Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −160.57 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$239.00

6 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.87

vs WV average

−28.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	248.50	1,354	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	220.00	1,183	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $172 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

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 sale6 hd

239.00

—

WV average3 barns · 13 hd

225.13

+13.87

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−28.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−160.57

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	1,404	160.35	2,251	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	145.00	2,124	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	144.49	1,851	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	119.62	1,186	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,952	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	235.87/cwt	225.00–255.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	241.60/cwt	235.00–245.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	230.80/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	292.12/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	127.76/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,202	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	134.24/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,475.12/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,939.39/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,939	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,060.52/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	230.93/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	247.00/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	126.71/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,308	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	117.54/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,199	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	138.76/cwt	133.00–143.50	1,822	7
Bulls	—	—	1,381	160.43/cwt	147.00–174.00	2,216	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	835	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	154.53/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,893	4
Bulls	—	—	1,230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,599	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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