Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Slaughter Cattle and Slaughter Goats*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.05/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −85.52 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$314.05

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$98.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs WV average

−20.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	323.52	1,757	16thin
Medium and Large 2	554	293.25	1,624	3thin
Medium and Large 3-4	535	225.00	1,204	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.52/cwt here — about $553 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

314.05

—

WV average2 barns · 22 hd

315.39

−1.34

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−20.06

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−85.52

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	1,659	175.66	2,914	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	154.96	2,044	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	142.08	1,461	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	210.00	2,741	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	181.00	1,910	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,205	215.00	2,591	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)	1,103	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,479	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,382	$2,358	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$2,206	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,554	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,640	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	600–650	612	318.35/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	266.86/cwt	265.00–272.50	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	339.02/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	438.41/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	347.47/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	344.67/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	364.17/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	332.74/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	326.81/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	374.86/cwt	355.00–393.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	393.89/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	327.85/cwt	317.00–339.00	1,852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	350.26/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	410.03/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	303.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	333.03/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,559	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	353.05/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	425.69/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	390.61/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	321.12/cwt	312.50–323.00	1,696	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	381.21/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	415.72/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,326	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	280.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,478.73/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,479	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,554.14/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,554	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,639.61/head	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,079	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	2,205.81/head	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,206	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,837	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	206.54/cwt	185.00–220.00	2,115	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	154.96/cwt	143.00–159.50	2,044	5
Steers	Select	—	1,205	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	149.74/cwt	138.00–157.00	1,732	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	133.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,055	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,741	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	2,358.03/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,358	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	175.66/cwt	164.00–184.00	2,914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	377.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	210	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	413.22/cwt	410.00–415.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	253.75/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	289.87/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	291.07/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	600	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	272	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	165.83/cwt	154.00–173.00	2,146	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,009	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	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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