Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.66/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −154.91 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$244.66

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$595

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

$100.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−59.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	259.56	1,441	18thin
Medium and Large 2	548	238.75	1,307	2thin
Medium and Large 3-4	532	159.18	846	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.38/cwt here — about $595 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

244.66

—

WV average1 barns · 23 hd

244.66

+0.00

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−59.76

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−154.91

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	1,740	168.00	2,923	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	137.33	1,624	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	111.85	1,165	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$1,670	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$2,764	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	510	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	270.52/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	286.83/cwt	272.00–291.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	400	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	266.37/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	249.75/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	432	300.45/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	261.27/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	750–800	765	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	258.94/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	295.47/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,531	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	950–1000	950	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,544	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	470	151.25/cwt	147.50–155.00	711	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	255.25/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,295	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	114.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,210	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	131.77/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,650	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,923	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,669.97/head	1,635.00–1,700.00	1,670	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,764.34/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,764	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,082	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	254.49/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	279.21/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	262.10/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	230.20/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	297.83/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	320.61/cwt	314.00–327.50	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	310.06/cwt	305.00–315.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	305.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,262	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	575	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	224.39/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	268.51/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,015	4

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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