Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hay 4x5 stored inside dry brought 40 per bale. * Next week feeder calf special 1/13/23*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.83/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$176.83

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$12.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.21

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	181.32	1,014	18thin
Medium and Large 2	532	168.75	897	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.57/cwt here — about $117 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 sale28 hd

176.83

—

WV average2 barns · 35 hd

169.62

+7.21

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	1,371	114.77	1,573	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	90.30	1,154	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	64.82	690	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,035	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$732	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Medium and Large 1	—	715	150.48/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	155.97/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	174.27/cwt	168.00–181.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	159.04/cwt	154.00–164.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	168.47/cwt	166.00–171.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	187.46/cwt	184.00–191.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	205.13/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	188.51/cwt	183.00–192.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	209.21/cwt	202.50–216.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	591	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	181.76/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	216.28/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,035.37/head	985.00–1,110.00	1,035	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	905.36/head	785.00–1,010.00	905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 4	—	715	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,121	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	747	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,147	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	120.30/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,766	3
Bulls	—	—	1,273	109.24/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,391	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	71.85/cwt	69.50–74.00	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	218	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,388	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	85.25/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	58.44/cwt	56.00–60.00	606	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	89.84/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,122	7

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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