Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calf brought 475 to 585 by the head

hogs brought from 32.5 to 42.5 per cwt

boar hogs brought from 4 to 12 per cwt

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.70/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −150.15 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$284.70

49 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs WV average

−24.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	286.87	1,572	44
Medium and Large 2	571	265.55	1,517	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $55 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

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 sale49 hd

284.70

—

WV average4 barns · 72 hd

285.36

−0.66

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−24.85

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−150.15

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	1,646	149.53	2,462	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	131.43	2,082	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	126.34	1,611	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	93.89	915	32

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)	1,414	$1,823	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,476	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,287	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$1,782	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,414	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,266	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,815	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$1,581	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,429.60/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,783	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	115.00/cwt	101.00–125.50	1,268	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,265.86/head	1,110.00–1,450.00	1,266	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,781.78/head	1,460.00–2,150.00	1,782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,413.59/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,414	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	122.58/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,249	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	123.29/cwt	123.00–123.50	1,893	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,286.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,475.73/head	1,135.00–1,735.00	1,476	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	100.39/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,072	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	1,822.89/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	203.72/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	247.02/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	146.14/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	226.64/cwt	205.00–245.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	238.48/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	236.97/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,246	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	255.94/cwt	241.00–271.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	232.70/cwt	215.00–240.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	240.07/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	194.63/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,203	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	127.15/cwt	123.50–130.50	2,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,904	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	116.41/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	82.08/cwt	72.50–88.00	735	7
Steers	Small 1	400–450	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Steers	Small 2	300–350	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Small 2	400–450	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Small 2	250–300	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	285.40/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,202	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	282.69/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,312	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	902	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	285.10/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	265.01/cwt	252.50–275.00	988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	286.02/cwt	275.00–295.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	252.45/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	275.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	315.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	264.87/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	313.90/cwt	305.00–322.50	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	314.89/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	267.01/cwt	260.00–275.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	250.68/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,266	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	237.68/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,483	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	291.64/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	295.62/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,404	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	268.97/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,703	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	288.22/cwt	265.00–301.00	1,525	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	262.48/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,089	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	304.68/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,298	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	285.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,612	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,405.21/head	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,405	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,736.62/head	1,425.00–2,050.00	1,737	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	123.39/cwt	114.00–131.50	1,539	23
Bulls	—	—	1,130	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,385	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	104.21/cwt	90.00–113.00	1,039	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,090	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.50	2,976	3
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	150.24/cwt	141.50–156.50	2,599	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	48.15/cwt	40.00–65.00	403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	283.58/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	610	192.83/cwt	192.50–193.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	583	184.60/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	256.27/cwt	230.00–275.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	252.43/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	237.74/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,377	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	291.73/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	402	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	169.15/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	250.83/cwt	235.00–285.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	459	297.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	198.81/cwt	177.50–210.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	1050–1100	1,065	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,374	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 4	—	760	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	706	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	1,830	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	313.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 4	—	893	93.87/cwt	91.00–97.00	838	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 4	—	720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	504	1

How this sale compares

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