Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.10/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −89.05 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$310.10

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.39

vs WV average

−29.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	312.66	1,738	12thin
Medium and Large 2	552	306.26	1,691	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd

310.10

—

WV average4 barns · 40 hd

324.49

−14.39

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−29.78

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−89.05

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	1,751	196.22	3,436	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	153.09	1,933	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	135.56	1,286	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	125.00	2,200	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)	1,050	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,689	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,344	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,092	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$1,983	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,971	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,961	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,960	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,620	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,585	8

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2	400–450	408	352.91/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	352.26/cwt	325.00–392.50	1,659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	301.28/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	311.94/cwt	294.00–322.50	1,778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	273.70/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	363.39/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	292.45/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	365.59/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	324.86/cwt	313.00–337.50	1,832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	323.47/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	406.16/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	317.25/cwt	317.00–317.50	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	299.88/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	344.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	369.77/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	182.52/cwt	182.52–182.52	1,816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	297.55/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,971.43/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	375.31/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	346.71/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	400.56/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,091.99/head	1,935.00–2,350.00	2,092	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,292	1,999.57/head	1,725.00–2,350.00	2,000	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,689.22/head	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,689	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,726.27/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,726	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,343.92/head	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,344	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,227.14/head	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,227	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,050	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	151.57/cwt	137.00–191.00	2,005	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	883	146.22/cwt	126.00–165.00	1,291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	128.46/cwt	107.50–138.00	1,274	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	902	159.12/cwt	132.00–180.00	1,435	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	196.22/cwt	181.00–220.00	3,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	304.08/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	304.08/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	316.95/cwt	280.00–342.50	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	340.83/cwt	310.00–382.50	1,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	339.83/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,285	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,619.77/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,620	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,566	1
Heifers	Large 2	800–850	835	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,816	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,960.19/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,960.78/head	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,961	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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