Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heavy run for the Feeder Special today, especially considering how far into the fall season it is and a lot of quality in the offering. Board Sale results for this morning listed below as Steers-Large 1 for reporting purposes though the description noted 60% L and 40% M on the load, coming off grass and weight stop at 900. Average in-barn attendance and trade stayed active throughout. Feeder Steers higher this week by nigh $15 per cwt in the 4 weights and $10 per cwt higher for the middle and heavy end of the run. Lighter Feeder Heifers saw a sharp decline while 5 weights were somewhat stronger, and 6 weights sold steady compared to last. Slaughter Bulls sold steady as did average dress Cows, Boner type Cows spot on to last week, Lean Cows lower by $10 per cwt. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $60-$65 per cwt, Feeder Pigs, $35.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.08/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −73.77 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$361.08

76 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$82.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

vs WV average

−58.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	377.36	2,051	43
Medium and Large 2	559	354.16	1,979	25
Medium 1	536	295.17	1,583	8thin

One grade step is worth $82.19/cwt here — about $469 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $380.21, median $434.85 across 16 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

361.08

—

WV average2 barns · 77 hd

360.61

+0.47

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−58.02

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−73.77

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	1,549	170.35	2,639	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	149.16	2,236	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	145.78	1,706	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	120.29	1,311	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	220.94	2,607	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$2,666	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$2,279	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,244	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$1,963	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$1,911	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,562	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,468	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	350–400	382	341.30/cwt	285.00–377.50	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	387.01/cwt	220.00–400.00	1,444	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	253.42/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	386.10/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	314.22/cwt	255.00–352.50	1,496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	376.55/cwt	352.50–390.00	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	334.16/cwt	275.00–372.50	1,400	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	358.68/cwt	310.00–382.50	1,668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.72/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	357.96/cwt	285.00–368.00	2,069	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	331.54/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	390.05/cwt	360.00–417.00	2,032	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	402.92/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,281	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	318.03/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	302.06/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,888	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	312.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	288.59/cwt	260.00–312.50	2,118	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	385.62/cwt	340.00–418.00	1,851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	398.04/cwt	280.00–440.00	1,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	382.61/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	265.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	253.91/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	349.67/cwt	335.00–366.00	1,479	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	344.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	336.26/cwt	315.00–382.50	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	328.82/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,703	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	298.50/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	258.16/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	231.25/cwt	200.00–262.50	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	349.65/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	241.16/cwt	205.00–270.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	249.02/cwt	215.00–285.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	381.79/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.57/cwt	255.00–350.00	1,716	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,665.59/head	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	387.90/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,086	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,180	220.94/cwt	218.00–224.00	2,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	178.64/cwt	174.00–188.00	3,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,233	157.91/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,947	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	133.15/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	148.30/cwt	143.00–162.50	1,734	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,454	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	149.16/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,236	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	119.14/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,346	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	387	274.76/cwt	205.00–310.00	1,063	3
Steers	Large 1Value Added	850–900	875	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	2,885	59
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	587	274.16/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,609	3
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	460	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,244.26/head	1,750.00–2,575.00	2,244	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,910.81/head	1,750.00–2,225.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	508	292.28/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,485	5
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	583	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	413.40/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	311.74/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,761	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,561.55/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,562	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,468.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,468	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,278.59/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,963.14/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	374.89/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	270.00/cwt	248.00–285.00	1,682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	365.41/cwt	190.00–400.00	1,177	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	346.10/cwt	275.00–368.00	1,997	18

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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