Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Several cuts of high quality value added cattle offered. Demand strong for lighter cattle with light flesh.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $317.96/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −116.89 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$317.96

102 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs WV average

−23.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	322.91	1,794	91
Medium and Large 2	534	276.94	1,479	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about $315 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

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 sale102 hd

317.96

—

WV average2 barns · 143 hd

323.71

−5.75

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−23.25

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−116.89

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	—	High	1,372	163.92	2,250	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	130.33	1,266	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,359	127.48	1,733	13

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$1,993	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,666	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,255	1,600.80/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,601	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,220	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	305.35/cwt	235.00–331.00	1,444	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	297.50/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	227.50/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	284.75/cwt	265.00–324.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	214.74/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	252.94/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	272.95/cwt	272.00–273.50	1,673	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	354.11/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,660	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	238.48/cwt	210.00–267.50	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	292.96/cwt	259.00–326.00	1,667	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	322.65/cwt	275.00–342.00	1,716	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	318.13/cwt	300.00–361.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	288.94/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,838	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	357.56/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	250.90/cwt	220.00–259.00	2,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	321.54/cwt	292.50–346.00	1,518	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	246.80/cwt	219.00–300.00	2,266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	272.93/cwt	236.00–297.50	1,433	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	255.30/cwt	230.00–271.00	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	247.60/cwt	232.00–259.00	1,907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	311.42/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,931	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	262.27/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,880	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	599	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,881	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,928	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	247.57/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	195.32/cwt	172.50–219.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	256.75/cwt	241.00–279.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	850–900	890	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	261.76/cwt	255.00–285.50	1,534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	143.56/cwt	126.00–160.00	1,974	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	128.72/cwt	114.00–140.00	1,761	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	142.04/cwt	133.00–152.00	1,474	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	863	153.07/cwt	127.50–187.50	1,321	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,150	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	107.31/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	161.90/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,085	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,730.51/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,410	1,839.89/head	1,675.00–1,985.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	666	215.17/cwt	192.50–225.00	1,433	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	308.11/cwt	282.00–320.00	1,445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	335.44/cwt	323.00–352.00	1,452	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,030	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	254.36/cwt	245.00–298.00	1,478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	285.75/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	230.89/cwt	218.00–252.00	1,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	243.96/cwt	230.00–271.00	1,635	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	293.32/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	730	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,691	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	211.32/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	319.53/cwt	282.50–337.50	1,182	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	222.33/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,599	4

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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