Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

VIDEO SALE RESULTS

All cattle were clean score 1 and turned out on grass

53 HD steers based 950 lbs. stop 1000 lbs. 90-95% number 1s 80-85 % black flesh score 5 brought $319 per cwt

60 HD heifers based 870 lbs stop 920 lbs. 85-90% number 1s 80-85% black flesh score 5- brought $313 per cwt

60 HD heifers based 870 lbs. stop 920 lbs. 90% number 1s 75% black flesh score 5 brought $311.75

60 HD heifers based 880 lbs. stop 930 lbs. 90-95% number 1s 100% black flesh score 5 brought $317.75 per cwt

59 HD heifers based 900 lbs. stop 950 lbs. 95% number 1s 75-80% black flesh score 5 brought $311.75 per cwt

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.44/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −53.71 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$391.44

61 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$37.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs WV average

+1.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	396.92	2,148	52
Medium and Large 2	553	359.75	1,988	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.18/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $403.63, median $445.15 across 15 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 sale61 hd

391.44

—

WV average2 barns · 63 hd

390.28

+1.16

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+1.42

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

−53.71

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	1,558	186.61	2,907	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	166.63	2,228	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	166.55	2,685	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	132.28	1,392	5thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,435	188.00	2,698	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,411	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,204	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,020	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,114	$3,111	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,322	$2,709	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,537	3thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	163.73/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,199	6
Steers	Standard	—	1,435	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	252.65/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	418.10/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	402.48/cwt	371.00–417.00	2,089	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	389.92/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,219	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	557	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	378.10/cwt	358.00–389.00	2,378	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	347.35/cwt	332.50–356.00	2,730	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	395.88/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	353.80/cwt	323.00–373.00	2,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	416.03/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	422.50/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	306.44/cwt	290.00–311.00	2,363	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	301.96/cwt	278.00–310.00	2,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	343.39/cwt	338.00–349.00	2,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	380.47/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	328.23/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,055	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	375.27/cwt	347.50–407.50	1,790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	406.92/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	362.31/cwt	332.50–395.00	1,909	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	344.68/cwt	318.00–368.00	1,999	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	390.90/cwt	370.00–401.00	1,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	364.24/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	407.28/cwt	371.00–430.00	1,519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	466.81/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	313.17/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	418.69/cwt	379.00–426.00	2,026	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	398.14/cwt	370.00–418.00	1,875	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	450.82/cwt	415.00–480.00	1,366	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	206.07/cwt	175.00–245.00	1,735	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,381.19/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,381	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	3,130.70/head	2,400.00–3,750.00	3,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	495.44/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	332.79/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	287.71/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	700–750	721	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,708.51/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,709	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,110	174.19/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	166.55/cwt	163.50–168.00	2,685	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,501	181.57/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,725	11
Bulls	—	—	1,985	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	194.62/cwt	193.00–195.50	3,159	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,020.20/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,411.40/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	850–900	890	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,313	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,204.18/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,204	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	149.49/cwt	122.00–160.50	1,771	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	162.02/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	322.41/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	486	389.21/cwt	362.50–400.00	1,892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	350.73/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	315.14/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	683	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	541	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	320.33/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	348.14/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	366.51/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	300.78/cwt	255.00–340.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	261.24/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	312.07/cwt	260.00–345.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	344.80/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	212.18/cwt	180.00–245.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	304.81/cwt	230.00–341.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	301.54/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,810	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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