Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.32/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −156.53 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$278.32

50 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

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

$96.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−64.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	299.14	1,629	29
Medium and Large 2	568	257.40	1,462	18thin
Medium and Large 3-4	513	202.50	1,039	3thin

One grade step is worth $96.64/cwt here — about $590 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 sale50 hd

278.32

—

WV average1 barns · 50 hd

278.32

+0.00

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−64.13

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−156.53

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	1,594	148.40	2,366	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	137.61	1,806	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	131.83	2,180	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	106.23	1,157	17
Heifers	Standard	Average	920	152.50	1,403	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)	1,150	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,724	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,623	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,408	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$1,254	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$2,895	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,426	$2,348	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,718	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$1,644	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 3-4	500–550	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	800–850	845	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	655	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	393	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	277.46/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	182.44/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	252.35/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	241.89/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	457	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,302	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,000.21/head	1,100.00–2,450.00	2,000	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,408.28/head	1,000.00–1,875.00	1,408	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,565.28/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,565	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,643.74/head	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,644	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	2,347.28/head	1,950.00–2,650.00	2,347	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,254.37/head	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,254	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,723.79/head	1,660.00–1,800.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	296.80/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,282	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,895.00/head	2,895.00–2,895.00	2,895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,732	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,623.23/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	311	365.29/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	288.57/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,460	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	236.25/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	261.55/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,527	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	231.18/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	210.12/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	244.55/cwt	222.50–265.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	257.66/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	206.02/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	230.89/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	249.17/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	269.00/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	156.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,076	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	126.00/cwt	123.00–132.50	1,473	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	116.35/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,324	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	143.38/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,901	7
Heifers	Standard	—	920	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	130.88/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,698	6
Bulls	—	—	1,544	144.54/cwt	132.50–160.00	2,232	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	44.70/cwt	40.00–50.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	327	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	663	160.28/cwt	135.00–185.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	513	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	320.22/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,198	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	298.98/cwt	276.00–314.00	1,683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	271.92/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	312.91/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	305.71/cwt	290.00–320.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	299.34/cwt	272.50–317.50	1,563	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	306.00/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,291	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1400–1450	1,410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	290.06/cwt	267.50–307.00	1,381	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	276.84/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	301.76/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,270	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	284.11/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,489	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	221.74/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	249.52/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	225.55/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	270.68/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	306.92/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	248.69/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,748	5

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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