Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.04/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −90.12 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$309.04

9 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs WV average

−12.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	550	315.00	1,733	1thin
Medium and Large 1	536	308.29	1,652	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about $80 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 sale9 hd

309.04

—

WV average3 barns · 117 hd

311.67

−2.63

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−12.14

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−90.12

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	1,606	172.31	2,767	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	159.06	1,937	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	146.58	1,508	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)	1,320	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	615	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	383.81/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	363.75/cwt	342.50–380.00	1,713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	333.24/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	590	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	680	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	300	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	863	1
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	327.27/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	233.48/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	286.52/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	840	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	336.08/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.26/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	306.26/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	265.19/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,761	8
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	392.42/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	298.06/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	311.70/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,243	7
Steers	Large 2	500–550	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	307.38/cwt	305.00–310.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	351.30/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,851	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	650–700	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	317.52/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	319.27/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	930	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,320	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	194.44/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,569	165.99/cwt	150.00–190.00	2,604	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	159.06/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,937	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	151.87/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,595	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	134.67/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,418	5

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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