Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Pool calves sale

Steers. Heifers

25 HD based 425 brought $498. 25 HD based 430 brought $401

65 HD based 485 brought $477 98 HD based 500 brought $403.75

88 Hd based 550 brought $436 84 HD based 580 brought $379

80 HD based 600 brought $414 73 HD based 670 brought $361.75

74 HD based 650 brought $395.5

66 HD based 735 brought $368.5

VIDEO SALE RESULTS YEARLING GRASS CATTLE

65 HD steers based 775 stop 815 85-90% blk flesh 4+ brought $351.25

67 HD heifers based 775 stop 825 90-95% blk flesh 5 brought $328.25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.04/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −60.53 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$339.04

74 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$843

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

$152.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs WV average

−29.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	351.17	1,881	47
Medium and Large 2	538	327.49	1,760	25
Medium and Large 3-4	523	198.33	1,037	2thin

One grade step is worth $152.84/cwt here — about $843 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.57 across 24 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 sale74 hd

339.04

—

WV average5 barns · 182 hd

343.00

−3.96

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−29.30

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−60.53

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	1,583	182.40	2,887	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	155.43	2,608	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	155.19	1,931	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	126.46	1,277	29

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$2,830	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,662	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,654	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,189	$2,585	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,518	$2,302	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,181	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,011	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,866	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$2,256	3thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 1	1000–1050	1,005	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	265.94/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	320.31/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,983	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	418.58/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,586	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	398.91/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,508	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	419.91/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	367.96/cwt	343.00–387.50	2,090	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	349.94/cwt	347.50–351.00	2,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	448.30/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	316.56/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,969	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	453.82/cwt	385.00–495.00	1,693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	298.52/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	279.58/cwt	265.00–286.00	2,404	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	315.32/cwt	290.00–332.00	2,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	351.29/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,960	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	484.18/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	338.44/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	339.22/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,280	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	334.59/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	371.03/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,755	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	385.97/cwt	347.50–405.00	1,621	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	421.46/cwt	385.00–449.00	1,812	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	339.25/cwt	331.00–360.00	2,110	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	407.80/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,925	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	425.53/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,349	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	466.20/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	382.10/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,815	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	363.92/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,900	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	408.46/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,744	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	224.29/cwt	165.00–282.50	2,088	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,584.52/head	1,675.00–3,050.00	2,585	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,829.78/head	1,950.00–3,600.00	2,830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,653.59/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,654	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	2,596.35/head	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,596	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	137.57/cwt	128.00–145.50	1,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,010.50/head	1,675.00–2,475.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,085	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	133.42/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,380	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	155.43/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,608	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,766	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	155.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,950	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	152.73/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,721	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,297.35/head	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,297	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,661.70/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,518	2,302.39/head	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,302	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,866.33/head	1,475.00–2,250.00	1,866	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	144.24/cwt	135.50–154.00	1,936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	418	235.82/cwt	210.00–250.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	468	277.31/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,298	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	161.84/cwt	143.00–192.00	2,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	523	198.33/cwt	150.00–250.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	375	204.40/cwt	190.00–220.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	342.41/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	369.51/cwt	315.00–396.00	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	344.84/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,831	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	350.51/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	417	360.35/cwt	345.00–389.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	331.77/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	401.17/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	320.39/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	346.43/cwt	295.00–395.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	265.61/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	327.18/cwt	295.00–353.00	1,584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	318.14/cwt	302.50–339.00	1,817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	344.15/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,459	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	337.72/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,429	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	325.63/cwt	295.00–348.00	1,690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	351.95/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	260.61/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	853	215.03/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	317.99/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	405.94/cwt	320.00–455.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	378.24/cwt	325.00–427.50	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	391.47/cwt	315.00–442.50	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	471.91/cwt	450.00–488.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	343.91/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	321.54/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	473	371.20/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	351.11/cwt	316.00–370.00	1,843	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	396.48/cwt	362.50–420.00	2,062	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	182.40/cwt	172.50–187.00	2,887	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	119.49/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,250	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	75.48/cwt	20.00–105.00	734	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	722	87.19/cwt	67.50–95.00	630	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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