Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Saturday December 28, 2024

Annual Sheep and Goat Special January 1, 2025

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.28/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −160.87 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$238.28

18 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$40.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs WV average

−46.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	253.90	1,399	11thin
Medium and Large 2	563	213.74	1,204	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.15/cwt here — about $194 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

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 sale18 hd

238.28

—

WV average3 barns · 39 hd

246.40

−8.12

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−46.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−160.87

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	1,584	136.16	2,157	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	118.39	1,487	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	101.15	1,075	59

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	938	$1,751	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$1,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	268.75/cwt	227.50–295.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	193.59/cwt	170.00–211.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	259.08/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,495	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	950–1000	995	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,403	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	1100–1150	1,112	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	292.55/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	297.41/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	277.29/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	255.67/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	253.23/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	228.86/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	240.39/cwt	225.00–267.50	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	234.23/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	239.26/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	264.96/cwt	247.00–273.00	1,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	266.73/cwt	242.50–273.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	273.49/cwt	247.50–281.00	1,310	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	101.82/cwt	68.00–121.00	1,102	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	116.18/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,485	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,161	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,052	137.70/cwt	124.00–151.00	1,449	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,018	132.50/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	86.38/cwt	70.00–120.00	811	7
Bulls	—	—	1,584	136.16/cwt	123.00–150.00	2,157	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,751.00/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	965	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,250	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	247.26/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,273	2

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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