Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.92/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −177.23 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$221.92

26 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.32

vs WV average

−15.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	221.92	1,171	26

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale26 hd

221.92

—

WV average8 barns · 317 hd

223.25

−1.32

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−15.09

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−177.23

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	1,657	156.70	2,597	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	125.69	1,692	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	123.54	1,367	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	93.72	1,012	11

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)	1,153	$1,959	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,311	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,158	$1,285	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,116	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	953	$1,064	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	850	$928	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$1,710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,455	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	550–600	570	216.90/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	222.58/cwt	190.00–231.00	1,162	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	259.27/cwt	235.00–276.00	1,203	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	269.34/cwt	253.00–295.00	1,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	207.53/cwt	177.00–232.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	245.96/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,035	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	790	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	254.33/cwt	240.00–267.00	954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	223.91/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,379	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,958.79/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	256.09/cwt	242.00–290.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,310.77/head	1,085.00–1,575.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	240.67/cwt	227.00–252.00	1,146	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	211.69/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,408	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	226.66/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	224.58/cwt	212.00–252.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	927.94/head	800.00–1,050.00	928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,064.30/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,064	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	93.72/cwt	83.00–115.00	1,012	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	125.69/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,692	19
Bulls	—	—	1,657	156.70/cwt	146.00–169.00	2,597	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	115.94/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,353	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	845	156.47/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	227.32/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,303	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,115.95/head	650.00–1,350.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	233.78/cwt	215.00–243.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	240.71/cwt	221.00–257.00	1,127	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	281.68/cwt	260.00–310.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	268.44/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	246.71/cwt	223.00–262.00	1,404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	301.86/cwt	290.00–305.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	250.41/cwt	232.00–266.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	242.15/cwt	222.00–265.00	799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	206.92/cwt	194.00–217.00	1,293	6

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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