Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

9 4x4 string round bales brought $12.50

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.22/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −65.94 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$333.22

60 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$33.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.16

vs WV average

−26.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	338.86	1,815	50
Medium and Large 2	544	304.99	1,659	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.87/cwt here — about $156 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 sale60 hd

333.22

—

WV average6 barns · 272 hd

347.37

−14.16

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−26.44

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−65.94

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	1,564	171.76	2,686	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	156.00	2,410	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	152.38	1,833	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	127.69	1,326	47

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)	925	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,142	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,091	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,951	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,413	$1,853	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,735	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,646	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,610	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,888	2thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2Value Added	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	211.78/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	291.56/cwt	230.00–340.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	353.84/cwt	300.00–380.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	213.80/cwt	185.00–243.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	312.51/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,631	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	144.15/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	358	241.61/cwt	200.00–285.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	346.36/cwt	275.00–390.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	695	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	326.08/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	326.28/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	462	278.43/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	320	429.92/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	754	341.39/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	312.40/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	338.63/cwt	317.50–372.50	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	316.15/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	282.05/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	330.92/cwt	310.00–356.00	1,377	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	341.81/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	338.33/cwt	315.00–350.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	455	214.62/cwt	180.00–250.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	750–800	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	150–200	195	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,853.36/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,853	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,645.75/head	1,575.00–1,710.00	1,646	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	143.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,878	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,221	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,734.71/head	1,485.00–1,950.00	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	473	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,091.17/head	1,660.00–2,650.00	2,091	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	112.24/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,111	11
Bulls	—	—	1,658	177.87/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,949	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	77.73/cwt	60.00–96.00	742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	147.85/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,796	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	160.25/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,921	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,005	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,951.02/head	1,675.00–2,300.00	1,951	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	188.35/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,522	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,142.21/head	1,850.00–2,475.00	2,142	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	152.00/cwt	143.00–167.50	1,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	373.08/cwt	330.00–387.50	1,925	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	401.99/cwt	395.00–410.00	884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	398.29/cwt	325.00–427.50	1,462	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	251.60/cwt	230.00–276.00	1,950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	340.58/cwt	322.00–357.00	2,142	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	322.99/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	366.38/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,744	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	341.81/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,784	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	456.63/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	368.32/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	333.06/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	372.78/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,394	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	370.18/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,544	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	318.03/cwt	287.50–329.00	1,950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	286.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	343.94/cwt	320.00–367.00	1,771	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	302.48/cwt	290.00–304.00	2,638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	429.20/cwt	365.00–475.00	1,601	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	400.17/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	316.11/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,973	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	388.90/cwt	367.50–407.00	1,859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	305.55/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	390.34/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	356.02/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,688	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	329.83/cwt	301.00–340.00	1,887	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	275.98/cwt	260.00–287.50	2,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	311.06/cwt	275.00–347.50	1,512	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	426	392.18/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	303.36/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	371.72/cwt	350.00–380.50	2,123	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	342.79/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	304.95/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	399.11/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,034	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	261.99/cwt	253.00–292.50	1,774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	349.21/cwt	315.00–372.00	1,488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	315.47/cwt	300.00–330.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	327.47/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,235	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	130.63/cwt	119.00–141.00	1,382	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	800	167.60/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,140	144.28/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,645	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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