Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf special next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.23/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −141.33 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$258.23

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$33.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.28

vs WV average

−11.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	271.14	1,440	8thin
Medium and Large 2	579	237.59	1,376	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.55/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

258.23

—

WV average2 barns · 19 hd

251.95

+6.28

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−11.77

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−141.33

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	1,536	156.82	2,409	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	133.12	1,689	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	127.13	1,983	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	110.43	1,106	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,655	145.00	2,400	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,666	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,642	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,725	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,700	$2,569	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,170	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,797	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,471	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	287.05/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	269.24/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,543	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	288.40/cwt	285.00–290.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	290.83/cwt	277.50–305.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	271.77/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	317.80/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	282.15/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	271.64/cwt	257.50–287.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	230.51/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	317.58/cwt	307.00–329.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	317.56/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	310.76/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	297.77/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	310.68/cwt	300.00–322.50	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	2,569.26/head	2,175.00–2,875.00	2,569	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	142.90/cwt	120.00–165.00	1,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,665.91/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,642.18/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,642	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,471.30/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,471	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,996.18/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,996	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	270.71/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	237.28/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	131.67/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	283.09/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	245.31/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	233.00/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,328	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	109.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,209	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,079	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	83.09/cwt	81.00–85.00	640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	139.90/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,810	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	123.19/cwt	121.50–125.00	1,934	2
Steers	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	130.70/cwt	124.50–136.00	1,647	14
Bulls	—	—	1,610	159.96/cwt	147.50–168.50	2,575	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,095	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	124.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	246.60/cwt	231.00–262.50	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	251.27/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	522	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,441	2

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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