Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.48/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −81.67 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$363.48

43 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$49.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs WV average

−10.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	369.19	2,004	38
Medium and Large 2	558	320.05	1,787	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.14/cwt here — about $217 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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $403.63, median $445.15 across 15 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 sale43 hd

363.48

—

WV average5 barns · 153 hd

360.91

+2.57

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−10.54

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

−81.67

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	1,748	162.32	2,837	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	152.50	2,471	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	149.91	1,856	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	131.11	1,383	17
Heifers	Standard	Average	860	170.00	1,462	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$2,777	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2Value Added	450–500	477	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	416.43/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	394.79/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	268.38/cwt	264.00–275.00	2,209	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	362.54/cwt	300.00–392.50	1,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	299.58/cwt	275.00–310.50	2,121	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	440.36/cwt	417.50–475.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	292.96/cwt	267.50–310.00	1,808	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	287.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,209	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	334.06/cwt	307.50–358.00	2,071	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	376.69/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,586	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	315.87/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	243.36/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	324.61/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,152	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	285.42/cwt	240.00–321.00	1,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	310.76/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	273.73/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	295.11/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	191.43/cwt	177.50–205.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	285.74/cwt	265.00–314.00	1,634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	236.30/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	333.98/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	414.40/cwt	385.00–455.00	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	228.76/cwt	225.00–232.50	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	359.39/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,034	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	381.78/cwt	340.00–396.50	1,993	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	376.51/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,374	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	306.62/cwt	285.50–320.00	1,778	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	360.72/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	453.57/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	425.60/cwt	365.00–480.00	1,349	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	247.13/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,947	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	327.06/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	324.14/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,708	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	267.67/cwt	260.00–270.50	1,943	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	428.82/cwt	375.00–465.00	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	408.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,315	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	276.92/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,880	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	379.61/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	364.82/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,726	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	285.11/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	281.90/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	840	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	310.50/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	154.83/cwt	149.00–164.50	1,979	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	142.17/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,672	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	973	156.33/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,521	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	137.35/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,504	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	119.75/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Standard	—	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	100.26/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	163.77/cwt	147.00–180.00	2,928	8
Bulls	—	—	2,060	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	328.37/cwt	309.00–340.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	274.89/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	360.37/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	275.04/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	351.68/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	324.08/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	583	179.91/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,776.66/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,777	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	160.53/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,904	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	510	169.02/cwt	120.00–220.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	281.70/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,727	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	131.39/cwt	114.00–141.00	1,754	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1

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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