Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1.00/cwt slaughter cow deleted

Baby beef calves per hd 285 to 500

Feeder calf special next Saturday 2/24/24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.17/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −175.98 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$223.17

9 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−44.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	223.17	1,172	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.15 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

223.17

—

WV average1 barns · 9 hd

223.17

+0.00

National average179 barns · 21,019 hd

267.17

−44.00

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−175.98

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	1,893	114.91	2,175	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	98.50	1,532	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	93.75	1,237	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,100	86.00	946	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	82.00	976	2thin

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)	1,448	$1,518	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1-2	350–400	353	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	889	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	217.72/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,213	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	263.72/cwt	242.50–280.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	166.57/cwt	149.00–185.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	243.59/cwt	235.00–260.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	238.76/cwt	222.50–255.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,210	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	254.87/cwt	240.00–270.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	253.00/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,518.22/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	225.90/cwt	212.50–231.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	94.25/cwt	89.00–100.50	1,234	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,100	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,066	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	114.91/cwt	110.50–121.00	2,175	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,432	1

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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