Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

8 HD baby calves brough from $100 to $750 per head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.09/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −121.48 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$278.09

27 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

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

$90.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs WV average

−36.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	301.67	1,626	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	266.65	1,453	13thin
Medium and Large 3-4	563	210.92	1,187	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.75/cwt here — about $439 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

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 sale27 hd

278.09

—

WV average3 barns · 43 hd

271.17

+6.92

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−36.87

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−121.48

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	1,719	148.85	2,559	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	137.96	1,858	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	124.00	2,213	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	89.15	885	12

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)	1,255	$2,170	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,740	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,337	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,473	$2,549	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	650–700	667	245.56/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	750–800	765	169.71/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	354.67/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	298.01/cwt	288.00–307.50	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	274.30/cwt	225.00–292.50	1,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	563	210.92/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	229.93/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	277.44/cwt	250.00–302.50	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	207.48/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	455	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	321.48/cwt	302.50–360.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	260.93/cwt	245.00–289.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	354.43/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	311.49/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	402.31/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	294.65/cwt	283.00–302.50	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	247.85/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	1000–1050	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	995	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	360.05/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.99/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	245.93/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	316.05/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	264.00/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	237.06/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	402.00/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	236.00/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	252.60/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	368.20/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	291.25/cwt	255.00–327.50	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	261.33/cwt	242.50–273.00	1,876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	292.39/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	343.31/cwt	307.50–370.00	1,953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	305.35/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	376.42/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	419.28/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	374.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,240	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,706	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,931	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	46.33/cwt	37.50–65.00	399	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	93.69/cwt	80.00–110.00	892	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	122.89/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,483	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,965	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	150.92/cwt	136.00–160.00	2,673	10
Bulls	—	—	1,155	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,259	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,170.32/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,170	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	309.30/cwt	290.00–323.00	1,500	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	293.75/cwt	257.50–337.50	1,801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	370.72/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	367.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	321.62/cwt	285.00–343.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	232.12/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	297.70/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	267.44/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	375.22/cwt	355.00–395.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	395.54/cwt	362.50–425.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	2,549.24/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,336.81/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,739.93/head	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,740	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	157.55/cwt	135.00–187.50	1,936	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	902	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	136.35/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,773	3

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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