Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.31/cwt on 26 head, up $31.59 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −50.85 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$348.31

▲ 31.59 vs prior sale

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$727

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

$143.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.24

vs WV average

−61.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	366.55	2,007	20
Medium and Large 2	514	319.96	1,645	4thin
Medium and Large 3-4	575	222.57	1,280	2thin

One grade step is worth $143.98/cwt here — about $727 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

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 sale26 hd

348.31

—

WV average2 barns · 44 hd

367.55

−19.24

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−61.79

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−50.85

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	1,586	177.11	2,809	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,518	160.13	2,431	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	119.61	1,296	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$2,886	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,302	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	462.05/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	383.33/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	575	222.57/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	350.52/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	387.92/cwt	362.50–400.00	2,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	379.43/cwt	371.00–395.00	1,992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	386.32/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	319.96/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	350.81/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	434.73/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	385.85/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,821	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	426.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	346.46/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	369.62/cwt	347.50–400.00	2,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	303.79/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	344.07/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	323.69/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	411.19/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	445.21/cwt	375.00–467.50	2,097	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	404.05/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	423	411.29/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.81/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	429.30/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	437.58/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	383.29/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	416.48/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	150.10/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,956	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	125.20/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	111.17/cwt	101.00–121.00	1,071	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	170.80/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,536	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	157.08/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,400	7
Bulls	—	—	1,586	177.11/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,809	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,080	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,201	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,894	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,302.33/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,302	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,885.77/head	2,075.00–3,400.00	2,886	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	337.39/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	402.43/cwt	365.00–417.50	2,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	330.23/cwt	312.50–360.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	329.88/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	423.27/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	642	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	323.30/cwt	295.00–353.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	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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