Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

132 HD steers base 800 stop 840 90% #1 flesh 5-6 brought 301 CWT

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.98/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −90.17 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$308.98

22 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$3.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

vs WV average

−20.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	311.52	1,665	7thin
Medium and Large 1	549	307.79	1,691	15thin

One grade step is worth $3.72/cwt here — about −$26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

308.98

—

WV average4 barns · 62 hd

302.51

+6.47

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−20.36

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−90.17

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	—	Low	1,608	162.63	2,615	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	150.83	2,327	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	147.22	1,831	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	112.51	1,043	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,030	189.00	1,947	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,933	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,893	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,544	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,535	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,256	$2,923	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1	400–450	443	394.19/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	317.67/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	352.91/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	281.48/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	340.61/cwt	300.00–357.50	1,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	369.18/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,373	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	308.93/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	412.26/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	260.77/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	353.70/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,493	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	377.99/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	306.80/cwt	287.00–327.50	1,749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	294.03/cwt	245.00–340.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	437	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	324.34/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	381.11/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	285.79/cwt	267.50–305.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	397	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	391.86/cwt	372.50–415.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,996.95/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,997	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	3,552.61/head	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	406.39/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	396.81/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	385.39/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,792	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	3,516.69/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,517	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	156.80/cwt	142.00–180.00	1,348	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,893.31/head	1,485.00–2,200.00	1,893	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	147.83/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,414	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	143.37/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,667	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	153.37/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,106	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	861	166.97/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,438	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,629	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	151.94/cwt	147.00–157.50	2,313	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,030	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,947	1
Bulls	—	—	1,602	165.92/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,658	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	69.75/cwt	40.00–82.50	605	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	100.83/cwt	90.00–107.50	828	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	117.40/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,251	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,544.25/head	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,544	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	142.69/cwt	128.00–152.00	1,738	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	540	106.35/cwt	102.50–110.00	574	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,933.20/head	1,750.00–2,225.00	1,933	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	543	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	457	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	315.45/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	280	216.32/cwt	212.50–220.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	406.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	254.58/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	337.57/cwt	270.00–375.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	305.29/cwt	270.00–326.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	503	326.26/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	277.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	637	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	383	181.76/cwt	160.00–205.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	495	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	635	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	458	202.30/cwt	165.00–240.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	343	226.04/cwt	197.50–255.00	775	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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