Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

56 hd. of steers weighing 915 brings $236

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.17/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −146.68 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$288.17

26 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−21.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	288.17	1,536	26

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 sale26 hd

288.17

—

WV average1 barns · 26 hd

288.17

+0.00

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−21.54

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−146.68

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	1,515	150.90	2,286	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	124.40	1,820	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	121.47	1,407	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	108.63	877	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	166.00	1,892	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	177.22	2,697	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,340	164.48	2,204	6thin

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)	950	$1,490	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,335	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,645	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls	—	—	1,515	150.90/cwt	134.00–162.00	2,286	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	275.61/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	269.99/cwt	242.00–280.00	1,296	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	321.01/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	269.97/cwt	252.00–279.00	1,123	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	265.73/cwt	253.00–279.00	1,653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	241.48/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,489.87/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	307.96/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	314.36/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,342	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	274.24/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	305.89/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	239.98/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	293.75/cwt	260.00–319.00	1,528	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	303.37/cwt	265.00–318.00	1,423	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	259.80/cwt	235.00–278.00	1,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	264.73/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	124.40/cwt	114.00–147.00	1,820	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	121.47/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,407	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	95.12/cwt	77.00–106.00	796	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	718	149.15/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,140	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,892	1
Steers	Select	—	1,340	164.48/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,204	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,522	177.22/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,697	25

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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