Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.67/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −158.48 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$240.67

20 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs WV average

−35.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	243.63	1,369	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	232.63	1,268	3thin
Small and Medium 1	500	217.50	1,088	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $282 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

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 sale20 hd

240.67

—

WV average4 barns · 26 hd

236.59

+4.08

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−35.79

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−158.48

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	1,644	162.56	2,673	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	144.72	1,892	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	125.31	1,217	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$1,561	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,531	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,210	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,114	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 and Large 2	450–500	491	271.49/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	290.80/cwt	280.00–307.50	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	219.93/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	231.13/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,863	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	241.01/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	150.61/cwt	144.00–157.50	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	231.50/cwt	220.00–245.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	251.35/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	202.59/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	236.45/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	234.96/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	271.30/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	279.40/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	238.44/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,114.29/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	142.75/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	1,347.69/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	948	1,493.07/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,493	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	261.10/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	728	158.69/cwt	142.50–175.00	1,155	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	132.33/cwt	123.50–136.50	1,413	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,123	155.06/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	140.58/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,941	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	385	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	645	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	418	193.71/cwt	187.50–200.00	810	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	650–700	680	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,003	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	323.59/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	265.95/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	198.82/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,428	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	500	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	291.61/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,762.95/head	1,525.00–1,935.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	264.19/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	288.53/cwt	280.00–293.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	247.81/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	296.90/cwt	288.00–315.00	1,395	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	241.73/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	241.24/cwt	240.50–248.00	1,821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	264.97/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	306.89/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	289.12/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,668	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	235.77/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	301.59/cwt	295.00–305.00	929	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,568.04/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	257.98/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,561	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	98.79/cwt	93.50–108.00	908	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	174.87/cwt	174.75–175.00	2,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	154.36/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,686	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	730	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1

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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