Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.04/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −160.11 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$239.04

34 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$84.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.23

vs WV average

−26.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	249.88	1,344	26
Medium and Large 2	541	216.76	1,173	6thin
Medium and Large 3	553	165.00	912	2thin

One grade step is worth $84.88/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale34 hd

239.04

—

WV average3 barns · 81 hd

228.80

+10.23

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−26.06

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−160.11

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	1,517	131.38	1,993	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	119.19	1,573	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,633	111.54	1,822	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,096	102.40	1,123	20

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)	1,365	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,731	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,496	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,750	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	247.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	228.87/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	215.07/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	238.59/cwt	227.50–245.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	237.66/cwt	225.00–250.00	927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	214.18/cwt	200.00–235.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	222.92/cwt	200.00–245.00	932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.87/cwt	198.00–223.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	190.75/cwt	162.50–219.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	259.17/cwt	247.50–275.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	266.45/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	216.46/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,646	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	248.00/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,071	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,496.41/head	1,260.00–1,685.00	1,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,731.05/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	218.27/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	256.40/cwt	240.00–270.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	287.98/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,374	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	220.13/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	232.27/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	230.13/cwt	217.50–255.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	218.99/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	165.22/cwt	155.00–175.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	246.16/cwt	230.00–251.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	228.81/cwt	210.00–247.50	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	181.76/cwt	177.50–185.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	205.25/cwt	200.50–210.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	168.28/cwt	150.00–185.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,764	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	70.59/cwt	70.00–72.00	681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	998	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	119.84/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,578	8
Bulls	—	—	1,564	129.81/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,030	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	106.79/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,181	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	114.85/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,327	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	114.81/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	175.38/cwt	160.00–185.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	183.21/cwt	175.00–200.00	595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	111.22/cwt	102.50–118.00	1,529	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,507	148.47/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	291.64/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	286.15/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	244.43/cwt	202.50–275.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	297.71/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	264.36/cwt	237.50–272.50	1,393	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	282.73/cwt	270.00–300.00	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	253.37/cwt	240.00–264.00	829	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	250.49/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,172	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	252.47/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,336	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	255.28/cwt	240.00–263.00	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	283.43/cwt	270.00–300.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	268.73/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	211.23/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	256.24/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	241.28/cwt	232.50–252.00	1,383	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	280.40/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	269.07/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	278.78/cwt	275.00–282.50	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	238.98/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	150–200	180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	324	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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