Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

110 steers weighing 935 brings $2.29.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.49/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −154.36 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$280.49

37 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$41.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.39

vs WV average

+9.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	281.62	1,509	36
Medium and Large 2	560	240.00	1,344	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.62/cwt here — about $165 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

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 sale37 hd

280.49

—

WV average4 barns · 76 hd

268.10

+12.39

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+9.99

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−154.36

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	1,513	160.01	2,421	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	139.43	1,856	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	133.67	1,510	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	108.14	1,074	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,879	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,158	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	762	$1,326	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	741	$1,157	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,629	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 and Large 1	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	239.21/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,414	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	273.17/cwt	245.00–289.00	1,033	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	273	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	268.07/cwt	247.00–297.00	1,126	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	228.53/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	233.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	302.82/cwt	284.00–313.00	1,429	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	251.25/cwt	225.00–260.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	306.08/cwt	275.00–319.00	1,169	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	252.16/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	268.04/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,721	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	302.52/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,286	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	284.95/cwt	245.00–304.00	1,587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	296.12/cwt	280.00–310.00	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	205.80/cwt	196.00–227.00	1,358	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	253.56/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,892	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	282.57/cwt	252.00–320.00	1,472	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	479	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	591	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,141	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	261.09/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,245	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	294.78/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	228.33/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	222.39/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	131.13/cwt	110.00–151.00	1,515	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	108.14/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,074	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	820	164.96/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,353	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	139.43/cwt	130.00–168.00	1,856	36
Bulls	—	—	1,513	160.01/cwt	136.00–177.00	2,421	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	1,157.07/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,157	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,879.15/head	1,350.00–2,400.00	1,879	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	1,326.17/head	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,326	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,638.81/head	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,639	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,475.16/head	1,050.00–1,825.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	259.14/cwt	229.00–275.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	281.90/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	306.56/cwt	287.00–311.00	960	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	237.71/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,246	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	275.65/cwt	260.00–290.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	272.02/cwt	270.00–278.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	216.77/cwt	187.00–224.00	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	251	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,617	69

How this sale compares

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