Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.16/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −165.41 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$234.16

26 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2

$63.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

vs WV average

−32.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	549	238.12	1,306	22
Large 1	538	236.00	1,269	2thin
Medium 2	585	202.50	1,185	1thin
Small and Medium 2	525	175.00	919	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.12/cwt here — about $388 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd

234.16

—

WV average6 barns · 81 hd

242.80

−8.64

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−32.71

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−165.41

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	—	High	1,468	155.76	2,286	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	129.11	1,761	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	122.12	1,234	27
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	171.67	2,263	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,130	163.00	1,842	1thin

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)	1,375	$1,859	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$1,641	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,035	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	778	$1,263	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,750	$2,575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,253	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,657	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,505	$2,020	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 2	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Large 2	850–900	895	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	895	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	493	237.52/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	170	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	718	183.98/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	263	298.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	285.95/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,072	12
Steers	Medium 2	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	636	214.66/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	510	308.92/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	421	309.20/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,302	5
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	440	246.52/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	758	244.48/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium 2Canadian Origin	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium 2Guaranteed Open	900–950	910	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,329	1
Steers	Medium 2	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	478	278.18/cwt	258.00–299.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	690	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	236	284.74/cwt	250.00–305.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	850–900	870	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	622	295.39/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	268	319.72/cwt	310.00–330.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	585	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	612	269.58/cwt	231.00–290.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	424	302.61/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	474	293.86/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,393	7
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	660	258.31/cwt	254.00–262.50	1,705	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	440	274.12/cwt	262.50–286.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	500	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	495	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	700	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,274	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	525	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	832	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	655	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	567	238.78/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,354	13
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	477	316.06/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,508	7
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	623	241.24/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	287	306.57/cwt	300.00–310.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	661	203.32/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,640.51/head	1,275.00–1,860.00	1,641	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,859.27/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,859	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	800	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	930	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,829.35/head	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,829	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,019.93/head	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,020	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,582.50/head	1,850.00–3,400.00	2,583	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	485	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,176	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	200–250	210	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	542	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,583	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	650–700	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	250–300	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	150–200	185	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	490	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	125.72/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,755	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	136.12/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,844	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	120.69/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,287	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	98.15/cwt	95.00–104.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	559	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	411	274.79/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,129	7
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	312	308.08/cwt	290.00–325.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	474	259.30/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,229	11
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	368	304.18/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,119	7
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	522	237.16/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,238	9
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	291.86/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,503	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	136.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,471	7
Bulls	—	—	1,665	167.29/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,785	5
Bulls	—	—	1,358	149.35/cwt	136.00–160.00	2,028	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	998	160.16/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,598	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	171.67/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,263	3
Steers	Select	—	1,130	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	575	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Large 1	750–800	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	680	146.37/cwt	130.00–162.50	995	2
Steers	Large 2	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	373	276.91/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	687	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	630	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,276	1
Bulls	Large 1	800–850	840	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	865	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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