Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Video Sale results

66 Steers weighing 775lbs bring $263; 63 steers weighing 815lbs bring $257; 60 steers weighing bring $249; 65 steers weighing 846lbs bring $254.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.24/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −170.91 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$274.24

51 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$32.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs WV average

−27.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	279.31	1,515	43
Medium and Large 2	571	247.00	1,410	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.31/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd

274.24

—

WV average2 barns · 52 hd

273.00

+1.24

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−27.61

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

−170.91

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	1,357	123.68	1,679	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	115.39	1,570	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	109.04	1,244	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	83.11	854	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$1,711	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,547	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,509	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$1,102	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	858	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,028	$1,631	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	400–450	435	230.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	228.67/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	255.41/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,326	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	245.81/cwt	237.00–257.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,117	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	298.96/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	195.01/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,476	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	258.78/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,128	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	238.09/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,038	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	227.90/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,331	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	245.59/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	295.60/cwt	283.00–312.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	253.53/cwt	229.00–257.00	2,099	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	291.40/cwt	242.00–317.00	1,375	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	251.26/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	286.95/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,501	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	277.71/cwt	265.00–300.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	267.62/cwt	242.00–279.00	1,531	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	253.26/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	307.39/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,331	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	243.66/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	284.85/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,373	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	115.39/cwt	100.00–133.00	1,570	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	83.11/cwt	72.00–94.00	854	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	109.04/cwt	85.00–135.00	1,244	17
Bulls	—	—	1,015	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,406	129.78/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,825	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,547.01/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,509.46/head	1,075.00–1,975.00	1,509	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,102.46/head	835.00–1,300.00	1,102	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,711.39/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,711	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,630.66/head	900.00–2,000.00	1,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	988.41/head	975.00–1,000.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	259.39/cwt	237.00–281.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	246.86/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,513	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	246.84/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,165	12

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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