Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.92/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −133.23 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$265.92

10 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$35.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

vs WV average

−1.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	273.03	1,526	8thin
Medium and Large 2	550	237.50	1,306	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about $219 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

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 sale10 hd

265.92

—

WV average3 barns · 27 hd

260.76

+5.16

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−1.30

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−133.23

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	1,751	168.60	2,952	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	145.57	1,754	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	140.50	2,311	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	114.23	1,090	9thin

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)	928	$1,809	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,700	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,350	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,185	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,910	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,808.76/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	138.82/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,585	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	131.10/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	801	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	275.91/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	306.89/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	316.44/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	280.50/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	292.84/cwt	282.00–310.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	304.55/cwt	293.00–314.00	1,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	273.00/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	275.63/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,910	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	264.04/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	303.68/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	286.01/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,439	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,350.08/head	1,075.00–1,750.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	142.02/cwt	133.50–148.00	1,640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	2,244	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	99.68/cwt	93.00–105.00	927	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	168.60/cwt	152.50–195.00	2,952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	2,311	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	118.31/cwt	111.00–127.50	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	289.44/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	272.06/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	258.13/cwt	252.50–264.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	283.82/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	146.86/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,078	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,700.06/head	1,500.00–1,860.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	148.82/cwt	142.50–159.00	2,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	269.51/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,383	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	161.74/cwt	140.00–200.00	1,407	7

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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