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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.51/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −160.06 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$239.51

24 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$36.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs WV average

−29.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	254.00	1,334	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	250.00	1,325	1thin
Medium 1	550	247.11	1,360	8thin
Medium and Large 1	538	245.88	1,323	5thin
Medium 1-2	579	238.00	1,377	4thin
Medium 2	556	217.19	1,208	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.81/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.57 across 24 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 sale24 hd

239.51

—

WV average2 barns · 40 hd

244.57

−5.06

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−29.37

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−160.06

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	—	Low	1,669	132.53	2,212	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	120.50	2,000	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	119.58	1,655	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	112.88	1,199	29

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,755	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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 1	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	474	261.49/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,239	9
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	371	264.28/cwt	245.00–278.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	580	246.78/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	419	261.96/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,098	8
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	670	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	210	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	605	233.79/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	800	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	615	257.20/cwt	228.00–285.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	518	249.89/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	423	297.15/cwt	277.00–320.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	280	247.63/cwt	240.00–255.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	510	288.33/cwt	281.00–303.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	390	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	568	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	720	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,170	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,265	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	472	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	250–300	280	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	903	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	336	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	966	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	562	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	383	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	472	214.95/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	405	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	976	2
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	790	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium 2Guaranteed Open	500–550	510	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	292.50/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,141	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,545	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	500–550	525	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	620	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	254.21/cwt	240.00–269.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	244.90/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	500–550	545	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	700–750	715	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	462	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	248.60/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,305	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	505	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,124	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	700–750	723	192.20/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,390	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	112.09/cwt	98.00–127.00	1,467	8
Bulls	—	—	1,370	97.93/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,342	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	107.49/cwt	94.00–120.00	1,130	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	226.93/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	805	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	479	283.64/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	530	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	133.61/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,939	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	86.45/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,197	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	127.71/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,378	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	87.88/cwt	85.00–93.00	957	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	143.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,421	8
Heifers	Large 2Guaranteed Open	450–500	485	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium 2Value Added	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	550–600	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	600	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	418	224.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	1
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	610	225.16/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	658	181.96/cwt	165.00–215.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	490	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	237.10/cwt	225.00–245.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,070	1
Steers	Medium 2	850–900	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	567	218.31/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium 2	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	535	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,324	1
Heifers	Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	800–850	830	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	287	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	635	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	125.45/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,296	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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