Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.69/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −73.46 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$371.69

104 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,243

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

$219.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.66

vs WV average

−74.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	389.90	2,102	72
Medium and Large 2	548	335.90	1,842	31
Medium and Large 3-4	505	170.00	859	1thin

One grade step is worth $219.90/cwt here — about $1,243 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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $403.63, median $445.15 across 15 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

371.69

—

WV average5 barns · 793 hd

399.35

−27.66

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−74.16

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

−73.46

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	1,552	176.04	2,733	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	157.00	2,677	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	150.29	1,960	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	143.18	1,601	15
Steers	Standard	Average	965	151.00	1,457	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)	1,280	$3,266	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$2,664	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$2,479	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,934	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	370.56/cwt	340.00–387.50	2,094	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,664.04/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,664	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,266.41/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,266	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,027	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,677	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	150.29/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,960	11
Steers	Standard	—	965	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	522	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	290.71/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	321.07/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	362.47/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	306.47/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	385.44/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.91/cwt	327.50–385.00	1,696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	397.02/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,866	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	500.23/cwt	455.00–515.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	457	392.99/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	330.96/cwt	305.00–357.50	1,893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	492.06/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	423.73/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,805	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	406.89/cwt	370.00–432.50	1,554	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	387.65/cwt	350.00–412.00	1,640	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	388.62/cwt	357.50–412.50	1,842	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	315.44/cwt	305.00–337.50	2,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	267.30/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	460.77/cwt	420.00–515.00	1,774	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	310.31/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	423.39/cwt	390.00–470.00	1,588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	345.29/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,802	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	383.04/cwt	312.50–480.00	1,988	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	287.91/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	413.76/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,365	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	418.16/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	406.91/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	485.96/cwt	425.00–535.00	1,560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	330.16/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,892	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,450	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	304.29/cwt	285.00–336.00	2,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	419.37/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	406.26/cwt	375.00–424.00	2,100	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	335.49/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,063	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,855	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	951	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	175.26/cwt	158.00–185.00	2,669	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	129.90/cwt	120.00–153.00	1,463	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	155.15/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,809	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,185	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	151.67/cwt	139.00–161.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	480	231.51/cwt	185.00–280.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	376	251.54/cwt	205.00–295.00	946	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	2,479.42/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,933.94/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,934	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	630	182.76/cwt	150.00–215.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	428	232.43/cwt	220.00–245.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	583	200.02/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	150–200	160	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	342.26/cwt	250.00–365.00	1,807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	290.71/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	376.22/cwt	300.00–405.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	240.24/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	478	230.10/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	325.67/cwt	300.00–362.50	1,365	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	327.77/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	284.66/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	273.36/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	335.32/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,254	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	446.14/cwt	410.00–485.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	324.84/cwt	270.00–380.00	1,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	387.56/cwt	385.00–390.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	323.97/cwt	260.00–355.00	1,840	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	323.97/cwt	250.00–365.00	1,519	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	323.46/cwt	280.00–352.50	1,536	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	357.70/cwt	315.00–395.00	1,524	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	223.38/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	205.72/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,577	4

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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