Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

4x4 hay $12.5 per bale

square bales $3 per bale

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.12/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −58.72 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$376.12

36 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$897

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

$156.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs WV average

−11.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	381.93	2,056	34
Medium and Large 2	565	330.00	1,865	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	515	225.00	1,159	1thin

One grade step is worth $156.93/cwt here — about $897 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

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 sale36 hd

376.12

—

WV average2 barns · 40 hd

374.39

+1.74

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−11.37

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−58.72

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	1,631	166.29	2,713	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	168.25	2,163	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	156.59	2,513	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	118.56	1,051	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$2,289	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,233	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$2,350	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$2,518	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$3,161	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,993	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	350–400	383	385.80/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	363.39/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	329.71/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	373	234.60/cwt	175.00–295.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	458.37/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	327.24/cwt	310.00–336.00	2,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	368.50/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	404.52/cwt	390.00–420.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	368.93/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	349.24/cwt	347.50–351.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	520	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	660	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	354.90/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	423	259.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	490	179.69/cwt	150.00–210.00	880	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	156.20/cwt	138.00–170.50	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	572	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	960	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	119.60/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,013	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	183.44/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	183.18/cwt	166.00–199.00	3,266	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	165.97/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,002	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	156.59/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,513	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	179.35/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,577.07/head	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,577	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,233.03/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,233	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	272.45/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,031	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,517.63/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,518	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	3,161.30/head	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,161	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,992.71/head	2,525.00–3,550.00	2,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	377.67/cwt	345.00–388.00	2,138	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	318.71/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	423.49/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	383.96/cwt	352.50–401.00	2,016	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	477.95/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	362.63/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	358.74/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,242	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	429.48/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.89/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	293.65/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	370.05/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,180	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	445.24/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	339.52/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,942	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	429.91/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	425.56/cwt	416.00–440.00	1,592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	383.59/cwt	362.50–397.50	1,784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	352.76/cwt	331.00–365.00	1,856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	406.34/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	328.53/cwt	318.00–337.00	2,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	338.42/cwt	322.50–356.00	2,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	277.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	317.89/cwt	303.00–322.00	2,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	430.48/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	321.61/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	407.90/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,897	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	401	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	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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