Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.97/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$244.97

102 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$6.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	245.29	1,425	97
Medium and Large 2	485	238.80	1,158	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.49/cwt here — about $268 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 sale102 hd

244.97

—

WV average3 barns · 111 hd

246.75

−1.78

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	1,588	123.53	1,962	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,272	110.98	1,412	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,045	98.47	1,029	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	77.64	747	3thin

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)	1,370	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,489	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,304	$1,418	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,288	$1,269	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,253	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,231	$1,251	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	962	$1,159	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,157	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$1,144	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,308	$1,680	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,980	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	570	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	246.02/cwt	232.00–262.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	236.47/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	244.75/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	238.67/cwt	220.00–261.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	261.88/cwt	249.00–277.00	1,126	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	258.32/cwt	227.00–283.00	1,496	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	265.36/cwt	247.00–280.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	241.46/cwt	228.00–265.00	1,487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	235.59/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	257.79/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,348	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	261.54/cwt	242.00–279.00	1,227	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	188.19/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	228.78/cwt	212.00–251.00	1,329	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	201.32/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	261.00/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,148	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	184.92/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	244.66/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	95.43/cwt	84.00–108.00	1,052	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	110.98/cwt	90.00–160.00	1,412	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	863	108.10/cwt	103.00–114.00	933	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	77.64/cwt	73.00–81.00	747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	123.53/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,962	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	1,144.33/head	950.00–1,410.00	1,144	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,157.05/head	750.00–1,460.00	1,157	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	1,158.54/head	925.00–1,350.00	1,159	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,268.73/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,269	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	1,418.45/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,418	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,488.89/head	1,250.00–1,725.00	1,489	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,251.01/head	925.00–1,425.00	1,251	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,252.86/head	1,100.00–1,460.00	1,253	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,980	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,679.99/head	1,500.00–1,835.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	255.56/cwt	240.00–265.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	254.79/cwt	235.00–269.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	220.76/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	227.82/cwt	209.00–241.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	244.74/cwt	214.00–270.00	1,265	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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