Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.52/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −166.33 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$268.52

27 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$85.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.04

vs WV average

−19.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	533	280.54	1,496	19thin
Large 1	555	261.00	1,449	2thin
Medium 1-2	537	249.42	1,340	4thin
Small and Medium 1	580	205.00	1,189	1thin
Medium 2	520	195.00	1,014	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.54/cwt here — about $482 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $380.21, median $434.85 across 16 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 sale27 hd

268.52

—

WV average2 barns · 29 hd

264.48

+4.04

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−19.27

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−166.33

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	1,554	157.99	2,456	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	142.16	1,940	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	117.07	1,221	50
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	178.86	2,196	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	141.00	1,502	1thin

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)	1,128	$1,866	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$1,748	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,716	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,645	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,296	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	980	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	935	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,102	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	857	$1,194	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,110	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$1,690	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$1,587	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

155 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 2	250–300	280	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	742	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	526	279.61/cwt	267.50–291.00	1,471	16
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	490	255.50/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	318	325.10/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,034	9
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	284.10/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium 1	950–1000	970	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	224	284.42/cwt	275.00–302.50	637	5
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	417	276.68/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,154	9
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	329	315.48/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	251.85/cwt	251.85–251.85	2,133	61
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	1,194.43/head	850.00–1,725.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	421	285.22/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,201	16
Steers	Medium 1	200–250	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	869	179.38/cwt	167.50–187.50	1,559	4
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	768	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	270	320.83/cwt	300.00–337.50	866	5
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	658	234.48/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	277	309.88/cwt	302.50–320.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	472	280.72/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,325	11
Heifers	Medium 1	1100–1150	1,101	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,569	3
Steers	Medium 1	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	330	323.32/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	232	318.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	720	214.14/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	565	253.02/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	516	276.23/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,425	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	303	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	871	2
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	277	329.07/cwt	305.00–340.00	912	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	474	291.49/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,382	12
Steers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,020	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	421	293.58/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,236	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	315	263.07/cwt	255.00–280.00	829	3
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	371	312.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,161	9
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	708	245.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	658	247.57/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	363	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	325	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	934	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	523	247.23/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium 1Value Added	350–400	363	307.04/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,115	6
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	627	264.29/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,657	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	74.20/cwt	60.00–90.00	708	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.50	1,363	19
Bulls	—	—	1,782	167.64/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,987	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	151.21/cwt	141.00–161.00	2,144	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	134.75/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,780	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	250–300	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	750–800	775	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	550–600	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	650–700	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	535	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,190	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,866.46/head	1,475.00–2,100.00	1,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,295.53/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,296	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,505.52/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,645.07/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,715.89/head	1,475.00–1,835.00	1,716	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,595.59/head	960.00–1,800.00	1,596	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,424.75/head	1,085.00–1,675.00	1,425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,110.18/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	600	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,747.78/head	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,101.98/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	671	213.50/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,433	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	530	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	514	281.11/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	358	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	786	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	727	202.81/cwt	192.50–208.00	1,474	3
Steers	Large 2	650–700	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	455	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	580	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,531	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Large 1	300–350	325	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	967	1
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	600	213.75/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,283	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	583	237.93/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,387	3
Steers	Large 2	900–950	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	610	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Large 2	650–700	658	202.41/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,332	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	533	257.27/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,371	2
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	453	284.96/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Select	—	1,065	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,502	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	178.86/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,196	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	109.88/cwt	98.00–119.00	1,063	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	140.29/cwt	134.00–155.50	1,561	9
Bulls	—	—	1,365	153.09/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,090	12
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	573	285.51/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	427	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	528	253.44/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	624	240.17/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	262.38/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	260	290.19/cwt	285.00–295.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	200–250	220	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	259.83/cwt	242.00–267.50	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,082	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	616	254.07/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	527	243.23/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium 2Guaranteed Open	800–850	800	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	563	243.91/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	260	287.40/cwt	285.00–290.00	747	2
Steers	Medium 2	250–300	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Steers	Medium 2	800–850	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	728	183.31/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	750	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	690	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	478	235.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	620	209.83/cwt	202.50–221.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	586	230.38/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	285	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	720	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	325	245.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	1
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	720	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,170	1
Steers	Medium 2	950–1000	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	635	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium 1Value Added	250–300	268	349.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	620	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,132	1
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	579	224.11/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,298	4

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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