Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.37/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −80.79 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$318.37

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$13.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.65

vs WV average

−79.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	319.72	1,739	26
Medium and Large 2	529	306.69	1,621	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.02/cwt here — about $118 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

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 sale29 hd

318.37

—

WV average4 barns · 140 hd

345.01

−26.65

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−79.49

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−80.79

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	—	High	1,511	175.34	2,649	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	156.67	2,072	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	147.00	2,374	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	134.00	1,451	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,207	187.40	2,262	3thin

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)	1,200	$3,439	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,347	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,296	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$2,056	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,964	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	993	$1,528	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,896	3thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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	200–250	225	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	267.66/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	383.38/cwt	361.00–408.00	1,813	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	305.46/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	272.93/cwt	265.00–281.00	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	323.78/cwt	307.50–332.00	2,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	353.46/cwt	346.00–369.00	1,672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	617	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	393.30/cwt	390.00–395.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	342.65/cwt	327.50–357.00	2,097	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	417.70/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	365.10/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,552	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	406.16/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	365.49/cwt	364.00–367.00	2,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	366.74/cwt	355.00–372.00	1,925	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	311.90/cwt	287.50–324.00	1,781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	387.94/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	454.97/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	371.25/cwt	356.00–410.00	1,604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	297.19/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	253.72/cwt	247.00–257.00	2,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	412.07/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	373.74/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	270.64/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	233.70/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	293.24/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	324.60/cwt	309.00–331.00	1,711	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	344.78/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	820	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	360.89/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	315.73/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	277.66/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,438.89/head	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,439	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,678.88/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,679	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,895.58/head	1,350.00–4,050.00	2,896	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	195.58/cwt	129.00–260.00	1,633	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	2,055.62/head	1,300.00–2,800.00	2,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	2,058.66/head	1,750.00–2,435.00	2,059	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,374	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	113.41/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,203	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	945	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	178.49/cwt	159.00–191.00	2,801	14
Heifers	Select	—	1,207	187.40/cwt	182.50–192.50	2,262	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	152.91/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,985	11
Bulls	—	—	1,095	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,295.82/head	1,360.00–3,050.00	2,296	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	132.64/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,535	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,528.44/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,528	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	150.34/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	463	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	950–1000	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	573	212.77/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	428	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	630	208.43/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	329	216.63/cwt	150.00–290.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	378	252.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	472	249.82/cwt	200.00–290.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	373	268.79/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	413	277.34/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	288.64/cwt	260.00–317.50	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	670	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	338.87/cwt	310.00–366.00	1,630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	376.26/cwt	355.00–405.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.16/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	233	266.86/cwt	200.00–320.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	307.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.09/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	203.78/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	324.56/cwt	300.00–369.00	1,373	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	334.59/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,238	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	320.17/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	295.68/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	337.86/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,081	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	356.27/cwt	300.00–389.00	1,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	221.92/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	248.24/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	206	316.99/cwt	300.00–360.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	227.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	303.56/cwt	257.50–346.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	380.63/cwt	310.00–420.00	1,207	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	136.21/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,451	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	152.46/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,813	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,110	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	165.34/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,306	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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