Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.13/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −124.44 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$275.13

29 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$24.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs WV average

−23.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	284.56	1,564	18thin
Medium and Large 2	552	259.70	1,434	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale29 hd

275.13

—

WV average2 barns · 34 hd

276.58

−1.45

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−23.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−124.44

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	1,727	153.85	2,657	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	138.24	1,802	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,570	126.68	1,989	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,177	104.37	1,229	16
Heifers	Select	Average	940	175.10	1,646	3thin

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)	1,343	$1,978	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,893	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$1,735	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$1,368	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	550	$500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	460	$500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	700–750	717	215.91/cwt	202.50–240.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	256.89/cwt	245.00–272.50	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	320.30/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	268.54/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	311.56/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,321	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	279.12/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	275	309.32/cwt	305.00–312.50	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	314.94/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	247.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	258.48/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,587	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	245	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.09/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	309.64/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,462	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	315.55/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,032	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	255.46/cwt	243.00–267.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	460	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	332	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	290	175.08/cwt	165.00–180.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	282.44/cwt	270.00–292.50	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	295	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	254.37/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	268.46/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	261.55/cwt	237.50–275.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	330.54/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	281.25/cwt	260.00–302.50	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	421	306.41/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	266.94/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	287.36/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	297.16/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	305.22/cwt	282.00–316.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	252.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	357.04/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	313.10/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	239.90/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	246.46/cwt	207.50–269.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	304.67/cwt	299.00–316.00	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	273.00/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	62.87/cwt	50.00–75.00	753	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	102.75/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	126.68/cwt	125.50–128.00	1,989	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	135.74/cwt	130.50–144.00	1,781	15
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	940	175.10/cwt	150.00–201.00	1,646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	157.97/cwt	145.00–174.00	2,796	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	118.16/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,349	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	150.71/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,902	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,781	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,351.67/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,352	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 4	—	460	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,567	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 4	—	550	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	293.11/cwt	284.00–306.00	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	255.98/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	235.04/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	313.62/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,327	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	310.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,472	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	270.71/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,659	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	345.07/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	238.70/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	284.62/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,634	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,734.94/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416	2,123.53/head	1,725.00–2,600.00	2,124	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	107.37/cwt	97.50–115.00	1,195	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,147	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	133.39/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,691	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	154.25/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,481	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	1,175.00/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,040.70/head	1,675.00–2,225.00	2,041	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	118.25/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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