Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.41/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −161.15 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$238.41

57 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$87.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs WV average

−28.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	246.00	1,337	47
Medium and Large 2	522	221.76	1,158	7thin
Medium and Large 3	590	158.49	935	3thin

One grade step is worth $87.51/cwt here — about $402 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.57 across 24 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 sale57 hd

238.41

—

WV average2 barns · 61 hd

232.55

+5.86

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−28.64

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−161.15

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	—	High	1,649	142.77	2,354	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	123.17	1,553	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	99.53	1,048	12

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,869	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,672	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,582	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,422	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,392	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,281	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,335	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	450–500	471	215.40/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,015	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,868.57/head	1,510.00–2,150.00	1,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	232.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	237.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	223.92/cwt	212.50–236.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	238.89/cwt	225.00–252.50	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	221.76/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	177.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,392.24/head	950.00–1,700.00	1,392	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	133.08/cwt	85.00–151.00	1,255	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,672.14/head	1,100.00–2,150.00	1,672	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,303	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,281.40/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	208.71/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,421.82/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,422	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	122.75/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	289.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,581.64/head	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	261.06/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,243	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	105.40/cwt	80.00–124.00	1,268	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	197.90/cwt	181.00–210.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	239.10/cwt	227.50–250.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	223.71/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	246.32/cwt	240.00–252.50	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	216.48/cwt	212.50–217.50	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	195.58/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	248.76/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	252.47/cwt	240.00–257.50	954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	235.30/cwt	200.00–255.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	256.50/cwt	252.50–265.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	231.57/cwt	205.00–247.50	977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	238.53/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,131	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	242.36/cwt	235.00–250.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	103.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,193	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	75.21/cwt	70.00–80.00	714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	93.72/cwt	92.00–95.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	123.29/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,530	11
Bulls	—	—	1,905	153.83/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,930	3
Bulls	—	—	1,243	124.07/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	143.82/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	207.04/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	158.49/cwt	125.00–180.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	181.74/cwt	170.00–200.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	277.62/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,455	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	271.57/cwt	262.50–274.00	1,103	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	662	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	265.38/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	297.07/cwt	271.00–311.00	1,254	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	276.40/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,039	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	271.82/cwt	255.00–282.50	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	263.78/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,369	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	451	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,299	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	258.32/cwt	247.50–271.00	1,341	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	227.33/cwt	211.00–232.50	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	246.99/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,415	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	289.51/cwt	255.00–306.00	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	286.99/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	228.44/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	269.41/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	257.12/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,093	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	272.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	249.86/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	276.04/cwt	255.00–295.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	249.25/cwt	241.00–267.50	1,289	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	290.21/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,341	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	231.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,341	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	303.67/cwt	295.00–320.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	218.93/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	291.41/cwt	270.00–315.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	306.46/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,125	6

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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