Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.26/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −54.31 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$345.26

44 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$32.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.87

vs WV average

+6.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	350.43	1,859	37
Medium and Large 2	520	317.91	1,653	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.51/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale44 hd

345.26

—

WV average5 barns · 66 hd

327.39

+17.87

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

+6.52

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−54.31

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	—	Low	1,674	182.19	3,051	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	172.08	2,687	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	164.59	2,059	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	141.28	1,326	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	225.00	3,094	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)	1,117	$2,843	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,490	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$2,286	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,144	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,345	2thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,843.28/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	225	429.00/cwt	415.00–445.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	308.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	354	447.53/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	527	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	353.11/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	269.93/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,274	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	158.84/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,009	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,925.22/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	2,285.79/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	293.15/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,345.31/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	399.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	283.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,032	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,489.55/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,143.94/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	362.41/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,856	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	377.68/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,594	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	339.69/cwt	322.50–371.00	1,783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	289.27/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	396.74/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	366.87/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,563	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	349.64/cwt	337.00–364.00	2,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	402.55/cwt	387.50–420.00	1,876	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	366.37/cwt	363.00–368.00	2,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	283.73/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	310.30/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	318.84/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	317	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	422	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	282	413.49/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	340.20/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	371.63/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	342	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	364	406.80/cwt	395.00–427.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	286.92/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	293.72/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	222.79/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	357.13/cwt	335.00–375.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	264.48/cwt	235.00–295.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	307.31/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	473	348.19/cwt	327.50–370.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	174.38/cwt	165.00–189.00	2,234	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	157.60/cwt	147.00–166.00	1,938	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	832	150.68/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,254	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	148.55/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	153.33/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,588	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	175.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,636	2
Bulls	—	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	183.88/cwt	169.00–194.00	3,161	15
Bulls	—	—	1,785	203.08/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	106.45/cwt	102.50–112.50	924	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	212.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	338.77/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	322.02/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	366.97/cwt	350.00–376.00	1,736	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	241.59/cwt	225.00–257.50	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	231.17/cwt	227.50–235.00	2,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	386.97/cwt	365.00–407.00	1,451	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	327.54/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	330.67/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	276.28/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	416.91/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	470.31/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	379.29/cwt	340.00–394.00	1,976	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	386.76/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	398.17/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	399.25/cwt	352.50–420.00	1,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	413.55/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	342.48/cwt	323.00–351.00	2,127	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	272	445.34/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	373	369.06/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	397.42/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	381.32/cwt	335.00–392.00	2,181	21

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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