Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.85/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −146.30 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$252.85

36 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$38.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs WV average

−4.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	520	262.80	1,367	2thin
Medium 1	551	262.01	1,443	25
Small and Medium 1	535	235.00	1,257	1thin
Medium 2	560	224.00	1,254	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.81/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale36 hd

252.85

—

WV average4 barns · 56 hd

248.56

+4.29

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−4.95

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−146.30

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	1,574	166.11	2,614	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,456	140.51	2,046	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	124.45	1,218	38
Steers	Choice	Average	1,364	182.00	2,482	4thin

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)	1,043	$1,892	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,630	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,477	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$1,563	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1	850–900	880	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium 2	850–900	885	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	428	299.37/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,281	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	611	272.82/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,667	9
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	775	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	580	283.50/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	722	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,661	6
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	339	317.46/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	760	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	469	263.15/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,234	14
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	472	289.30/cwt	277.50–306.00	1,365	7
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	341	310.01/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,057	4
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	967	1
Steers	Medium 2	900–950	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	375	246.00/cwt	240.00–252.50	923	2
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	270	323.82/cwt	320.00–327.50	874	2
Steers	Medium 1	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	503	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	420	252.68/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	715	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	522	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	490	237.47/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	375	262.20/cwt	255.00–270.00	983	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	578	220.27/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,273	6
Steers	Medium 2	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Steers	Medium 2	200–250	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	685	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	505	235.17/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	417	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	613	220.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	450–500	465	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	585	263.75/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,543	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	529	285.04/cwt	272.50–293.00	1,508	11
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	262.17/cwt	253.00–267.50	1,363	10
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	678	246.96/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,674	7
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	855	189.00/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	270	303.84/cwt	295.00–310.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	431	280.42/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,209	17
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	571	261.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,495	15
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	616	251.08/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,547	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,714.99/head	1,500.00–1,935.00	1,715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,629.90/head	1,400.00–1,835.00	1,630	5
Bulls	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,005	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	215	285.35/cwt	280.00–290.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	379	300.67/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,140	7
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	721	248.34/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,791	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	500–550	521	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,107	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,892.45/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,892	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	632	231.44/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	700–750	700	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,313	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	423	242.28/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	650–700	680	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,571	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,364	182.00/cwt	161.00–200.00	2,482	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	169.04/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,789	13
Bulls	—	—	1,078	147.10/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	818	152.04/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	564	248.48/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	520	262.80/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	633	230.74/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,461	2
Steers	Large 2	550–600	582	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,499	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	435	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	467	266.84/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	568	203.09/cwt	182.50–225.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	475	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	772	1
Bulls	Large 2	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium 2	850–900	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	518	254.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,321	7
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	720	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	692	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	373	289.53/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	469	252.13/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,182	4
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	760	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	145.54/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,090	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	134.86/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,995	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	143.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,469	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	78.95/cwt	65.00–85.00	639	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	128.47/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,308	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	109.09/cwt	95.00–119.00	1,100	9

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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