Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.54/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −180.03 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$219.54

9 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$57.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−74.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	245.18	1,417	5thin
Medium and Large 3-4	551	187.48	1,033	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.70/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

219.54

—

WV average1 barns · 9 hd

219.54

+0.00

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−74.09

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−180.03

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	1,430	130.92	1,872	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	129.42	1,569	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	123.99	1,897	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	92.41	939	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	153.88	2,000	2thin

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)	1,080	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$1,585	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,485	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,359	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$1,224	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,370	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	1000–1050	1,045	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,362.50/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	241.22/cwt	240.00–242.50	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	200.47/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,459	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	221.25/cwt	200.00–242.50	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	273	169.31/cwt	155.00–185.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	269.64/cwt	250.00–280.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	850–900	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	75.96/cwt	72.00–80.00	684	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	232.37/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	403	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	125.94/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,470	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	153.88/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,358.68/head	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,359	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,224.11/head	1,085.00–1,475.00	1,224	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	215.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,345	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	116.21/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,331	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,370.49/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	108.03/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	222.24/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.50	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	280.16/cwt	275.00–285.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	252.97/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	252.65/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,185	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	563	196.64/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	402	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	245.18/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,234	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	67.82/cwt	65.00–71.00	576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	138.20/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,059	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	116.36/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	138.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	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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