Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

60 HD steers based 860 lbs. stop 910 lbs. 100% black flesh score 5 - brought $359 per cwt

60 HD steers based 860 lbs. stop 910 lbs. 90% black flesh score 5- brought $357 per cwt

14 bales 4x5 round bales $28 each

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.64/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −32.21 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$402.64

104 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs WV average

−13.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	406.61	2,184	82
Medium and Large 2	563	387.83	2,182	22

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $1 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

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 sale104 hd

402.64

—

WV average3 barns · 127 hd

406.02

−3.38

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−13.89

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−32.21

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	1,740	185.09	3,220	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	167.96	2,132	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	159.12	2,371	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,139	141.98	1,617	14

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)	1,175	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$2,247	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,126	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,059	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,982	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,957	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$1,893	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$2,739	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 3-4	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	395	197.50/cwt	185.00–210.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	603	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	312.83/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	512	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	521	363.33/cwt	361.00–368.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	394.89/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	316.87/cwt	302.50–327.00	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	375.91/cwt	325.00–450.00	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	458	409.86/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,877	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	423	384.88/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	321.81/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,059.01/head	1,375.00–2,450.00	2,059	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,246.80/head	1,750.00–2,950.00	2,247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,981.76/head	1,350.00–2,275.00	1,982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	375.77/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	396.18/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	317.00/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	353.58/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	591	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,305	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,160.57/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,161	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,125.70/head	1,675.00–2,550.00	2,126	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	156.77/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,872	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	183.94/cwt	163.00–199.00	3,201	20
Bulls	—	—	1,730	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	160.68/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,039	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	159.12/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,371	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,015	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	333.26/cwt	321.00–347.50	2,060	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	179.55/cwt	166.00–205.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	400.85/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,688	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	520.71/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,708	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	444.78/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,868	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	377.91/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,984	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	465.67/cwt	400.00–525.00	1,560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	415.42/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,566	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	306.80/cwt	280.00–330.00	2,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	490.95/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	304.15/cwt	301.00–307.50	2,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	435.38/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	362.90/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,905	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	380.62/cwt	360.00–401.00	1,777	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	270.86/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	345.99/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	392.46/cwt	362.50–415.00	2,221	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	393.54/cwt	362.50–435.00	1,873	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	320.85/cwt	311.00–334.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	413.95/cwt	370.00–432.50	2,161	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	264.16/cwt	250.00–277.50	2,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	369.03/cwt	352.50–382.50	2,089	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	443.06/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	350.29/cwt	327.50–354.00	2,571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,052	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.83/cwt	338.00–390.00	2,033	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	454.28/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	354.33/cwt	327.50–374.00	2,193	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	452	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	337.86/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	505.98/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	284.92/cwt	270.00–297.50	2,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	291.03/cwt	281.00–301.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	431.51/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,028	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	326.33/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	332.85/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	355.57/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	362.37/cwt	351.00–369.00	2,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	464.41/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,728	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	635	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	358.93/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	288.11/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	350.35/cwt	330.00–378.00	2,351	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	367.18/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,348	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	358.27/cwt	305.00–390.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	321.89/cwt	285.00–337.50	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	304.43/cwt	240.00–345.00	1,723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	297.67/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	352.44/cwt	302.50–410.00	1,265	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	139.18/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,602	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	174.36/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,482	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,458.69/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,459	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	156.90/cwt	138.00–172.00	2,013	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,779	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	156.50/cwt	145.00–176.00	1,711	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,957.19/head	1,625.00–2,275.00	1,957	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,022	142.68/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	155.21/cwt	150.00–164.50	1,982	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	985	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	908	159.45/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,448	2

How this sale compares

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