Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.69/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −155.46 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$243.69

18 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$83.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−53.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	266.11	1,424	9thin
Medium and Large 2	561	232.35	1,304	7thin
Medium and Large 3-4	565	182.50	1,031	2thin

One grade step is worth $83.61/cwt here — about $393 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

243.69

—

WV average1 barns · 18 hd

243.69

+0.00

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−53.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−155.46

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	—	Low	1,828	154.89	2,831	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	133.90	1,678	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	105.29	1,112	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,331	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,084	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,177	$2,064	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	248.25/cwt	237.50–259.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	256.14/cwt	242.50–270.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	245.92/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	243.75/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	258.00/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,032	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,083.94/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,084	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	135.96/cwt	119.00–150.00	1,678	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,064.09/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,064	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,331.25/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,331	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	141.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	289.48/cwt	277.50–296.00	1,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	293.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	948	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	227.30/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	246.00/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	238.17/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	205.76/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	214.16/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	360	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	253.53/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	206.23/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	101.09/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,132	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	141.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,691	4
Bulls	—	—	2,135	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	70.42/cwt	70.00–71.00	933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,947	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	723	144.35/cwt	137.50–152.50	1,044	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	128.76/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,665	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	154.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	266.00/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	286.25/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	198.83/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	280.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	297.06/cwt	289.00–307.50	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	295.60/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	297.63/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	293.69/cwt	286.00–302.50	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	232.81/cwt	217.50–248.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	287.38/cwt	277.50–301.00	1,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	263.26/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	197.47/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	266.56/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	229.51/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.31/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	299.15/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	266.48/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	211.25/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	286.11/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,196	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	271.85/cwt	247.50–277.00	1,582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	338	197.44/cwt	190.00–205.00	667	2

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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