Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.34/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −90.82 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$308.34

22 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$57.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs WV average

−66.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	318.71	1,738	18thin
Medium and Large 2	580	261.66	1,518	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.05/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale22 hd

308.34

—

WV average6 barns · 58 hd

305.91

+2.42

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−66.55

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−90.82

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	1,592	182.63	2,908	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	145.93	1,921	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	118.96	1,271	15

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)	1,500	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,394	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,278	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$2,276	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,145	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,801	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$1,696	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	988	$2,067	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	400–450	410	372.85/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	230.13/cwt	205.00–242.50	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	399.09/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	347.42/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	188	367.60/cwt	365.00–370.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	216.48/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	422.28/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	329.88/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	257.79/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	154.09/cwt	132.50–175.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	552	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	393	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	329.53/cwt	290.00–349.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	357.19/cwt	352.00–362.50	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	261.66/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	488	176.26/cwt	175.00–177.50	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	480	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,801.13/head	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,801	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,278.23/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,278	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,144.58/head	1,700.00–2,575.00	2,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	336	435.73/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	155	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	202.46/cwt	197.50–207.00	2,986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	113.22/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,275.87/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,276	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,776.51/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,777	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	134.10/cwt	116.00–150.00	1,572	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	131.97/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,559	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	72.28/cwt	50.00–91.00	562	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	182.63/cwt	168.00–196.00	2,971	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	148.42/cwt	135.00–162.00	1,928	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	133.46/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,875	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,703	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,067.09/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,067	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,393.70/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,394	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	187.69/cwt	142.00–220.00	2,083	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,857	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	155.99/cwt	120.00–180.00	1,859	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	372.58/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	302.27/cwt	285.00–334.00	1,708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	331.26/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	298.23/cwt	272.50–317.50	1,807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	342.20/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	376.86/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	330.63/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	309.03/cwt	285.00–321.00	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	390.96/cwt	367.50–405.00	1,493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	158.34/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	348.91/cwt	320.00–364.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	431.74/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	361.52/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	330.81/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	258.20/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	362.37/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,906	4

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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