Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.10/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −185.75 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$249.10

27 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.37

vs WV average

−25.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	249.10	1,413	27

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

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

249.10

—

WV average3 barns · 164 hd

252.47

−3.37

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−25.19

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−185.75

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	1,561	141.31	2,206	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	129.65	1,385	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	121.24	1,708	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	93.97	987	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,770	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,599	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,561	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$1,550	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,388	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,061	$1,268	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,143	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,041	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,813	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,920.09/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	262.01/cwt	250.00–285.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	229.60/cwt	190.00–250.00	1,159	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	192.57/cwt	187.00–211.00	1,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	236.82/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	208.21/cwt	185.00–231.00	1,166	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,769.76/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	252.33/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,077	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,561.18/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,561	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,599.11/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,599	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,142.54/head	1,135.00–1,150.00	1,143	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,080	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,040.93/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,268.01/head	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,268	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	1,549.78/head	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	93.97/cwt	87.00–106.00	987	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	121.24/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,708	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	952	157.38/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	115.79/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,304	6
Bulls	—	—	1,561	141.31/cwt	130.00–156.00	2,206	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,387.73/head	1,000.00–1,975.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	254.45/cwt	240.00–270.00	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	264.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	226.75/cwt	210.00–242.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	266.26/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	221.36/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	243.97/cwt	237.00–249.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	231.66/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	246.27/cwt	240.00–251.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	243.39/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	240.28/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	236.85/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	258.76/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	278.66/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	288.51/cwt	285.00–292.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	259.65/cwt	225.00–274.00	1,252	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	246.90/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,427	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	218.53/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,329	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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