Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 2247.00/cwt feeder heifers deleted

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.24/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −185.92 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$259.24

35 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.92

vs WV average

−39.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	259.24	1,424	35

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

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 sale35 hd

259.24

—

WV average4 barns · 168 hd

277.15

−17.92

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−39.80

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

−185.92

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	1,491	142.98	2,132	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	132.76	1,447	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	130.52	1,706	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	103.82	1,060	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,550	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,790	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,744	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$1,657	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,095	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	1,505	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,743.62/head	1,210.00–2,150.00	1,744	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	1,657.16/head	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	302.99/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	205.88/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	261.88/cwt	237.00–295.00	1,137	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	259.29/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	282.65/cwt	262.00–302.00	746	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	123.47/cwt	114.00–145.00	1,417	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	980	150.18/cwt	139.00–175.00	1,472	8
Bulls	—	—	1,578	146.58/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,313	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	130.52/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,706	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	100.80/cwt	80.00–123.00	1,041	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,055	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	249.89/cwt	240.00–259.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	302.47/cwt	265.00–330.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	280.31/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,320	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	233.27/cwt	217.00–238.00	1,227	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	261.32/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,385	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	277.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	253.34/cwt	205.00–265.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	246.21/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	245.13/cwt	221.00–253.00	1,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	270.52/cwt	240.00–282.00	1,634	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	256.76/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,469	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	234.20/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,347	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,789.58/head	1,535.00–2,200.00	1,790	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	245.75/cwt	227.00–261.00	1,246	3

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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