Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.20/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −125.96 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$273.20

12 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$33.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.04

vs WV average

−31.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	281.55	1,491	9thin
Medium and Large 2	564	248.13	1,399	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.42/cwt here — about $92 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

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 sale12 hd

273.20

—

WV average4 barns · 25 hd

263.16

+10.04

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−31.44

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−125.96

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	1,806	153.74	2,777	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	148.00	2,264	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	138.85	1,758	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	105.68	1,119	13
Heifers	Select	Average	935	180.00	1,683	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	905	145.00	1,312	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,368	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$2,344	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$1,970	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,655	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,505	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,525	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	300–350	330	307.67/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,015	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	131.96/cwt	112.00–146.00	1,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,654.55/head	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,489	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,912	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	365	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,294	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,367.73/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,368	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,505.13/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,343.99/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,344	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	131.94/cwt	116.00–147.00	1,528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	297.34/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	258.23/cwt	255.00–265.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	278.74/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	255.38/cwt	245.00–265.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	307.68/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	285.91/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	259.68/cwt	250.00–270.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	252.43/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	262.12/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Standard	—	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,859	150.68/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,801	4
Heifers	Select	—	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	129.66/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	116.87/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,283	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	46.14/cwt	41.00–50.00	422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	98.46/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,007	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	136.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,468	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	143.47/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,864	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	490	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	850–900	860	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	342.75/cwt	312.50–360.00	1,775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	333.98/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	238.47/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	325.27/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	240.94/cwt	217.50–265.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	417	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	290.29/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	204.24/cwt	202.00–205.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	258.91/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,592	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,970.15/head	1,400.00–2,300.00	1,970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	329.80/cwt	309.00–342.00	1,408	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	282.62/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	360.03/cwt	347.50–387.50	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,225	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	230.46/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	345.60/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	187.51/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	257.53/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	288.26/cwt	287.50–289.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	249.90/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	311.37/cwt	300.00–330.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	346.75/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	323.31/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	345.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	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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