Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.73/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −80.12 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$354.73

14 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,203

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

$216.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.14

vs WV average

−74.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	381.69	2,135	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	341.50	1,848	4thin
Medium and Large 3-4	565	165.00	932	1thin

One grade step is worth $216.69/cwt here — about $1,203 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 sale14 hd

354.73

—

WV average4 barns · 31 hd

345.60

+9.14

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−74.42

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−80.12

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	1,896	177.84	3,372	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	162.95	2,061	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	155.64	2,674	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	149.85	1,737	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	350–400	375	379.82/cwt	377.50–381.00	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	303.26/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,835	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	366.83/cwt	330.00–387.50	1,753	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	296.73/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	371.58/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	517	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	337.28/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	427	159.86/cwt	80.00–250.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	401.25/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,465	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	142.26/cwt	132.00–156.00	1,615	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	143.14/cwt	122.50–163.00	1,655	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,535	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	215.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,977	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,928	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,259	1
Bulls	—	—	2,027	179.06/cwt	171.00–185.00	3,630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,228	187.40/cwt	177.50–200.00	2,301	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,143	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,343	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	147.54/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,856	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,190	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	148.63/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,966	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	155.64/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	132.25/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	382	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	400.63/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	339.52/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	301.25/cwt	277.50–325.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	371.06/cwt	363.00–384.00	2,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	402.96/cwt	401.00–404.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	413.11/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,898	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	361.48/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	263.80/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	428.14/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	385.66/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	330.46/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,917	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	341.24/cwt	300.00–382.50	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.52/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	399.44/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	436.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	204.85/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	390	205.00/cwt	140.00–270.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	336.97/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	377.22/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	333.26/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	241.96/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	363.18/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1

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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