Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Video Auction Sale Results: 58 head of steers weighing 885lbs bring $231. 56 head of steers weighing 930lbs bring $220.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.51/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −120.34 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$314.51

62 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.72

vs WV average

+1.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	314.51	1,730	62

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $380.21, median $434.85 across 16 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 sale62 hd

314.51

—

WV average3 barns · 70 hd

309.80

+4.72

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+1.51

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−120.34

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	1,736	152.58	2,649	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	134.84	1,800	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	126.33	1,321	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	106.78	908	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,263	$1,581	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$1,335	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,165	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	250.08/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,901	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	264.31/cwt	245.00–283.00	1,369	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	294.28/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	252.76/cwt	234.00–273.00	1,567	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	294.66/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,779	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,580.83/head	1,335.00–1,710.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	292.50/cwt	272.00–311.00	1,243	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	310.25/cwt	262.00–335.00	1,325	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	314.24/cwt	303.00–321.00	1,634	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	321.04/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	236.65/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,583	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	297.44/cwt	279.00–312.00	1,877	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	199.34/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	260.95/cwt	254.00–295.00	1,503	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	261.20/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	325.88/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	314.10/cwt	252.00–325.00	1,498	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	259.00/cwt	235.00–277.00	1,735	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	134.84/cwt	117.00–148.00	1,800	16
Bulls	—	—	1,736	152.58/cwt	144.00–160.00	2,649	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	125.30/cwt	104.00–140.00	1,333	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	883	135.57/cwt	120.00–155.00	1,197	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	106.78/cwt	96.00–117.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	314.71/cwt	298.00–321.00	1,800	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	323.93/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	274.77/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,269	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	329.17/cwt	322.00–337.00	1,234	13

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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