Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

68 HD steers based 735 lbs stop 785 lbs 60% Large frame 90 % number 1s 100% black flesh score 4 brought 385 per cwt

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.08/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −79.77 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$355.08

19 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs WV average

−26.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	360.27	2,052	15thin
Medium and Large 2	539	335.63	1,808	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $380.21, median $434.85 across 16 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 sale19 hd

355.08

—

WV average2 barns · 31 hd

352.92

+2.16

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−26.60

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−79.77

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	1,614	177.51	2,865	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	159.50	2,831	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	159.28	2,073	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	104.89	1,005	5thin

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)	1,034	$3,044	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,238	$2,735	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,436	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,136	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,099	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,994	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$1,960	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,245	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,789	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	348.32/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	300.42/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	298.07/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	313.82/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	284.87/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	309.79/cwt	275.00–350.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	371.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,959.53/head	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,960	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,435.82/head	1,950.00–3,150.00	2,436	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	215	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	1,993.94/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	1,994	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,097	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	175.45/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,839	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	158.09/cwt	144.00–168.00	2,065	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,142	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	134.81/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	187	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,135.89/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,136	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	157.62/cwt	129.00–182.50	1,556	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,244.75/head	2,400.00–3,675.00	3,245	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	3,043.53/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,044	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	188.45/cwt	170.00–230.00	1,836	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,099.09/head	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,099	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	387.72/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	333.34/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,693	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	2,789.20/head	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,734.85/head	2,500.00–2,875.00	2,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	403.38/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	376.11/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	350.47/cwt	322.50–362.50	2,366	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	340.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	359.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	344.80/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,838	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	362.18/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	391.22/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	353.52/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,263	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	339.08/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	283.30/cwt	255.00–295.00	2,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	362.54/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	354.56/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	359.13/cwt	336.00–369.00	2,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	350.99/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	277.11/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,316	4

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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