94.50	1,070	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	645	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	2,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	105.45/cwt	85.00–115.00	1,748	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	913.12/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,071.75/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,444	1,152.45/head	975.00–1,275.00	1,152	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,210	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	890	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,568	1,366.03/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	191.54/cwt	190.00–193.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	217.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	182.81/cwt	167.00–191.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	182.76/cwt	151.00–205.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	175.60/cwt	174.00–176.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	166.86/cwt	162.50–171.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	2

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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