Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.72/cwt on 11 head, up $16.47 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −82.85 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$316.72

▲ 16.47 vs prior sale

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,221

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

$215.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−77.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	345.99	1,897	9thin
Medium and Large 2	540	240.00	1,296	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	520	130.00	676	1thin

One grade step is worth $215.99/cwt here — about $1,221 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

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 sale11 hd

316.72

—

WV average1 barns · 11 hd

316.72

+0.00

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

−77.98

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−82.85

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	1,570	176.29	2,768	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	154.20	2,048	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	128.24	1,440	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,275	210.00	2,678	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)	1,135	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,604	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	750–800	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	332.83/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	361.01/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	300.41/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	356.51/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	375.75/cwt	347.50–390.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	396.45/cwt	357.50–412.50	1,935	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	411.64/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	383.89/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	377.81/cwt	366.00–392.50	1,991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	264.58/cwt	247.50–282.50	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	201.34/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	377.31/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	379.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	379.13/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	288.89/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,985	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,424.71/head	2,000.00–3,025.00	2,425	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,887	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	163.11/cwt	141.00–170.00	2,076	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,604.30/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,604	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	176.29/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,768	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,170	154.24/cwt	143.00–162.50	1,805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	149.74/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,974	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	158.99/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	172.04/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	109.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,293	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	133.93/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,453	5
Steers	Select	—	1,275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,678	1

How this sale compares

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