Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.76/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −178.39 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$266.76

45 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$0.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.39

vs WV average

−1.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	267.00	1,340	2thin
Medium and Large 1	551	266.75	1,471	43

One grade step is worth $0.25/cwt here — about −$131 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

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 sale45 hd

266.76

—

WV average3 barns · 80 hd

252.37

+14.39

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−1.79

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

−178.39

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	1,552	154.08	2,391	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	147.33	2,094	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	124.18	1,450	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	90.19	851	26

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)	1,212	$2,245	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$1,630	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,171	$1,474	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,370	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,267	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	928	$1,037	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,741	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,626	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	248.18/cwt	224.00–265.00	1,305	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	267.74/cwt	246.00–284.00	1,119	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	259.93/cwt	239.00–268.00	1,245	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	272.08/cwt	249.00–286.00	1,039	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	221.90/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	298.01/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,240	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	243.46/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,979	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	269.06/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,421	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	248.75/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,823	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	222.22/cwt	212.00–243.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	254.29/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,574	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	263.83/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,533	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	307.46/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	276.31/cwt	217.00–321.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	288.31/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,369	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	267.12/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	278.92/cwt	255.00–290.00	915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	282.69/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	291.64/cwt	272.00–325.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	313.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	123.77/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,459	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	825	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,130	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	87.72/cwt	62.00–120.00	832	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	815	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,239	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	147.33/cwt	121.00–168.00	2,094	76
Bulls	—	—	1,195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	155.56/cwt	136.00–194.00	2,438	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,473.69/head	1,225.00–1,800.00	1,474	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	1,369.96/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,370	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,267.38/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	1,630.17/head	900.00–2,300.00	1,630	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,036.59/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,740.75/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,244.94/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,245	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,625.55/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	213.45/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	2

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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