Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

63 HD steers based at 800 stop 825 90 % black 90% number 1 flesh score 5 brought $343 per cwt

60 HD steers based at 850 stop 875 90-95 % black 90-95% number 1 flesh score 5 brought $337 per cwt

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.39/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −111.18 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$288.39

43 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,046

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

$186.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

vs WV average

−75.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	306.61	1,682	32
Medium and Large 2	568	261.04	1,482	9thin
Medium and Large 3-4	530	120.00	636	2thin

One grade step is worth $186.61/cwt here — about $1,046 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 sale43 hd

288.39

—

WV average4 barns · 69 hd

292.90

−4.51

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−75.57

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−111.18

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	—	Low	1,688	173.23	2,923	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	152.00	2,364	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	150.54	1,943	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,084	126.14	1,367	26
Steers	Select	Average	2,245	168.00	3,772	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,505	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,412	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,314	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,033	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	400–450	420	326.49/cwt	285.00–346.00	1,371	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	270.52/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	334.82/cwt	300.00–355.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.72/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	301.63/cwt	295.00–310.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	307.69/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,415	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	310.73/cwt	260.00–345.00	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	260.55/cwt	210.00–277.50	1,488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	348.20/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	323.65/cwt	270.00–356.00	1,356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	220.10/cwt	195.00–272.50	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	306.29/cwt	220.00–350.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	208.55/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	385	394.90/cwt	366.00–408.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	265.45/cwt	225.00–330.00	1,258	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	253.78/cwt	252.50–255.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	354.56/cwt	350.00–360.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,030	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	297.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	281.26/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.99/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	347.41/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	417	350.83/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	325	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	337.69/cwt	320.00–356.00	1,567	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	346.46/cwt	327.50–382.50	1,660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	314.70/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	378.51/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	304.13/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,746	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	306.68/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	389.38/cwt	350.00–403.00	1,472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	268.21/cwt	251.00–283.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	312.90/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	372.04/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	378.31/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,048	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	144.85/cwt	129.00–155.00	1,882	10
Bulls	—	—	1,815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	172.17/cwt	159.00–187.00	2,892	5
Bulls	—	—	1,643	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,204	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	71.73/cwt	47.50–112.50	610	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,313.95/head	1,525.00–2,850.00	2,314	4
Steers	Select	—	2,245	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	378	243.91/cwt	200.00–285.00	922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,033.12/head	1,775.00–2,200.00	2,033	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	2,411.97/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	625	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	339	144.69/cwt	50.00–210.00	490	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	415	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	380	212.11/cwt	170.00–235.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	492	188.15/cwt	175.00–215.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	428	156.80/cwt	116.00–220.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	315.79/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	328.26/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,054	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	331.66/cwt	300.00–362.50	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	347.38/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,292	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,088	163.93/cwt	140.00–212.50	1,784	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,185	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	126.68/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,530	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	144.65/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,895	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	116.44/cwt	107.50–124.00	1,175	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	189.60/cwt	172.50–215.00	1,904	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	150.12/cwt	134.00–182.50	1,821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	565	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	385.55/cwt	355.00–404.00	1,631	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,504.90/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	328.31/cwt	290.00–357.50	1,704	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	171.60/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,833	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	260.35/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,612	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	268.99/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	266.59/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	381.41/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	353.26/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,844	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	346.43/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,458	6

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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