Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

114 HD steers based @885 lbs. stop @ 935 100% black 95% number 1's brought $315.75 cwt

57 HD steers based @885 lbs. stop @ 935 90% black 90-95% number 1's brought $313 cwt

54 HD steers based @940 lbs. stop @ 990 100% black 95% number 1's brought $309.75

52 HD steers based @970 lbs. stop @ 1020 85% black 90% number 1's brought $305.75

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −82.05 against this barn's trailing median of $404.55.

Average price

$322.50

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	335.00	1,843	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	310.00	1,659	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $184 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

18 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.27, low $344.50, median $404.55 across 18 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 sale4 hd

322.50

—

WV average1 barns · 4 hd

322.50

+0.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

404.55

−82.05

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	1,798	209.50	3,766	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	157.26	1,863	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	155.79	2,521	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	976	140.58	1,372	4thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,953	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,583	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,856	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,753	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	332.85/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	343.73/cwt	320.00–365.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	310.55/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.70/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	353.38/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	402.78/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	352.77/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	365.41/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	379.75/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	354.24/cwt	330.00–364.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	295.22/cwt	287.50–303.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	317.33/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	327.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,843	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	152.44/cwt	139.00–162.00	1,346	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,583.26/head	1,475.00–1,685.00	1,583	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	337.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	359.82/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	334.63/cwt	324.00–340.00	2,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	408.74/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	145.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,466	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	155.79/cwt	153.00–158.50	2,521	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	161.76/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,935	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	150.51/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,758	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,455	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,925	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	378	209.90/cwt	195.00–225.00	793	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,856.21/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,754.31/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,754	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,953.26/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	292.37/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	317.97/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	348.69/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	750–800	780	185.58/cwt	155.00–215.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	900–950	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,072	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	392.98/cwt	391.00–395.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	245	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	698	1

How this sale compares

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