Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf special next Saturday 323/24

baby calves brought from 300 to 650 by the head.

market hogs brought from 57.5 to 85 per cwt.

feeder pigs brought from 70to 95 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.85/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −145.72 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$253.85

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs WV average

−22.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	264.68	1,412	15thin
Medium and Large 2	558	241.35	1,347	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

253.85

—

WV average4 barns · 55 hd

252.18

+1.67

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−22.32

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−145.72

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	1,594	153.77	2,451	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	126.44	1,488	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	102.96	1,070	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	157.97	1,867	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	147.00	1,544	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,640	165.00	2,706	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,592	150.22	2,392	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)	1,453	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,471	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$1,632	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,593	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,244	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,683	$2,227	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$2,140	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,060	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	450–500	469	278.33/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,305	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	333.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	2,139.50/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	880	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,254	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	124.66/cwt	113.00–131.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	215.36/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	308.44/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,314	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,449.56/head	1,000.00–1,735.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	256.13/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	280.92/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	303.99/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,836	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,593.41/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,593	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,632.34/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	321.22/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	242.80/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	326.22/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	296.35/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	299.91/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,380	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	301.74/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	298.02/cwt	275.00–314.00	1,127	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	334.84/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	289.57/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,231	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	259.36/cwt	247.50–267.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	344.86/cwt	342.50–347.50	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	292.53/cwt	285.00–302.50	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	319.43/cwt	287.50–335.00	894	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	129.77/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,737.97/head	1,550.00–1,885.00	1,738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,470.64/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	442	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	244.00/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,147	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,683	2,226.89/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,227	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,244.44/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	246.93/cwt	217.50–262.50	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	156.38/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	256.25/cwt	245.00–267.50	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	239.93/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	244.54/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	245.50/cwt	235.00–257.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	247.97/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,173	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	240.47/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	204.73/cwt	177.50–238.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	292.79/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	135.20/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,610	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,050	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	153.77/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,451	17
Steers	Select	—	1,592	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	89.30/cwt	86.00–91.00	845	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	120.36/cwt	117.50–124.00	1,335	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	107.67/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,099	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	118.48/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,379	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	218.31/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	236.48/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,466	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,706	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,182	157.97/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	259.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	270.70/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	232.72/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	273.81/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	306.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,467	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	267.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,387	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,747	3

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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