Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.62/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −76.95 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$322.62

53 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$5.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs WV average

−10.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	323.53	1,770	44
Medium and Large 2	552	318.12	1,757	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.41/cwt here — about $13 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

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 sale53 hd

322.62

—

WV average4 barns · 75 hd

320.88

+1.74

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−10.20

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−76.95

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	1,785	167.83	2,997	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	159.00	2,528	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	155.54	1,902	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	126.98	1,271	12
Heifers	Select	Average	988	182.62	1,804	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,330	177.50	2,361	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,183	162.50	1,922	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,251	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,939	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,916	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,874	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$1,859	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,147	$3,382	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,159	$3,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,302	$2,709	5

Every lot, as filed

108 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	367	412.40/cwt	387.50–425.00	1,514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	338.25/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,742	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	356.15/cwt	330.00–392.50	1,681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	397.99/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	292.50–329.00	1,796	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.84/cwt	317.50–367.50	1,626	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	363.77/cwt	343.00–389.00	1,881	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	256.99/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	287.90/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	296.08/cwt	272.50–310.00	2,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	312.73/cwt	307.50–318.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	405.84/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	438.41/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	334.80/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,935	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	396.88/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,691	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	367	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	444.75/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	617	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	295.85/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,180	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	385.24/cwt	360.00–404.00	1,649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	376.84/cwt	355.00–397.50	1,764	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	394.41/cwt	382.50–407.50	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	314.59/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	286.53/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	360.78/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,501	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	325.52/cwt	307.50–347.50	1,706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	279.14/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	369.09/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	419.06/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	272.51/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	194.24/cwt	192.50–196.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	271.44/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	390.93/cwt	345.00–420.00	1,634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	309.78/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,778	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	970	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,824	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	153.37/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,058	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,864.89/head	2,750.00–2,925.00	2,865	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,251.21/head	1,825.00–2,700.00	2,251	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,915.56/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,916	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,873.65/head	1,100.00–2,125.00	1,874	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	3,382.21/head	2,000.00–4,200.00	3,382	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	152.69/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,928	4
Steers	Standard	—	1,183	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,922	2
Steers	Select	—	1,330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	134.94/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,457	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	168.40/cwt	159.00–176.00	2,935	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	121.29/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,145	7
Bulls	—	—	1,948	179.98/cwt	179.00–181.00	3,506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,502	1
Heifers	Select	—	988	182.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,938.97/head	1,725.00–2,125.00	1,939	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	159.33/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,810	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	110.65/cwt	107.50–114.00	1,021	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,237.50/head	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,858.57/head	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	407	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	360	348.75/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	551	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	274.25/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,050	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	335.16/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	571	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	538	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	302.65/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	266.98/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	282.81/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	357.52/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	302.91/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,281	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	302.50/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	199.51/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	287.36/cwt	255.00–315.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	329.94/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	311.24/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	353.16/cwt	280.00–395.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	344.70/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	294.85/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	319.58/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,198	5

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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