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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Tue, Jun 18
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
Feeder Cattle receipts
0 head
188 vs last sale 188 188 vs year ago 188 · 100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
0 head
82 vs last sale 82 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
36 vs last sale 36 156 vs year ago 156 · 100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*This is for Saturday June 15th 2024*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.73/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits 132.84 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.
Average price
$266.73
9 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,461
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WV average
0.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548266.731,4619thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
449395340286median 399.5712/2002/2804/1805/3008/08
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 sale9 hd
266.73
WV average1 barns · 9 hd
266.73
+0.00
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
−0.49
This barn, trailing median24 sales
399.57
−132.84
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,675177.242,9692thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,175145.601,7117thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,005137.971,38619
CowsLean 85-90%Average969112.741,0926thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,145$1,5262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,113$2,3052thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6733
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515264.11/cwt255.00–275.001,3605
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed902146.32/cwt145.00–147.001,3203
Bulls1,675177.24/cwt174.00–181.002,9692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,024136.40/cwt128.00–160.001,39716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
CowsLean 85-90%969112.74/cwt92.00–120.001,0926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,218141.53/cwt132.00–152.001,7246
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608257.84/cwt240.00–272.001,5684
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1132,304.83/head2,050.00–2,500.002,3052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,525.60/head1,325.00–1,700.001,5262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577271.69/cwt265.00–280.001,5683
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465255.41/cwt252.00–262.001,1883
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482255.27/cwt242.00–270.001,2303
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345260.00/cwt255.00–265.008972
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755261.40/cwt240.00–272.001,9743
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383276.01/cwt275.00–277.001,0572
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730257.15/cwt235.00–279.001,8772
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1172
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600589270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5904
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426266.47/cwt252.00–272.001,1354
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700688250.95/cwt222.00–260.001,7275
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2231

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.