Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.53/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −83.04 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$316.53

20 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$38.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs WV average

−17.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	324.77	1,739	10thin
Medium 1	546	317.55	1,734	7thin
Medium and Large 2	537	286.67	1,539	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.10/cwt here — about $199 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 sale20 hd

316.53

—

WV average2 barns · 22 hd

315.48

+1.05

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−17.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−83.04

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	1,645	185.99	3,060	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	159.23	2,100	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	124.85	1,090	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,120	205.00	2,296	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)	1,355	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,517	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1Value Added	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	268.95/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,376.17/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	261.18/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	301.59/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	382.97/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	615	286.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	313	407.32/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	429	339.97/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,458	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	627	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	526	324.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	706	264.69/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	431.22/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	326.00/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	372.73/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	374.69/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	362.35/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	272.54/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	408.35/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	416.61/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	323.95/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	328.75/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	336.24/cwt	325.00–355.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	378.44/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,396	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	700–750	730	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	358.18/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,884	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	175.47/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,065	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	152.73/cwt	136.00–161.00	2,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	145.76/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	96.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	759	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	201.38/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	185.55/cwt	179.00–190.00	3,229	4
Steers	Select	—	1,120	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	114.70/cwt	105.00–126.00	911	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	168.55/cwt	162.00–177.50	1,800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,165	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	470	322.16/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	573	308.72/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	463	337.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	628	232.31/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	465	338.83/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	680	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium 2Guaranteed Open	700–750	720	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	593	327.52/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	375	324.60/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	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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