Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.84/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −137.31 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$307.84

77 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$669

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2-3

$126.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs WV average

+8.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	550	316.86	1,742	62
Medium 2	536	279.34	1,496	12thin
Large 1	560	275.00	1,540	1thin
Small and Medium 1	560	241.00	1,350	1thin
Medium 2-3	565	190.00	1,074	1thin

One grade step is worth $126.86/cwt here — about $669 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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $403.63, median $445.15 across 15 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 sale77 hd

307.84

—

WV average2 barns · 78 hd

306.71

+1.13

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+8.58

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

−137.31

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	1,471	161.97	2,382	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,377	142.84	1,968	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	131.03	1,367	34

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)	1,090	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,746	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,555	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	300–350	313	269.10/cwt	260.00–277.50	842	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	530	316.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,675	20
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	529	282.63/cwt	276.00–297.00	1,495	24
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	440	316.13/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	315.11/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	422	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	777	258.46/cwt	240.00–263.00	2,008	6
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	662	295.68/cwt	291.00–302.00	1,957	10
Heifers	Medium 1Value Added	250–300	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	538	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	727	278.44/cwt	271.00–280.00	2,024	23
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	627	293.67/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,841	26
Heifers	Medium 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	773	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	285.18/cwt	283.00–287.50	1,084	3
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	563	268.28/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	522	284.87/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,487	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	665	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	360	226.28/cwt	225.00–227.50	815	2
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	638	260.04/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	340	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	808	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	578	262.40/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	271.72/cwt	269.00–277.50	1,291	6
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	418	258.54/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	735	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	420	284.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	721	231.79/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	524	265.36/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,390	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	621	277.62/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,724	20
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	12
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	384	313.04/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,202	5
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	835	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	332	302.08/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,035	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,096	1
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	380	311.28/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	421	283.57/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	852	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,598	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	573	316.10/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,811	30
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	825	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,058	2
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	350–400	354	337.72/cwt	334.00–347.50	1,196	6
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	300–350	315	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium 1Value Added	400–450	418	313.27/cwt	312.50–314.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	559	284.87/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,592	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,745.92/head	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,746	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,310	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	560	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,436	157.10/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,256	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	153.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,119	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	139.11/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,913	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	105.39/cwt	90.00–116.00	1,068	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	152.01/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,551	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	129.36/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,454	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	963	176.21/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,574	176.57/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,779	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	600–650	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	297	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	750	2
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	765	232.20/cwt	232.20–232.20	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	465	219.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	465	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	429	298.07/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,279	7
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	285.98/cwt	274.00–296.00	1,344	29
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	258	277.57/cwt	270.00–285.00	716	2
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	400–450	436	319.25/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	1
Steers	Large 1	750–800	760	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,991	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	465	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,360	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	655	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,555	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	513	279.90/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,436	5
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	635	228.65/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	430	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,043	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	480	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,212	1
Bulls	Large 2	700–750	735	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,452	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	600	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	490	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	545	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,542	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	610	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,662	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	3

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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