Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.03/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −74.54 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$325.03

71 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$70.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs WV average

−65.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	330.65	1,821	56
Medium and Large 2	541	310.78	1,682	13thin
Medium and Large 3-4	568	260.31	1,479	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.34/cwt here — about $343 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 sale71 hd

325.03

—

WV average5 barns · 132 hd

326.26

−1.23

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−65.79

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−74.54

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	1,454	173.22	2,519	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	159.02	2,160	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	125.78	1,322	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,321	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,276	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,008	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,477	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,603	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,007.50/head	1,300.00–2,400.00	2,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	415	299.76/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	148.77/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,708	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	82.50/cwt	77.50–87.50	682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	177.81/cwt	160.00–190.00	2,726	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	264.20/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	360.58/cwt	327.50–385.00	2,073	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	319.88/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	395.70/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,674	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	407.35/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	404.16/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	393.72/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	300.71/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	371.77/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,576	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	391.94/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	334.42/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,752	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	327.38/cwt	317.50–332.00	1,879	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	396.54/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,467	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	383.52/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,321.18/head	1,350.00–2,850.00	2,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	345.32/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,651	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	144.65/cwt	139.00–151.50	1,432	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,602.94/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	152.26/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,903	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	170.59/cwt	144.00–205.00	1,650	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,713.23/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,713	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,709	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	415	292.68/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,215	2
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	2
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,359	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	168.18/cwt	167.50–169.00	2,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	155.36/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,156	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,682	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	951	137.45/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,307	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,499	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	903	769.24/head	675.00–885.00	769	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,276.22/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	568	260.31/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	800–850	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	345.15/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	317.77/cwt	275.00–327.50	1,671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	295.04/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	323	292.79/cwt	285.00–300.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	334.62/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,579	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	338.48/cwt	280.00–397.50	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	327.35/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	353.57/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	325.16/cwt	310.00–340.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	328.96/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	277.71/cwt	240.00–302.50	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	241.25/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	315.67/cwt	260.00–357.50	1,828	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	379.23/cwt	300.00–430.00	1,259	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	422.41/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	376.28/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,415	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	364.51/cwt	260.00–395.00	1,720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	356.74/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,527	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	200.14/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	217.20/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	273.27/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,692	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	328.39/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	354.90/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	312.22/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	400.57/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,111	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	383.58/cwt	352.50–409.00	1,837	30

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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