Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.64/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$203.64

97 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$66.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

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	499	214.98	1,073	70
Medium and Large 2	479	190.48	913	16thin
Medium and Large 3	530	153.80	816	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	501	148.79	745	7thin

One grade step is worth $66.19/cwt here — about $329 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 sale97 hd

203.64

—

WV average4 barns · 111 hd

202.94

+0.70

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	1,741	126.41	2,201	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	113.51	1,446	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	113.05	1,885	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	92.28	953	13

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)	1,342	$1,409	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,314	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,283	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,239	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	—	408	200.56/cwt	190.00–211.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	204.07/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	218.84/cwt	196.00–230.00	1,134	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	158.07/cwt	148.00–163.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	219.21/cwt	205.00–226.00	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	214.37/cwt	187.50–224.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	241.27/cwt	207.50–265.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	201.00/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	245.52/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	210.18/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	252.76/cwt	245.00–262.50	923	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	200.74/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	250.40/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	2
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	236.65/cwt	212.50–258.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	184.99/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	212.97/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	253.63/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,179	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	622	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	180.36/cwt	172.00–187.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	225.05/cwt	209.00–235.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	202	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	213.31/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	238.15/cwt	217.50–247.50	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	222.75/cwt	222.50–223.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	214.10/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,008	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,238.91/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,400.22/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	1,408.70/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,409	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,283.02/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,314.05/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	126.41/cwt	110.00–139.00	2,201	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	113.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,885	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	93.05/cwt	65.00–109.00	982	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,431	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	113.03/cwt	100.00–129.00	1,446	25

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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