Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

81 Head steers based 625 stop 675 90% blk brought 315.75 per cwt

78 Head steers based 625 stop 675 95 % blk brought 306 per cwt

60 Head steers based 850 stop 900 90% blk brought 269.75 per cwt

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −186.65 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$212.50

1 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−92.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	212.50	1,094	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

212.50

—

WV average1 barns · 1 hd

212.50

+0.00

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−92.74

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−186.65

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	1,770	162.86	2,883	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	135.69	1,689	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	102.67	1,148	3thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	660	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	162.86/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,883	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	127.90/cwt	126.00–129.50	1,829	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,195	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	138.28/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,636	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	948	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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