Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Value Added yearling cattle listed are video cattle*

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.07/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −155.78 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$279.07

18 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$716

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$121.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−46.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	296.86	1,626	13thin
Medium and Large 2	578	248.04	1,434	3thin
Small 1-2	545	245.00	1,335	1thin
Medium and Large 3	520	175.00	910	1thin

One grade step is worth $121.86/cwt here — about $716 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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $380.21, median $434.85 across 16 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 sale18 hd

279.07

—

WV average1 barns · 18 hd

279.07

+0.00

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−46.30

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−155.78

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	1,596	136.34	2,176	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	120.46	2,006	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,117	117.05	1,307	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	90.86	925	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,580	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,278	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,174	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,170	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$1,588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,535	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,323	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	Small 1-2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	226.71/cwt	212.50–242.50	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	871	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	270.10/cwt	244.00–285.00	1,269	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	244.39/cwt	240.35–248.50	2,048	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	258.43/cwt	229.00–262.50	1,894	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	211.79/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	332	299.63/cwt	295.00–307.50	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	285.38/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	290.89/cwt	280.00–312.50	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	277.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	329.76/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	278.50/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	243.87/cwt	227.50–258.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	260.01/cwt	244.00–276.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	268.91/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	317.20/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,199	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	281.37/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,423	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	291.15/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,178	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	543	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	296.45/cwt	275.00–335.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	260.48/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,610	2
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	248.04/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	843	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	762	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	307.09/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	220.79/cwt	200.00–240.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	270.76/cwt	235.00–297.50	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	233.96/cwt	217.50–250.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	307.73/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	241.40/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,489	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,275	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,250	1,323.25/head	1,260.00–1,385.00	1,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,277.56/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,278	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,174.15/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,174	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,695	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	134.45/cwt	126.00–146.00	2,135	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	97.07/cwt	70.00–122.00	1,059	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	121.63/cwt	119.00–124.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,006	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	843	145.27/cwt	137.50–153.00	1,225	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	78.88/cwt	72.50–84.00	832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	120.37/cwt	91.00–139.00	1,443	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	53.51/cwt	50.00–60.00	460	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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