Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

70 HD steers based 725 lb stop 775 lbs 85% blk. flesh 5 brought $379

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.10/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −70.46 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$329.10

76 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$503

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

$88.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.09

vs WV average

−36.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	338.66	1,828	57
Medium and Large 2	540	303.25	1,637	18thin
Medium and Large 3-4	530	250.00	1,325	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.66/cwt here — about $503 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

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 sale76 hd

329.10

—

WV average5 barns · 154 hd

340.19

−11.09

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−36.75

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−70.46

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	1,665	170.66	2,842	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	146.79	1,827	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	144.83	2,402	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	127.29	1,358	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,340	170.00	2,278	1thin

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)	1,480	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,304	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,120	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$2,109	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,067	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,520	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,258	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,600	1thin

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 2	250–300	275	373.96/cwt	305.00–430.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	304.34/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	286.20/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	329.54/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,407	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	414.49/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	338.56/cwt	295.00–363.00	1,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	294.86/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	311.20/cwt	277.50–328.00	2,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	212.46/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	380.47/cwt	370.00–385.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	358.25/cwt	325.00–410.00	1,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	370.23/cwt	325.00–410.00	1,403	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	394.52/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	325.53/cwt	290.00–349.00	1,527	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	660	172.50/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	354.25/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	373	193.09/cwt	180.00–205.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	468	264.99/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	330	242.49/cwt	150.00–285.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	334.82/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	337.32/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	322.56/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,990	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	560	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	150–200	175	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	440	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	357.20/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	150–200	173	243.48/cwt	175.00–310.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	275	287.50/cwt	270.00–305.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	217	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	2,108.67/head	1,625.00–2,300.00	2,109	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,459	134.17/cwt	118.00–142.00	1,958	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,120.41/head	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,120	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	141.41/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,837	7
Bulls	—	—	1,678	175.27/cwt	156.00–190.00	2,941	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	142.24/cwt	141.00–143.50	2,223	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	135.93/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,586	7
Steers	Select	—	1,340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,078	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	77.97/cwt	61.00–91.00	724	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	125.43/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,420	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,705.79/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,706	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,303.80/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,304	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	161.10/cwt	130.00–215.00	1,505	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,210.78/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,211	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	342.42/cwt	322.50–350.00	2,428	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	414.14/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,967	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	140.17/cwt	124.00–155.00	1,766	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	2,067.14/head	1,600.00–3,000.00	2,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	409.00/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,689	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	432.77/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,818	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	353.60/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	315.43/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	381.61/cwt	365.00–417.50	1,599	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	332.40/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,871	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	326.66/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	369.68/cwt	332.50–420.00	1,741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	322	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	387.62/cwt	375.00–400.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	343.21/cwt	320.00–368.00	1,795	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	362.84/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,709	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	269.88/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	459.43/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	385.26/cwt	355.00–407.50	2,038	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	358.33/cwt	325.00–382.50	2,236	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	253.53/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	441.09/cwt	400.00–477.00	1,663	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	347.13/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,822	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	308.00/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	305.05/cwt	255.00–355.00	1,452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	408.07/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,322	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	313.56/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	283.11/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	289.77/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	280.16/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,170	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	482.98/cwt	467.50–500.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	336.58/cwt	323.00–355.00	1,908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	355.68/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	339.83/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	387	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	398.17/cwt	375.00–413.00	1,493	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	380.30/cwt	337.50–401.00	2,149	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	317.43/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.81/cwt	277.50–325.00	1,564	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	225.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	464.49/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,746	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	110.53/cwt	102.50–120.00	1,089	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	865	185.00/cwt	155.00–215.00	1,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,830	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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