Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.85/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −160.30 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$238.85

58 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs WV average

−13.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	240.20	1,314	53
Medium and Large 2	527	224.56	1,183	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale58 hd

238.85

—

WV average6 barns · 371 hd

243.38

−4.53

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−13.83

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−160.30

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	—	Low	1,516	143.48	2,175	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	127.96	1,629	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	122.58	2,029	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	106.19	1,154	32

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,577	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,485	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,481	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,471	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,381	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,304	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	953	$1,423	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,174	$1,953	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	221.60/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	217.75/cwt	217.50–218.00	1,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,380.57/head	1,150.00–1,560.00	1,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,471.36/head	975.00–1,800.00	1,471	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	110.01/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,370	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,303.51/head	1,175.00–1,410.00	1,304	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,481.26/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,481	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,576.82/head	1,275.00–1,875.00	1,577	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	135.10/cwt	129.50–150.00	1,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,750.15/head	1,350.00–2,075.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,154.67/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,401	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	117.21/cwt	85.00–140.00	1,437	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,422.83/head	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,423	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,484.93/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	269.86/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,136	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	250.83/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	220.27/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	281.12/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	229.21/cwt	210.00–245.00	983	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	253.37/cwt	242.50–262.50	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	243.90/cwt	235.00–252.50	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	254.44/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	242.27/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	245.46/cwt	237.50–260.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	254.05/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	260.12/cwt	245.00–275.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	226.33/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	222.57/cwt	200.00–235.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	222.82/cwt	212.50–233.00	1,045	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	87.54/cwt	84.00–90.00	873	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	137.45/cwt	128.50–151.00	1,905	6
Bulls	—	—	1,340	112.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	159.61/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,613	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	123.21/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,499	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	116.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,335	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	108.86/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,201	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	234.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	755	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,514	145.26/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,199	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	219.74/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	215.34/cwt	210.00–221.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	177.64/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	426	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	273.59/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,297	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	224.62/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	188	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	282.98/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	261.91/cwt	259.00–265.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	239.59/cwt	232.50–254.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	264.56/cwt	263.75–269.00	1,516	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	250.98/cwt	247.50–260.00	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	231.98/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,355	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	245.87/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,293	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	255.37/cwt	242.50–263.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	241.40/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,144	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	289.00/cwt	270.00–305.00	945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	252.08/cwt	247.50–257.50	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	282.15/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	247.09/cwt	241.00–256.50	1,571	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	244.86/cwt	235.00–257.00	904	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	272.73/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,167	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	239.62/cwt	226.00–255.00	1,011	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	271.23/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	228.64/cwt	228.00–230.00	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	289.86/cwt	272.50–306.00	945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	252.49/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1

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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