Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder Calf Sale next week 4/27/24.

baby calves brought 175 to 525 by the head

feeder pigs brought 80 to 100 by the head

market hogs brought 51 to 80 per cwt

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.91/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −154.25 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$244.91

24 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.18

vs WV average

−19.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	249.00	1,295	16thin
Medium and Large 2	512	236.72	1,212	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $83 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

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 sale24 hd

244.91

—

WV average6 barns · 375 hd

253.09

−8.18

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−19.61

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−154.25

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	1,590	151.07	2,402	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	128.22	1,593	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,758	118.57	2,085	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	97.00	888	14
Heifers	Standard	Average	945	143.40	1,355	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)	1,230	$1,847	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$1,563	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$1,502	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,486	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,435	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,337	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$1,088	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,273	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$2,037	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,973	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	117.42/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,288	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,826.66/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	292.16/cwt	280.00–315.00	827	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	273.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	612	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,741	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	123.19/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,371	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,486.44/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,486	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	357	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	227.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,438	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	211.50/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	281.70/cwt	275.00–285.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	381	283.46/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,080	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	310.78/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	255.44/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,068	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	307.14/cwt	270.00–314.50	1,600	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	282.69/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,062	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	280.14/cwt	275.00–285.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	249.00/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,295	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	303.84/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	202.83/cwt	185.00–221.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	299.69/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	238.95/cwt	225.00–245.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	178.44/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	236.72/cwt	205.00–247.50	1,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,495	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	222.92/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	239.45/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	267.51/cwt	265.00–272.50	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	297.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	272.50/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	208.72/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	176.10/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	221.61/cwt	205.00–235.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	225.95/cwt	200.00–245.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,435.29/head	825.00–1,725.00	1,435	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	1,501.59/head	675.00–2,075.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,272.89/head	1,375.00–3,150.00	2,273	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,562.96/head	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,563	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,386	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	133.09/cwt	122.00–156.00	1,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,087.79/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	119.31/cwt	111.00–127.50	1,305	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	117.06/cwt	83.00–131.00	1,361	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,337.33/head	850.00–1,500.00	1,337	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,196.90/head	1,550.00–2,500.00	2,197	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,846.57/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,847	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,055.82/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	119.44/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,314	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	98.99/cwt	92.50–104.00	916	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,823	121.34/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,212	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	132.40/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,614	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	126.26/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,582	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	106.83/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Standard	—	945	143.40/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	155.58/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,626	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	79.35/cwt	75.00–84.00	684	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	113.01/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	228.66/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,078	122.61/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,322	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,318	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,076	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	316.43/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	251.24/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,196	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	292.32/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	267.86/cwt	250.00–280.00	975	7

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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