Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.01/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −150.56 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$249.01

68 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$577

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

$107.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs WV average

−31.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	260.84	1,412	51
Medium and Large 2	545	238.52	1,300	12thin
Medium and Large 3	544	153.51	835	5thin

One grade step is worth $107.33/cwt here — about $577 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 sale68 hd

249.01

—

WV average3 barns · 195 hd

249.67

−0.66

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−31.29

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−150.56

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	—	Low	1,838	112.24	2,063	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	116.00	1,723	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	112.41	1,561	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	98.30	1,065	11
Dairy Steers	Standard	Low	1,705	115.00	1,961	1thin

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)	1,105	$2,174	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,674	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,656	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,637	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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	300–350	326	247.97/cwt	225.00–267.50	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	257.34/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	277.28/cwt	275.00–280.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	253.97/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	218.12/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	221.61/cwt	202.50–231.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	270.21/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	233.52/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	155	239.68/cwt	230.00–250.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	243.55/cwt	230.00–255.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	261.37/cwt	255.00–267.50	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	235.33/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	245.11/cwt	235.00–252.50	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	198.50/cwt	193.00–204.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	237.53/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	263.98/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	223.38/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	244.00/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,413	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,636.55/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,637	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	225.63/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	373	290.87/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,674.36/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	124.98/cwt	112.50–135.00	1,292	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	242.09/cwt	227.00–253.00	1,266	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	229.82/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,319	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	226.18/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	314	296.37/cwt	280.00–310.00	931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	194.32/cwt	184.00–205.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	132.48/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	171.41/cwt	120.00–205.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	245.74/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,039	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	795	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	86.50/cwt	86.00–87.00	673	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	587	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	94.94/cwt	91.00–97.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	106.35/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,263	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	930	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	9	1
Bulls	—	—	1,937	125.49/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,431	6
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,961	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	114.51/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,564	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	93.99/cwt	90.00–99.00	968	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,723	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,539	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	165.65/cwt	115.00–215.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	140.01/cwt	115.00–175.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	185.00/cwt	150.00–205.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	706	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	597	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	150.80/cwt	135.00–167.50	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	323.96/cwt	285.00–347.50	1,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	300.07/cwt	282.50–325.00	1,287	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	248.82/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	303.31/cwt	273.00–312.00	1,696	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	260.97/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	274.39/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,180	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	310.87/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,020	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,656.36/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	231.43/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,539	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	111.12/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,389	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	295.50/cwt	270.00–315.00	946	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,174.02/head	1,950.00–2,525.00	2,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	277.53/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,329	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	308.83/cwt	295.00–319.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	323.26/cwt	301.00–345.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	241.61/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	231.19/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	291.89/cwt	265.00–305.00	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	290.30/cwt	270.00–313.00	1,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	270.23/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	213.69/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	246.37/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,525	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	268.32/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,393	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	265.93/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	276.64/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,054	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	242.20/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	328.08/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	248.23/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,437	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	295.66/cwt	270.00–319.00	1,549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	317.68/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	255.58/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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