Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Thin Fleshed and value added cattle were long time weaned and vaccinated cattle ready for grass.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.63/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −93.94 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$305.63

109 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$806

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

$149.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs WV average

−8.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	314.38	1,753	98
Medium and Large 2	575	241.63	1,390	9thin
Medium and Large 3-4	575	164.74	947	2thin

One grade step is worth $149.64/cwt here — about $806 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale109 hd

305.63

—

WV average3 barns · 137 hd

303.48

+2.15

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−8.95

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−93.94

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	1,737	160.21	2,782	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	140.10	1,765	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	132.59	2,201	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	109.34	1,237	20

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)	1,015	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,149	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,987	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$1,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	858	$2,301	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,593	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$2,367	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$2,173	7

Every lot, as filed

139 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 3-4	650–700	685	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	677	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	345.98/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,782	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	254.50/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	298.73/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	365.48/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	347.60/cwt	342.50–351.00	1,592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	317.99/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,007	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	787	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	366.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	241.51/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	309.16/cwt	306.50–313.00	1,809	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	349.96/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	275.51/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	307.58/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	275.61/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,601	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	342.61/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,103	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	614	306.69/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	197.54/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	882	203.68/cwt	180.00–219.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	250.82/cwt	244.50–267.00	1,708	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	235.98/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	341.47/cwt	280.00–375.00	1,424	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	333.38/cwt	322.50–348.00	1,554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	243.18/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	352.85/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,337	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	359.56/cwt	335.00–400.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	236.22/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.24/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,864	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	334.96/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,946	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	294.76/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	272.29/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	378.59/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	374.92/cwt	330.00–397.50	1,605	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	260.82/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	336.97/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	269.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	291.23/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	246.00/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	285.72/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,083	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	334	429.38/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	361.97/cwt	354.00–375.00	1,846	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	362.04/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	413.04/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	398.57/cwt	394.00–427.50	1,774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	289.49/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	382.69/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,282	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	239.54/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	358.20/cwt	332.50–375.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	256.99/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	252.10/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	407.74/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	121.37/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,444	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	132.59/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	145.15/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,813	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,080	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	130.77/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,632	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	128.88/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	55.36/cwt	25.00–80.00	472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	97.15/cwt	75.00–107.50	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,076	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	159.97/cwt	148.00–167.50	2,772	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,249.77/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,386.52/head	1,900.00–2,575.00	2,387	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,986.84/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,975.05/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	141.58/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,149.01/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	166.19/cwt	130.00–200.00	1,456	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	2,301.02/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	233.93/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	278.68/cwt	265.00–285.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	335.71/cwt	310.00–345.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	291.69/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	361.32/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	800–850	840	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	575	164.74/cwt	150.00–180.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	245.30/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	278.77/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	297.00/cwt	257.50–317.00	1,723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	310.53/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	369.31/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	313.50/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	381.97/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,030	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	247.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,043.85/head	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,044	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,638.92/head	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,639	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,433.41/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,433	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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