Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.25/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −32.90 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$366.25

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$80.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

vs WV average

−3.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	374.96	2,027	33
Medium and Large 2	558	294.41	1,643	4thin

One grade step is worth $80.55/cwt here — about $384 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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.15 across 25 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 sale37 hd

366.25

—

WV average4 barns · 70 hd

357.48

+8.77

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−3.56

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−32.90

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	1,660	184.53	3,064	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	158.63	2,065	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	143.76	1,353	18

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)	1,103	$2,793	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$2,785	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,372	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,287	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,257	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,209	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,865	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,669	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	394.07/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	386.00/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,444	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	393.89/cwt	367.50–407.50	1,859	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	339.12/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	338.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	246.21/cwt	240.00–252.50	2,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	331.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	370.40/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	465.09/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	336.81/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	368.12/cwt	345.00–389.00	2,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	389.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	436.13/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	410.70/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	319.26/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	407.77/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,965	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	336.90/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	325.85/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	395.51/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	414.87/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	376.80/cwt	350.00–397.50	2,167	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	323.75/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	377.52/cwt	340.00–397.00	1,993	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	512.34/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	203.11/cwt	165.00–255.00	1,954	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,256.63/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,257	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	472.29/cwt	395.00–500.00	1,799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	2,785.30/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,287.48/head	1,625.00–2,700.00	2,287	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	160.81/cwt	143.00–177.00	2,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	460.33/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,924	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	476.67/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,254	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	139.25/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,354	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	158.63/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,065	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	856	205.32/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,758	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	111.03/cwt	92.50–123.00	1,023	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	153.93/cwt	148.50–160.00	1,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,666	180.85/cwt	164.00–196.00	3,013	8
Bulls	—	—	1,615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,793.02/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,669.38/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,669	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,372.37/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,865.10/head	1,300.00–2,400.00	1,865	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	2,209.25/head	1,650.00–2,650.00	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	304.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	325	200.31/cwt	155.00–250.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	427	192.52/cwt	130.00–290.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	510	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	670	192.34/cwt	142.50–240.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	278.31/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	478	259.63/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	267.66/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	347.79/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	276.34/cwt	272.50–280.00	2,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	321.16/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	319.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	319.69/cwt	270.00–360.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	276.63/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	332.22/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,213	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	347.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	363.86/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	383.67/cwt	370.00–400.00	863	2

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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