Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

boars by cwt 4 to 27.5

market hogs cwt 40 to 55

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.61/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$212.61

52 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$40.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	226.59	1,178	34
Medium and Large 2	555	186.20	1,034	18thin

One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about $144 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 sale52 hd

212.61

—

WV average1 barns · 52 hd

212.61

+0.00

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	1,630	123.46	2,013	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	110.03	1,415	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	107.77	1,724	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	91.16	931	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,415	106.00	1,500	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,255	110.00	1,381	1thin

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)	1,015	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$1,306	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,192	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,165	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$1,090	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,085	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$1,860	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	190.68/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	231.48/cwt	227.50–235.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	230.39/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	250.91/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	191.36/cwt	170.00–212.50	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	192.11/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	395	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	238.74/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,000	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	243.40/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	228.56/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,285	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	181.49/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	200.67/cwt	180.00–224.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	213.44/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	216.21/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	239.38/cwt	222.50–257.50	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	222.12/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	273.81/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	271.64/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	266.38/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	225.88/cwt	190.00–246.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	224.90/cwt	207.50–242.00	1,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	236.79/cwt	226.00–257.50	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,500	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	237.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	198.37/cwt	180.00–212.50	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	178.30/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,192.13/head	825.00–1,375.00	1,192	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,165.26/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,165	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	109.48/cwt	96.00–123.00	1,305	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	120.36/cwt	97.00–134.00	1,325	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	414	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,396.62/head	1,260.00–1,570.00	1,397	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,192.04/head	1,175.00–1,210.00	1,192	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,030	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,164	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	124.95/cwt	115.00–135.00	2,144	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	116.61/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,628	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	105.65/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,282	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	117.25/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,813	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	91.16/cwt	80.00–99.00	931	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	98.29/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,625	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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