Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Slaughter Cattle*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −99.56 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$300.00

11 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$12.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs WV average

−21.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	302.23	1,637	9thin
Medium and Large 2	500	290.00	1,450	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale11 hd

300.00

—

WV average6 barns · 71 hd

294.56

+5.44

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−21.38

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−99.56

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	1,525	154.74	2,360	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	138.00	2,084	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	137.04	1,781	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	108.32	1,204	10

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)	983	$2,291	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,736	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,622	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,574	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	958	$1,364	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$1,525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,366	$2,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,409	$2,483	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$2,295	7

Every lot, as filed

80 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	900–950	910	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	270.21/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	314.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	311.08/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	337	325.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	291.02/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	280.56/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	294.12/cwt	250.00–315.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	337.76/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	2,478.09/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	311.19/cwt	309.00–313.00	1,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	310.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	333.01/cwt	320.00–340.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	337.93/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	330.22/cwt	307.50–360.00	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	312.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	277.71/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	364.85/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	331.08/cwt	305.00–343.00	1,745	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	355.74/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	2,221.06/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,221	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,456.26/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,456	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	138.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,716	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	157.76/cwt	139.50–190.00	1,912	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,573.87/head	1,360.00–1,750.00	1,574	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,736.34/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,736	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	129.88/cwt	122.00–138.50	1,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,363.71/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,364	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	2,050.39/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,622.15/head	1,175.00–2,150.00	1,622	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,290.84/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,291	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,558	2,876.89/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,491	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,084	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	117.96/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,486	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	127.14/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	97.77/cwt	95.00–102.50	860	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	134.18/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,708	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	140.86/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,880	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	76.17/cwt	70.00–85.00	754	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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